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Mo Ibrahim

Telecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.

ReportedLatest source dated 2026-07-01Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What did Mo Ibrahim actually say?

2019-04-26, CNBC

Reported
“I started as an academic, then I became an engineer and a manager”[1]

Context. Describing his career path Follow the source link for the full statement.

2009-04-27, Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture, Cornell University

Reported
“Without good governance there's no way to move forward.”[2]

Context. Lecture on governance and investment in Africa Follow the source link for the full statement.

Sources

  1. Mo Ibrahim: the African engineer who became a billionaire businessmanCNBC, 2019-04-26, secondary source
  2. Good governance is crucial for Africa to go forward, says philanthropist IbrahimCornell Chronicle, 2009-04-28, secondary source

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