🗨️ Africa–Europe relations are moving beyond an aid-based model. We spoke to Former Vice-President of the European Parliament at the 2025 #IGW where she called for a new partnership built on mutual interests. #AfricaEurope #Africa #TheAfricaWeWant

🎓IIAG data points to progress in education across Africa, but more can still be done. As we mark International Day Of Education strengthening the continent's educations systems must remain a priority. 📊 Explore the data: https://iiag.online/measures/educ.html

What does Africa expect from global finance in 2026? As discussions continue at #WEF26, the 2025 Forum Report data shows a clear shift towards domestic resource mobilisation and the importance of investing in Africa’s young population. 📊 Read more: https://bit.ly/4mEZuVP

🎉 Congratulations to Andréa Ngombet, #NGN member, on receiving an Honourable Mention for the 2025 Allard Prize for International Integrity. 👏 Discover his inspiring story here: https://allardprize.org/recipient-and-honourable-mentions/andrea-ngombet/

The Ibrahim Index of African Governance shows stalled progress: Africa’s Anti-Corruption score is just 39/100, only marginally higher than 10 years ago. Explore the data: https://iiag.online/measures/anticorr.html

Africa shouldn’t fear Africa. In the FT, Mo Ibrahim argues it’s time for the continent to invest in itself: with stronger governance, domestic value generation, and African capital backing African potential. https://www.ft.com/content/df92cfbe-0114-4d57-a35a-7057f651d805

🎉Congratulations to Zeinab Badawi, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Council Member, named on New African Magazine’s Africa 100 list for 2025. Explore the list: https://100.newafricanmagazine.com/

🎥 The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is an African organisation providing an African voice on today’s global challenges—grounded in leadership and governance. Watch the video to learn more. #IIAG #IGW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmtTWrdGhro

In a guest blog, NGN member Alex Wambugu examines how governance, risk perception and capital markets shape Africa’s investment outlook. Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africa-financing-why-low-investment-despite-proven-high-returns

🔎 Indicator in Focus: Education Quality From skills in the classroom to chances in the labour market, education quality shapes Africa’s future. The IIAG tracks learning outcomes, teaching quality and school environments across the continent. Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/eduqqual.html

Mo Ibrahim argues that Africa will only benefit from the shifting global order if it strengthens governance, coordination & leadership in an interview with The Africa Report https://www.theafricareport.com/403243/mo-ibrahim-and-the-multipolar-world-order/

🗨️“Peace is a prerequisite for health. Peace is a prerequisite for development. Peace is the best medicine.” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, at the 2025 IGW. 🔗Highlights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/ibrahim-governance-weekend/2025

🔎 Measure in Focus: Public Administration The #IIAG tracks how well institutions plan, coordinate and deliver public services: civil service capability, efficiency and transparency. Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/pubadmin.html

🗨️ “Africa’s economic transformation will not be a gift from the outside, it must be kindled from within.” — Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General. At the 2025 IGW she underscored the need for African-led development driven by strong governance and leadership.

Insecurity is stunting African growth 📈 Our brief on African security highlights how prolonged insecurity has affected development and investment across multiple African countries. Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf

🗳️ Ivorians are preparing to vote in parliamentary elections. How well do you know Côte d’Ivoire? 📊 #IIAG data shows its Overall Governance score rose by +4.1 points to 56.7 between 2014–2023. 🔗 https://iiag.online/locations/ci.html

2025 at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, wrapped 🎧 📊 13 reports & data releases 🌍 Audiences in 67+ countries 👥 900+ stakeholders from across Africa and beyond convened in Marrakech Re-live #IGW, read the Forum Report & explore all research ⬇️ 🔗 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/

As we mark #InternationalMigrantsDay we are challenging some of the common misconceptions shaping the migration debate. 🔍 Check out our previous research to find out more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-12/2024-facts-figures-african-migrations.pdf

⚠️ The 2024 #IIAG shows that Security & Safety has seen the sharpest decline of any governance sub-category over the past decade, with 43 countries recording deterioration. 📊 Explore the data in the 2024 IIAG: iiag.online

“Let us practicalise Ubuntu to shape Africa’s future.” 📝 Guest blog by Dr Lucy Surhyel Newman Discover her insights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africas-bridge-a-thriving-private-sector-investor-confidence-and-trade-integration

The African Development Fund is vital for Africa’s most vulnerable economies. Our 2025 Forum Report shows concessional finance is still critical to unlock domestic resources & finance. 🔗 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025-forum-report.pdf

⚠️As we celebrate #HumanRightsDay, #IIAG data shows that rights across the continent are increasingly under pressure. Much more is needed to turn commitments into reality. Discover our data here: https://iiag.online/measures/pri.html

📌 Register for the last #NGN debate of 2025! Join us as we unpack the reforms needed to mobilise Africa’s pension funds which are currently valued at almost $220bn 💵 ⏰ Thursday, 11 December at 15:00 GMT https://mif.link/debate

🌍 UNEA-7 kicks off in Nairobi, just after COP30. This is where climate promises must become real, accessible action. We’ll be watching to ensure Africa’s priorities stay front and centre. Our analysis: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa

🤔 Good COP, bad COP? As the dust settles on #COP30 in Belém our new research brief unpacks the outcomes from this year’s summit and considers their impact on Africa. 📖 Full research brief 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa

💬 “The Johannesburg summit was short, symbolically enormous, and strategically precise.” Aaliyah Vayez, international relations analyst and #NGN member, reflects on the G20 Summit and how the South African Presidency breathed life back into multilateralism. 📖 Read her blog: https://bit.ly/4pFvCuc

