Mohammed, Adesina to Grace Mo Ibrahim Foundation Anniversary
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed and the President of the Africa Development Bank (ADB) Akinwunmi Adesina will be among guests to speak at the Mo Ibrahim 10th Anniversary Governance coming up at the weekend in Marrakech, Morocco.
The Foundation which will hold its flagship event, under the auspices of the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI will aim at bringing together a powerful coalition of organisations and individuals from Africa and the world, for an informed dialogue that aims to strengthen governance and leadership in Africa.
This year’s event coincides with the foundation’s celebration of 10 years of placing governance at the center of Africa’s development discourse, while concentrating on the event to 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.
The event will begin on April 6,with a media briefing which will last from 10:00-11:30 (GMT) while on April 7, there will be a leadership ceremony with the theme; A conversation on leadership (19:00-21:00 GMT).
On April 8, there will be Ibrahim Forum which will centre on: Africa at a tipping Point (09:30-18:00GMT). During the Forum, participants will have opportunity to interact with the foundation and other speakers by submitting questions through the live webcast on the foundation’s website, Twitter and Facebook page.
While on April 9, there will be a live football match between a Moroccan team and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s TP Mazembe. There will also be a live music concert which will feature Angélique Kidjo, Youssou N’Dour, Hindi Zahra, Hoba Spirit, Hamid El Kasri and Van.