News Release
For immediate release, Sunday 13 June 2010
Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces decision not to award 2010 Ibrahim Prize
Foundation to fund Leadership Fellowships for next generation of
African leaders
The Prize Committee met yesterday to discuss the award of the 2010 Mo
Ibrahim Prize. Following its deliberations, the Prize Committee
informed the Board of the Foundation that it had not selected a winner.
Last year the Prize Committee announced that it had considered some
credible candidates, but after in depth review could not select a
winner. This year the Prize Committee told the Board that there had
been no new candidates or new developments and that therefore no
selection of a winner had been made.
The Ibrahim Prize recognises and celebrates excellence in African
leadership. The prize is awarded to a democratically elected former
African Executive Head of State or Government who has served their
term in office within the limits set by the country's constitution and
has left office in the last three years.
The first winner of the Prize was Joaquim Chissano, former President
of Mozambique in 2007, followed by Festus Mogae, former President of
Botswana in 2008. In addition Nelson Mandela was made an Honorary
Laureate in 2007.
Responding to the Prize Committee?s decision, Mo Ibrahim, the founder
and Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, said:
?The Board respects the decision of the Prize Committee not to select
a winner for the 2010 prize. The Prize Committee, which is independent
from the Board, is a unique repository of experience and expertise.
?Whether there is a winner or not, the purpose of the Foundation is to
challenge those in Africa and across the world to debate what
constitutes excellence in leadership.
?The standards set for the Prize winner are high, and the number of
potential candidates each year is small. So it is likely that there
will be years when no Prize is awarded. In the current year, no new
candidates emerged.
?Many African countries are making great strides not just
economically, but also in terms of their governance. The Ibrahim
Index, which measures the performance of African countries across
around 80 governance criteria, indicates that the overall standard of
governance is improving.
?Nevertheless, the Foundation is anything but complacent about the
standards of governance in Africa. Its mission is to improve
governance and nurture leadership in Africa. It is clear that much
more needs to be done. It is for that reason that the Foundation has
decided to promote complementary initiatives.
?For example, the Foundation will shortly be launching the Ibrahim
Leadership Fellowships, a selective programme designed to identify and
prepare the next generation of outstanding African leaders by
providing them with mentoring opportunities in key multilateral
institutions. The programme will seek to attract a number of highly
qualified and talented professionals each year to serve in leading
institutions whose core objective to improve the prospects of the
people of Africa.
?The Foundation is currently working with pan-African organisations to
design the fellowships. It will announce further details of them at
the Foundation?s annual celebration and forum on governance to be held
in Mauritius in November. Applications will open shortly afterwards
and we expect the first Leadership Fellows to begin their Fellowships
early next year.
?The task of promoting good African leadership is more important than
ever. Good governance is crucial if African people are to share in the
strong economic growth that many are predicting for Africa. There are
many ways to support great leadership. The prize is one such way, the
fellowships will be another.?
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Notes for Editors:
1. The decision of the 2010 Ibrahim prize was determined by the
Prize Committee of seven eminent individuals. The Prize Committee
assesses democratically elected former Executive Heads of State or
Government from sub-Saharan African countries who have served their
term in office within the limits set by their country?s constitution,
and have left office within the last three years
2. The Ibrahim Prize consists of US$5million over 10 years and
US$200,000 annually for life thereafter. The Foundation will consider
granting a further $200,000 per year, for 10 years, towards public
interest activities and good causes espoused by the winner.
The Prize Committee is chaired by former United Nations
Secretary-General and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan and comprised of
Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Laureate;
Aïcha Bah Diallo, former Minister of Education in Guinea and Deputy
Assistant Director General for Education at UNESCO; Mohamed ElBaradei,
former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and
Nobel Laureate; Graça Machel, Chancellor of the University of Cape
Town, and former Minister of Education and Culture in Mozambique; Mary
Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights (and Board member of the Foundation); Salim Ahmed
Salim, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity
and former Prime Minister of Tanzania (and Board member of the
Foundation)
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was launched in October 2006 and is
committed to supporting excellence in African leadership. It was
founded by Mo Ibrahim, one of Africa?s most successful business
entrepreneurs, and has the support of a number of global figures,
including Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela and Amartya Sen. The Foundation
aims to stimulate debate around, and improve the quality of,
governance in Africa
The previous winners of the Ibrahim Prize are Festus Mogae, the former
President of Botswana, Joaquim Chissano, the former President of
Mozambique and Nelson Mandela, who was made an Honorary Laureate in
recognition of his extraordinary leadership qualities and achievements
The full data of the 2009 Ibrahim Index of African Governance has been
published on the Foundation?s website:
http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en/section/the-ibrahim-index. The
2010 Index will be released in October
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