IIAG data show strong progress in laws on violence against women, but challenges remain. As we mark #EndVAW Day, turning legal protection into real safety must remain a priority. 📊 More via the #IIAG: https://iiag.online/measures/womeq.html

📸 Bissau-Guineans are getting ready to vote in the general election. Here are key facts drawn from our #IIAG data on governance. 📊 Guinea-Bissau’s Overall Governance score improved by +1.0 points to 40.9 between 2014 and 2023. Explore here: https://iiag.online/

📸 La Guinée-Bissau se prépare à voter. Voici des chiffres clés tirés de nos données de l'Indice Ibrahim #IIAG. 📊 Le score de Gouvernance globale de la Guinée-Bissau s’est amélioré de +1,0 point pour atteindre 40,9 entre 2014 et 2023. En savoir plus : https://iiag.online/fr/#

Ahead of the #AUEU25 Summit in Luanda, we asked our Now Generation Network how they see the Africa–Europe partnership – and what their priorities are at this year’s Summit. 📄 Discover the key insights: https://bit.ly/49DgpFf

🌍 Gender equality on the G20 agenda. This weekend, world leaders gather in South Africa for the G20 Leaders' Summit — and gender equality and women’s empowerment are set to feature prominently.

💡 The global financial system is no longer fit for purpose. Our recent data story, Reforming the global debt architecture, sets out four key steps to deliver smarter money and better processes. #G20 📊 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/reforming-global-debt-architecture

As “aid” dwindled, international trade disappointed, and tax earnings underwhelmed, African governments went on a borrowing spree. Our external debt has tripled since 2009, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s 2024 Financing Africa report.

🛡️ Adaptation first. Africa emits least but faces some of the harshest climate impacts. In 2021/22, only ~2.8% of global climate finance reached Africa and just 36% of that helped people adapt. #COP30 Read the research here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/data-stories/cop30

As #COP30 opens in Belém, the Planetary Guardians have issued an open letter calling for urgent global action to phase out fossil fuels & accelerate the clean energy transition. Signed by Mo Ibrahim & Council members Mary Robinson, Paul Polman & Graça Machel.

🔋 Africa’s just energy transition Despite ~40% of global renewables potential, Africa gets ~2% of clean-energy investment. With #COP30 in Belém, it’s time to act. Read our new research ⬇️ https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/data-stories/cop30

Citizen Digital speaks with two of our experts: Mandipa Ndlovu and Nic Cheeseman https://www.citizen.digital/article/african-elections-often-lack-a-crucial-component-an-opposition-n372338

🌍 Only 6% of the SDGs are on track to be met in Africa by 2030. We’ve translated our latest COP30 analysis into an interactive data story, bringing the key facts, charts and priorities to life ahead of Belém. 🔗Explore it here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/data-stories/cop30

🌱Launching “On the road to COP30: from Addis Ababa to Belém.” Africa’s message is clear: climate ambition and development must go hand in hand. #COP30 Read it here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-11/africa-on-the-road-to-cop30.pdf

⏰️At #CNNGlobalPerspectives, Mo Ibrahim called the “new world disorder” a wake-up call, urged action to restore the rule of law, stressed that without peace there is no development, and that Africa’s youth are its greatest asset and must be given opportunities to lead.

🔔 Tomorrow: In conversation with Bright Simmons “Navigating ‘Katanomics’: Youth Leadership in Africa’s Governance Transformation” 📆 Thu 6 Nov 2025 | 3PM GMT (4PM WAT, 5PM SAST, 6PM EAT) 🎤 Moderator: Hafou Toure (#NGN) 👉 Register: https://t.co/fOKXnngYjN https://t.co/OxZtWu3vMp

💰 Africa’s citizens are paying an invisible tax In a guest article, Marcus Courage (Africa Practice) & David McNair (The ONE Campaign) call for reform to fix the Africa Risk Premium. 📖 Read the article: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/invisible-tax-why-africas-citizens-paying-price

💡 How can Africa move its digital landscape from gaps to goals? Our new policy brief with European Think Tanks Group explores the digital divide and offers 7 recommendations for sustainable digital growth. 📖 Read the full brief here: https://ettg.eu/digital-transformation-africa-gaps-to-goals/

We attended #TanaForum2025, Africa’s annual dialogue on peace, security and governance, held under “Africa in an Evolving Global Order.” Our takeaways: empower regional economic communities to act, make delivery visible, and govern resources for broad-based stability.

🎥 Mo Ibrahim at The Economist’s Sustainability Week Africa In “A Wake-Up Call to Africa”, Mo sets out a practical plan urging Africans to lead the continent’s development, rooted in governance, energy, markets, and local value creation. https://youtu.be/cic3lb2Q2aA

✨New feature alert! It's now possible to create your own custom groups on the IIAG data portal. In addition to the system groups, based on geographical and economic regions, you can now add your own to explore and share aggregate scores, change and trends. 🔗Try it out now at iiag.online

🔔 In conversation with: Bright Simons — “Navigating ‘Katanomics’: Youth Leadership in Africa’s Governance Transformation” 📅 Thu 6 Nov 2025 | 🕒 3PM GMT (4PM WAT | 5PM SAST | 6PM EAT) 🎤 Moderator: Hafou Toure (NGN) 👉 Register: mif.link/katanomics

DR Congo’s vast mineral wealth isn’t benefiting its people. Armed groups compete for control and deepen the extractive model. Learn more about the drivers of insecurity in DR Congo 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf

🚨 Africa’s security environment and domestic resources are locked in a deathly grip. Download our latest research brief to learn more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf

📍 We’re at #TanaForum2025 (24–26 Oct, Ethiopia) under the theme “Africa in an Evolving Global Order.” Follow along for takeaways on peace, security, & governance. 🔗 Read the report: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf