Mo Ibrahim calls out African leaders over dependency

Mo Ibrahim calls out African leaders over dependency

Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese billionaire and the founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, has criticised the African Union’s (AU) leaders about overreliance of foreign donors to run the organisation’s affairs. Speaking during the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend in Marrakech, Morocco, over the weekend, Ibrahim said it is unacceptable that the majority of the AU’s funding still comes from external sources. “It’s a disgrace that 70% of the US$650 million an…