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June 3, 2008

Middle East and North Africa
Persian Gulf Nations’ Bulging Coffers Bring ’Wrenching Transformation’

Youssef Ibrahim, a risk consultant and the former Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, discusses the flood of money lining Persian Gulf coffers.

October 19, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
New From CFR: John Campbell on the Ibrahim Index and Prize

On his blog this week, CFR senior fellow John Campbell discussed the 2012 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership and the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), both issued by the…

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October 16, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
No Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership this Year–Again

The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership is awarded to a democratically-elected African chief of state who pursues good governance and then leaves office according to the constituti…

Sudanese-born telecommunications entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim listens during a conference promoting good governance in Africa, in Tanzania's capital Dar es Salaam 15/11/2009.

June 3, 2024

South Africa
South Africa’s Landmark Elections

As South Africa concludes a set of historic national elections, questions remain on how its democracy will fare in response to a new set of challenges.

People queue to vote in the South African elections, in Cape Town, South Africa on May 29, 2024.

March 4, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia’s President Wins Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

The 2014 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to the Namibian president, Hifikepunye Pohamba. He is set to leave office later this month. Mo Ibrahim, British-Sudane…

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May 31, 2024

Sudan
The World’s Shameful Neglect of Sudan

The disregard paid to Sudan’s brutal conflict is an indictment on the international community.

A member of the Sudanese Armed forces walks between damaged buildings, more than one year into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in Omdurman, Sudan on April 7, 2024.