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Mo Ibrahim leadership prize fails to find winner
The foundation announced on Thursday, June 16 that there is no winner of the 2015 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
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The award was instituted in 2006 by Sudanese telecom tycoon, Mo Ibrahim, as an incentive to promote good governance on the continent and also to encourage African leaders to leave office when their term limit is due.
The Foundation has awarded only four leaders since being launched in 2006. They are; President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia (2014), President Pedro Pires of Cabo Verde (2011), President Festus Mogae of Botswana (2008), and President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique (2007). Nelson Mandela was the inaugural Honorary Laureate in 2007.
Commenting on the decision of the Prize Committee, Mo Ibrahim, Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation said the board “respects the decision of the Independent Prize Committee.”
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“When we launched the Prize ten years ago, we deliberately set a very high bar,” he continued. “We want the Prize to shine a spotlight on outstanding leadership to provide role models right across society, as well as supporting Laureates to continue to serve the continent by sharing their wisdom and experience.”
In 2009 and 2010, there were no winners but South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded $1 million special prize for his lifelong commitment towards "speaking truth to power" in 2012.
The candidates for the Ibrahim Prize are all former African executive Heads of State or Government who have left their office during the last three calendar years, having been democratically elected and served their constitutionally mandated term.
The winner gets $5m over 10 years and $200,000 a year for life.
The Prize Committee meets on a regular basis to review eligible candidates and has begun considering candidates for the 2016 Ibrahim Prize, the foundation announced.
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