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The
Mo Ibrahim Foundation will hold its flagship, high-level Annual Governance
Weekend from
7-9
April in Marrakech, Morocco under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King
Mohammed
VI.
The
focus of the weekend will be the Governance Celebration on Friday, 7 April, the
Ibrahim Forum on Saturday, 8 April, and a football match between TP Mazembe of
DRC and Kawkab Marrackech and a concert with artists Youssou NDour, Angelique
Kidjo, Hoba Hoba Spririt, Hindi Zahra and Van.
The
Weekend will bring together a powerful coalition of organizations and
individuals – from Africa and around the world – for an informed and frank
dialogue that aims to strengthen governance and leadership in Africa. This
year’s event coincides with the Foundation’s celebration of 10 years of putting
governance at the centre of Africa’s development discourse.
The
gathering will build on insights from the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African
Governance: A Decade of African Governance and look at the next decade to set
out a path forward for the continent. Progressive leaders across politics,
business, media and civil society from all over the continent will gather to
discuss the challenges of leadership and governance in Africa in the 21st
century, and will address the opportunities of the next decade for the African
continent.
This
year’s Forum topic is “Africa at a Tipping Point.”
The
planned schedule of activities includes:
·
Friday, 7 April
Mo
Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Ceremony including speeches by Mo Ibrahim, former
German President Horst Koehler and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
Amina Mohammed, with music from Hugh Masekela, Youssou NDour, Angelique Kidjo
and Hindi Zahra (18:00 – 20:00 GMT)
·
Saturday, 8 April
Ibrahim
Forum (08:00-17:00 GMT)
During
the Forum, participants will be able to interact with Mo Ibrahim and other
speakers by submitting questions through the live webcast platform.
The
event live webcasts will be available at:mo.ibrahim.foundation/annual-event
Sunday,
9 April
Football
match between the Kawkab Marrakech and TP Mazembe (15:00 GMT)
Music
concert featuring Youssou NDour, Angelique Kidjo, Hoba Hoba Spririt, Hindi
Zahra and Van. (18:00 GMT)
The
football and concert live webcasts will be available at: mifmaroc.org
Friday,
7 April 2017, 1930-2100 GMT
Mo
Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Ceremony - Palmeraie Conference Centre, Marrakech
The
Foundation will provide a live webcast, see details below
Saturday,
8 April 2017
Ibrahim
Forum: “Africa at a Tipping Point” – Palmeraie Conference Centre, Marrakech
Africa
finds itself at a pivotal moment in its history. The latest Ibrahim Index of
African
Governance,
reviewing governance trends over the last ten years, revealed a mixed picture
of a continent with real potential to spread and accelerate progress, but held
back by security and rule of law threats. Most importantly, Africa could enjoy
a remarkable ‘demographic dividend’ as the continent’s young population becomes
an overwhelming majority. But the danger is that a majority of young people
feel devoid of economic prospects and deprived of any political say in their
own continent’s future. This dislocation poses a threat not only to economic
prosperity, but also to democracy, stability and security. How the continent
manages this tipping point will be the focus of the 2017 Ibrahim Forum.
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