Africans see economic gains, democracy losses

Many Africans are enjoying greater access to economic opportunity but are seeing their political rights undermined, said the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

African prize for leadership fails to find a winner

For the second year, it has proved impossible to find a winner worthy of an award for improving the continent's "quality of human life".

SA drops in international rating

The declining effectiveness of the country’s justice system is a major reason for the slide in the global index of African governance.

Chissano wins $5m African leadership prize

Former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano won a new $5-million prize for African leadership on Monday and was hailed as "a powerful voice for Africa on the international stage". Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan chaired the committee that selected the inaugural award by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

Setting benchmarks for good governance

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was launched in October 2006 to promote good governance in Africa with the support of world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, Alpha Konaré, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. On October 22 2007, the foundation will announce the winner of the world's biggest prize, the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, to be awarded to a former African executive head of state.

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