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
Mo Ibrahim quotes about
Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.
Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward.
The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed.
If you are African, the more educated you are, the less chances you have of getting a job.
Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain vigilant and not get complacent.
The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the U.S. is really disengaging.
Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right.
Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable.
Tony Blair is paid $500,000 for one speech, and no one asks how he is going to spend it.
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.
Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news.
Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.