Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying. - Mo Ibrahim 1 Share Now -
Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa. - Mo Ibrahim 2 Share Now -
For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy. - Mo Ibrahim 3 Share Now -
There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it. - Mo Ibrahim 5 Share Now -
Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.' - Mo Ibrahim 6 Share Now -
If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens rather than as subjects. - Mo Ibrahim 7 Share Now -
Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one. - Mo Ibrahim 8 Share Now -
The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem. - Mo Ibrahim 9 Share Now -
Literacy in Tunisia is almost 100%. It's amazing - no country in the region or even in Asia can match Tunisia in education. - Mo Ibrahim 10 Share Now -