⚖️ Strong justice systems are the foundation of stable societies.
Our new joint brief with HiiL shows why investing in the rule of law is essential for stability, investment and economic opportunity across Africa.
📘 https://bit.ly/4cvburn
👩🏾 As the conversation around #InternationalWomensDay continues, Mo’s message remains as relevant as ever.
#WomensLeadership #Africa
🌍 Women have always shaped Africa’s leaders.
At the 2023 #IGW, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed reflected on the role women play in nurturing and guiding the next generation of leadership across the continent.
⚖️ On the International Day of Women Judges, we celebrate women shaping justice systems across Africa.
Representation in the judiciary helps ensure legal systems reflect all of society.
📊 Explore the data: https://bit.ly/4uj1c3S
Photo of Unity Dow / by Kris Krüg for PopTech / CC BY-SA 2.0
👩🏾 Today, we celebrate the leadership of women across Africa, including those in our NGN.
💬 What change would make the biggest difference for women and girls in your country?
📊 Explore the IIAG data: https://iiag.online/measures/eqcivlibwom.html
🌍 This #InternationalWomensDay, #NGN member Lala Bayani Sidibe shares a message on why equal justice matters for Africa’s future.
🎥 Watch below
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, our latest blog explores the gap between legal progress and real outcomes for women and girls across Africa.
📖 Read the blog: https://bit.ly/4rOKFTH
🗨️ What does Africa need to unlock its full potential?
Ibrahim Laureate and former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, spoke to us at #IGW2025 in Marrakech.
👇🏿 Watch below
🌍 On #WorldWildlifeDay we celebrate Africa’s extraordinary natural wealth.
Africa is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and hundreds of globally significant ecosystems.
Explore our research: https://bit.ly/4l4Z3on
⚖️ Declining rule of law threatens years of progress in Africa.
Our new joint brief with HiiL, Building on a firm foundation, shows how weak rule of law fuels instability, discourages investment & undermines development.
📘 Read more: https://bit.ly/4cvburn
🌊 Ahead of #WorldWildlifeDay how is Africa protecting its oceans?
#IIAG data shows Africa’s marine protected areas have expanded over the past decade, but progress is uneven.
📊 https://bit.ly/3P99mvs
There can be no military victory in Sudan.
At the 2023 #IGW, former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok warned only a democratic transition can end the conflict. As the war nears 3 years, his words remain truer than ever.
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💧 The AU has recognised that access to safe water is essential for economic growth, climate resilience, and shared prosperity.
Yet 500 million people in Africa still face water insecurity.
📘 Read the 2025 Forum Report here: https://bit.ly/4mEZuVP
💬 “Africa is not capital-poor, it is capital-misallocated.”
Read our latest blog by #NGN members Dolapo Adeyemi, Richard Kweitsu, Lolan Sagoe-Moses & Sharon Boadu on mobilising pension funds and domestic capital.
👉🏾 https://bit.ly/4s4qh0w
💰 Africa’s untapped capital is already on the continent.
As the AU advances Agenda 2063, how can this capital be better mobilised?
👉🏾 Read our 2025 Forum Report: https://bit.ly/4mEZuVP
⚖️ Social justice is essential to sustainable development.
To mark #WorldDayOfSocialJustice, we’re tracking progress through #IIAG data and its Social Protection & Welfare sub-category.
📊 Explore the data: https://bit.ly/4kOkf1R
🎥 Meet Nasi Rwigema, Council member and Co-President of the #NGN, who has some exciting updates on what's in store for the initiative in 2026 👇🏿
🌍 The AU Summit concluded last week, and regional integration featured strongly.
The #IIAG tracks this through its Regional Integration indicator, which shows steady gains across much of the continent over the past decade.
📊 Explore the data: https://bit.ly/4kRs5aP
🗨️ “This is not merely a jobs crisis. It is a productivity crisis.”
In a new blog, #NGN member Terfa Ashwe argues Africa’s future depends on building industries and value chains, not just creating more jobs.
📖 Read here: https://bit.ly/46Hlhqk
Young people in West Africa still support democracy, so why is dissatisfaction rising?
In a new guest blog, #NGN member Mubarak Aliyu explores how inequality and weak social protection are shaping political instability.
📖 Read here: https://bit.ly/4tWrclF
💧 Access to drinking water is essential for human development.
#IIAG data shows progress across Africa over the past decade, but access remains limited in several countries affected by conflict and humanitarian pressures.
Explore the data: https://bit.ly/4cpxKCH
🌍 Water and sanitation are set to take centre stage for the AU in 2026, reflecting their vital role in realising Agenda 2063.
🔎 Explore the #IIAG Access To Water & Sanitation indicator here: https://iiag.online/measures/accwatersanit.html
💬 "Security built on deterrence alone will not hold."
In an op-ed for @devex.com, our CEO Nathalie Delapalme, alongside Udo Jude Ilo, argues that security does not begin with deterrence or military strength, it begins with justice.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4tx1Hqv
📈 Ahead of #MSC2026, our senior researcher Ben Crumpton analyses the sharp rise in insecurity in Africa and what this means for the continent’s ability to mobilise its own domestic resources.
Read here: https://bit.ly/46M9F5o
🔄 Moving beyond aid must strengthen, not weaken, governance.
Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch-Brown spoke to us at #IGW in Marrakech about the future of governance in an era of declining ODA.
#TheAfricaWeWant
🌾 Is agriculture finance Africa’s biggest banking opportunity?
#NGN member Carl Manlan argues that Africa’s strongest banks have grown alongside modernised agriculture and productive value chains.
📖 Read the full piece here: https://bit.ly/3O1EexG
🗳️ 2026 is another busy election year across Africa and we are using the #IIAG to look at the state of Participation as millions of citizens head to the polls.
📊 Explore the IIAG data: https://bit.ly/4a9Cny3
🎉 We are pleased to welcome Dr Ali S. Hadi and Nasi Rwigema to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Council and look forward to working with them as we address some of the most pressing challenges facing the continent.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Zga1NB
Today, we mark one year since the passing of Horst Köhler — former President of Germany, member of the Ibrahim Prize Committee, and a close friend of the Foundation.
🎥 Watch his full 2017 #IGW keynote: https://bit.ly/4qLgFaF
📊 2016
A decade ago, the IIAG revealed a mixed picture for African governance.
💬 What do you think has changed most in Africa over the last decade?
