The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is an African foundation, established in 2006 with one focus: the critical importance of governance and leadership for Africa. It is our belief that governance and leadership lie at the heart of any tangible and shared improvement in the quality of life of African citizens.
The IIAG is an annual statistical assessment of the quality of governance in every african country.
Learn moreExplore all the IIAG data to Indicator level in our online Data Portal.
Explore the dataThe Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership celebrates excellence in African leadership. It is awarded to a former Executive Head of State or Government by an independent Prize Committee.
Find out moreThe Ibrahim Forum is an annual high-level discussion forum convened around one specific issue of critical importance to Africa that demands committed leadership and sound governance. Each year it takes place in a different African country.
Learn moreThe Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. The Fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key multilateral institutions.
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The 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), released on 20 November in its 11th iteration, is the most comprehensive Index ever produced by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The 2017 IIAG contains 100 indicators sourced from 36 independent African ...
IIAG Advisory Council member and Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development in Ghana has won the 2017 Martin Luther King Award for Peace and Social Justice.
With the launch of the 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, we have updated and refined our online data portal that contains data of all 100 indicators for each of the 54 countries from 2000-2016 in an ...
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation welcomes President Mugabe’s decision to resign after 37 years in office. We hope that this decision will allow for a smooth and peaceful transition of power, and that all Zimbabweans ...
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s 2017 Forum report, Africa at a Tipping Point finds the continent still making progress, but faced with a real risk of falling back. The future will depend, more than anything ...
To construct the 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the Foundation’s research team collected 177 variables that measure governance concepts from 36 independent sources. These were combined to form 100 indicators, which are organised under the ...