I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed,… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our efforts to tackle it. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Business is global. Countries need to react to that; taxes need to be paid where profit arises. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
I don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
