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
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Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable.
Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a wonderful political tool.
Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society.
Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations.
Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.
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.
When I was young, there was only one TV channel, sponsored by the government, and it only broadcast things like what the leader had for breakfast. There was no real media.
You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another.
To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.
Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.
Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?'
Experience counts in government even more than in business.
Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable.
Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one.