The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well. Mo Ibrahim africancasedistinguish share on social
Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one. Mo Ibrahim botswanacountrygood Change image and share on social
Literacy in Tunisia is almost 100%. It's amazing - no country in the region or even in Asia can match Tunisia in education. Mo Ibrahim amazeasiacountry Change image and share on social
Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?' Mo Ibrahim africaaidbeggar Change image and share on social
Tony Blair is paid $500,000 for one speech, and no one asks how he is going to spend it. Mo Ibrahim 000askblair Change image and share on social
After the sale of Celtel, I really wanted to give the money back, and I had a number of choices - to go and buy masses of blankets and baby milk or to go into Darfur or Congo. That would have been very nice actually, but it's just like an aspirin: it doesn't deal with the problem. Mo Ibrahim aspirinbabyback share on social
Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable. Mo Ibrahim developmentdivergeeconomic Change image and share on social
What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant. Mo Ibrahim consultantdeclareexecutive Change image and share on social
I left Sudan when I was 25 or 26 years old. If I had stayed, I would never have ended up being an entrepreneur. You can have the qualities, but if you don't have the environment, you just wither away. It's like a fish: take it out of water, it will not survive. Mo Ibrahim endentrepreneurenvironment share on social
I never had a doubt that I wanted to do engineering. Mo Ibrahim doubtengineerwant Change image and share on social
