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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 5, 2018
Botswana
Bucking Authoritarian Trend, Botswana Welcomes Its Fifth New President
Botswana inaugurated its fifth president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, on April 1 after President Ian Khama stepped down the day before.
October 13, 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mo Ibrahim Prize for Governance and the Ibrahim Index
Sudanese-born telecommunications entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim addresses participants during the launch of the 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance in Addis Ababa, October 6, 2008. (Irada Humbatova/Cou…
October 10, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mo Ibrahim on Africa’s Growth
Earlier this week, we hosted Mo Ibrahim, the global telecom magnate and founder and chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, at the Council on Foreign Relations. Ibrahim spoke intelligently about Africa’s…
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…
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…
