Key facts
- Democracy and rights are declining in Africa, according to Mo Ibrahim.
- Leaders are taking cues from the rise of strongmen globally.
- The Mo Ibrahim Foundation's report shows progress in economic opportunity and human development over the past decade.
- The report also highlights steep declines in governance.
Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders increasingly emulate the rise of strongmen globally, according to Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Ibrahim, an 80-year-old Sudanese-British billionaire who made his fortune in telecoms, stated that while his foundation's latest report shows broad progress in economic opportunity and human development over the past decade, there have also been steep declines in governance.