Strengthening the African voice on global challenges

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is an African organisation providing an African voice on current global challenges.

The Foundation provides data and analysis to assess these challenges at the continental level, bringing together Africa’s stakeholders, including its youth, to discuss potential solutions, grounded in sound leadership and governance.

Our initiatives and programmes inform discussions, convene stakeholders, and foster Africa’s future leaders.

Do not take Africa for granted.
Mo Ibrahim

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Data stories

Cheap electricity from renewable sources could provide 65% of the worlds total electricity supply by 2030

Data stories

Due to this lack of energy, only 55.7% of the continent's population has access to electricity, as opposed to over 90% for the rest of the world

Data stories

39.7 million additional people in sub-Saharan Africa could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to climate change