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
To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.
Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised.
Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.
Young people are better educated. They grew up in a society which is well connected, well informed. They are able to communicate to one another, to know what is happening.
Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.
Africa's success stories are delivering the whole range of the public goods and services that citizens have a right to expect and are forging a path that we hope more will follow.
Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery.
Africa offers the highest return on investment in the world.
African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints.
Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population.
Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right.
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.
Now is the time for Afro-realism: for sound policies based on honest data, aimed at delivering results.
Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.'