Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme 2023/2024 (Fully-funded)

The Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship programme is being financed by The Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation which was established in 2006 seeks to support good governance and great leadership in Africa.  The Foundation is to:

• Support aspiring leaders for the Africa;
• Offer criteria by which citizens and governments can measure progress;
• Acknowledge achievement in African leadership as well as provide a practical way in which leaders can build positive legacies in Africa after their office tenure;
• Stimulate debate on good governance.

The Foundation seeks to use this annual fellowship programme as a tool to deepen and broaden our growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to make Africa better. The Fellowships provide the platform to work in the executive offices of either the African Development Bank in Abidjan, the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, or the International Trade Centre in Geneva.

Type of Award

Fellowship

Eligible Individuals

• National of an African country
• 7-10 years of relevant work experience
• master’s degree
• under the age of 40, or 45 for women with children

Eligible Countries

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Number of Awards Available

Three (3)

Benefit

The fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive offices of the AfDB (Abidjan), or the ITC (Geneva). Annual stipend involved is $100,000.

Duration

The fellowship is for a period of 12 months

How To Apply

Apply directly to the current hosts.

AfDB: English and French
ECA: English
ITC: English

Deadline: 21st October 2022

Find details and apply here