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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation held a celebration of African culture and discussion forum in Dar es Salaam on November 14-15, with a focus on climate justice, agriculture and food ... Read more »
Mo Ibrahim Foundation Concert and Discussion Forum, November 2009
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Photo 1 of 15Credit: Tami Hultman/allAfrica.comIn attendance at the Mo Ibrahim awards show were distinguished guests from all over the continent and beyond: Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete visited with reception guests. Full coverage on our TOPICAL FOCUS: Mo Ibrahim Concert and Forum 2009 -
Photo 2 of 15Credit: Tami Hultman/allAfrica.comSingers from all over Africa entertained the guests: Angelique Kidjo performed and served as mistress of ceremonies. -
Photo 3 of 15Credit: Tami Hultman/allAfrica.comYoussou N'Dour, the celebrated singer from Senegal, also performed. -
Photo 4 of 15Credit: Tami Hultman/allAfrica.comAngelique Kidjo and Youssou N'Dour together on stage. -
Photo 5 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationPopular rap artist and former child soldier from Sudan Emmanuel Jal gave a tribute in his performance to Emma McCune, a British aid worker who he credits with saving him and more than a hundred other orphans in Sudan before she died in a car crash in Nairobi in 1993. -
Photo 6 of 15Credit: Tami Hultman/allAfrica.comDuring the concert, Unesco adviser and Awards Committee Chairperson Aïcha Bah Diallo, a former Guinean minister of education, issued a passionate appeal for support of the women in Guinea who were brutalized by soldiers during the September 28 peaceful protest. -
Photo 7 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationMo Ibrahim dancing with Angelique Kidjo while a happy crowd looked on. -
Photo 8 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationOn the front row (from left) former Botswana President Festus Mogae, winner of the Ibrahim Prize for Leadership in 2008; Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who serves on the Ibrahim Foundation Board; Hadeel Ibrahim, organizer of the events and daughter of the foundation founder; and Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank. -
Photo 9 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationWaving to the music (from right) former Tanzanian Prime Minister Salim Salim, President Kikwete, and Mo Ibrahim -
Photo 10 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationPresident Kikwete welcomes Mo Ibrahim and his wife Hanya to State House for a luncheon with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation board. -
Photo 11 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationThe Ibrahim Discussion Forum on November 15 focused on three topics - climate change and climate justice, African agriculture and food security, and regional economic integration -
Photo 12 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim Foundation"Africa is a very wonderful and rich continent, yet we are poor and hungry," Mo Ibrahim told the forum. -
Photo 13 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationFalling export earnings and decreased capital flows are hurting African economies, according to Abdoulie Janneh, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. -
Photo 14 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationAfrica contributes least and suffers most from climate change, according to panelists discussing climate justice - (from left) Katherine Sierra, World Bank vice president for sustainable development, former Botswana President Festus Mogae (chair), Dr Mary Robinson, and Professor Pius Zebhe Yanda from the University of Dar es Salaam. -
Photo 15 of 15Credit: Mo Ibrahim FoundationTo overcome food shortages and compete on world markets, Africa needs fair trade rules and improved productive capacity, which requires increased public and private investment and policy changes by governments and international institutions..
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