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
If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa.
Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.
Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.
Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem.
Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity.
I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man.
Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in 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.
Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure.
What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work.
When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine.