I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people. — 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
After the sale of Celtel, I really wanted to give the money back, and I had a number of choices - to… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. They do agriculture. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Rwanda really did take very strong steps towards development. I mean, this place is unrecognizable. There's a very good management of economy… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
While the Marshall Plan was important for Europe's recovery, Europe's prosperity was really built on economic integration and policy coherence. — 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
