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Africa is suffering in an era of strongmen, says Mo Ibrahim

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation's latest report, finds broad progress on economic opportunity and human development over the past decade, but also steep declines in security, human rights and public participation

Africa Suffering In 'Strongmen' Era — Mo Ibrahim

The continent faces fresh challenges in the coming years, not least in the wake of Washington's decision last year to suddenly terminate USAID -- ending billions of dollars of support to African countries -- which Ibrahim described as "brutal".

Mo Ibrahim Warns African Leaders Are Increasingly Turning Toward Authoritarian Rule – Axadle

Mo Ibrahim Sounds Alarm Over Africa’s Shift Toward Authoritarian Rule LONDON — Across Africa, democracy, human rights and public participation are losing ground as leaders draw confidence from the global rise of strongmen, billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has warned. Ibrahim, an 80-year-old Sudanese-born British citizen, spoke to Agence France-Presse (AFP) about the latest governance assessment […]

Africa suffering in 'strongmen' era: governance watchdog Mo Ibrahim » Africa Global Village

Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders take their cues from the rise of strongmen in other parts of the world, the head of a governance monitor told AFP. Mo Ibrahim, 80, is a Sudanese-British billionaire who made a fortune in telecoms and ploughed it into monitoring and encouraging better governance across Africa. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s latest…