Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Economic growth in Africa has not led to economic opportunity for Africans (Mo Ibrahim Foundation)

The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) is now online and it covers ten years’ worth of data from 2008-2017 inclusive for 54 African countries. The report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation reveals African governments have failed to translate economic growth into improved...

Human Rights debate with The Elders and young leaders at SOAS University of London

Yesterday, members of The Elders, former UN representatives and the next generation of leaders from the British Council’s Future Leaders Connect programme organized an evening of debate and discussion on human rights. We sent the link to watch the broadcast of the online event in...

Take Action; Inspire Change; Make Every Day a Mandela Day!

Mandela Day, celebrated on July 18, is an annual international day adopted by the United Nations. People around the world are celebrating Nelson Mandela as he should have turned 100. Remember these wrods by Nelson Mandela on this special day: ‘A good head and a good heart are always...

The first Paris Peace Forum in Paris, 11 – 13 November 2018

The first edition of the Paris Peace Forum will take place from 11 to 13 November 2018 in La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris, France. Initiated by President Emmanuel Macron, over 100 heads of states and government, representatives from the major international organizations and...