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End SARS is a decentralised social movement, and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria.
AFRICAN MULTIMILLIONAIRES

‘Where are Africa’s Mackenzies?’ We need wealthy Africans to fund feminist and social justice movements

Philanthropy is at its best when it is innovative, risk taking, transformative and wealthy Africans are uniquely placed to disrupt complacent philanthropic giving

  • Theo Sowa
6 min read
CORRUPTION

‘Corrupt officials must pay back the money’ – Tlou Cholo

The freedom struggle and labour veteran says the law is soft on criminals and perpetrators must be punished

  • Shalate Davhana
  • Malesela Maubane
5 min read
‘Africa has a huge challenge ahead. Its large and youthful potential workforce could transform the continent for the better, but this opportunity is close to being squandered,’ said Mo Ibrahim (AFP)
MAURITIUS

Mo Ibrahim: Africa’s decade of ‘lost opportunity’

The 2018 African governance index was released this week. It’s not good news

  • Simon Allison
4 min read
The world’s largest cocoa producer, Ivory Coast has emerged from a period of civil and political unrest in 2010-11 in which 3 000 people died to recorded annual economic growth rates of nearly 10 percent. (Issouf Sanogo/AFP)
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Africa governance gains hampered by security, job fears — study

The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance also pointed to a deteriorating business climate and poor job creation

  • Agency
3 min read
The former US president will be in Johannesburg for five days in July where he will also be hosting meetings
BARACK OBAMA

Obama to deliver 2018 Mandela lecture

The annual lecture will this year be held on July 17, the day before what would have been Mandela’s 100th birthday

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
South Africa has ranked fourth out of 52 countries in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance.
IBRAHIM INDEX OF AFRICAN GOVERNANCE

SA ranks 4th in Ibrahim Index of African Governance

The overall governance showed a mild improvement in participation of human rights, sustainable growth and human development.

  • Thuletho Zwane
3 min read
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
MO IBRAHIM

Mo Ibrahim: Zimbabwe should be African powerhouse

Advocate Mo Ibrahim says Zimbabwe should be a powerhouse in Africa but its stagnant political leadership under Robert Mugabe is holding it back.

  • Sapa Afp
2 min read
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced no winner for its good governance prize.
JAY NAIDOO

It’s up to everyone: Jay Naidoo defends Mo Ibrahim decision

Africa’s future will hinge on the continent’s citizens taking a proactive role in governance, and not individual leaders alone, says Jay Naidoo.

  • Nickolaus Bauer
4 min read
MARK JOHN

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.

  • Mark John
2 min read
MO IBRAHIM

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".

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
MO IBRAHIM

Is Africa underpopulated?

In December, shortly after the participants in a UN conference on family planning had broken up in Kampala, Africa’s billionth baby was born.

  • Anne Perkins
6 min read
MO IBRAHIM

Change beckons for billionth African

The child will grow up innocent of having a place in history. But somewhere, this year, that child became the billionth person in Africa.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read
MO IBRAHIM

Southern Africa best governed on continent, says report

Southern Africa is home to five of Africa’s best-governed countries, according to a study released on Monday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
AFRICAN LEADERS

African money for African excellence

Last month the second Mo Ibrahim award went to ex-Botswanan president Festus Mogae. Robert Watkinson quizzed Ibrahim on the prize.

  • Robert Watkinson
4 min read
ETHIOPIA

Governance improving in sub-Saharan Africa

Governance has improved in almost two-thirds of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an index published on Monday.

  • Barry Malone
2 min read
ALIKO DANGOTE

After 13 years of Gates, enter the new richest man

It must count among the world’s most genial rivalries. Two of the planet’s richest men regularly play epic games of online bridge and collaborate over handing out their billions.…

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
AFRICAN UNION

Chissano wins $5m African leadership prize

Former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano won a new -million prize for African leadership on Monday and was hailed as ”a powerful voice for Africa on the international stage”.…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
HARVARD UNIVERSITY

SA placed fifth on latest African governance index

South Africa is placed fifth on the latest Mo Ibrahim Foundation Index of African Governance with a score of 71,2 while top-ranking Mauritius scored 86,2. The index rated the…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read