Mo Ibrahim
Mo Ibrahim
Dr Mohamed "Mo" Ibrahimis a Sudanese-British mobile communications entrepreneur and billionaire. He worked for several other telecommunications companies before founding Celtel, which when sold had over 24 million mobile phone subscribers in 14 African countries. After selling Celtel in 2005 for $3.4 billion, he set up the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to encourage better governance in Africa, as well as creating the Mo Ibrahim Index, to evaluate nations' performance. He is also a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Board of...
NationalitySudanese
ProfessionBusinessman
CountrySudan
It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it.
African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints.
Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying.
Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society.
Africa offers the highest return on investment in the world.
Experience counts in government even more than in business.
Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment.
Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to see American businesses.
The leakage of information means you're going to be able to read everybody's e-mail.
To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.
If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread.
What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant.
Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise.
The Security Council represents the situation from 1945 - you had the Allies who won the war who occupied that. The defeated guys - the Germans and Japan - were out. The occupied countries had no voice. That was fine in '45, but today, Germany rules Europe, frankly. They are driving Europe but have no voice.