North-East Africa · Europe · Sudan / United Kingdom · Telecommunications & governance
Mo Ibrahim
A Sudanese-British engineer and entrepreneur who built a pan-African mobile company before investing in governance and leadership.
By Africa News Desk · Breaking news and regional affairs · 2 min read
Mo Ibrahim trained as an electrical engineer and built Celtel into a mobile network operating across African markets. The company’s growth showed the scale of demand for communications infrastructure when many global investors remained hesitant.
After selling the business, he established the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, using data and public recognition to keep governance, leadership and institutional performance in the continental conversation.
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