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
If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa.
Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its report, 'Now for the Long Term.'
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.
It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa.
The leakage of information means you're going to be able to read everybody's e-mail.
A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development.
The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty.
The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed.
All we hear about Africa in the West is Darfur, Zimbabwe, Congo, Somalia, as if that is all there is.
I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything.
Governance is everything. Without governance we have nothing
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.
The mobile industry changed Africa.