No Winner for Mo Ibrahim Prize, Says Foundation

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced its decision not award the Ibrahim Prize to any winner this year. The Foundation, in a statement, said its Prize Committee had considered some credible candidates, but after an in-depth review, could not select a winner.However, the board of the Foundation said the planned events in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 14 and 15 November 2009 would go ahead.According ...

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• There is a dearth of good leadership in Africa. It is unfortunate that preindependence leadership is better than what exists ...
• Very good one. shows sincerity! African leaders dont deserve any glorification for now. Too bad.
• I commend the leadership of the committee for standing by the standards it set for the award of the prize. Giving it to a lead...
• I recommend that the so called leaders in Africa should heed the Biblical verse in 2nd Chronicles 7:14. (If my people, calle...
• Is this african award recognising only the sitting and past presidents? Of course, there are outstanding leaders in lower cadr...