Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has been announced the 2020 winner of the $5m (N1.905 billion) Ibrahim prize for African leadership. Issoufou has served two five-year terms as president from 2011 to 2020. He is set to be succeeded by former interior minister, Mohamed Bazoum, who won the presidential election last month. Aisha Buhari breaks silence, […]
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Mon Mar 08 2021
The announcement of Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou as the 2020 winner of the $5m (N1.905 billion) Ibrahim prize for African leadership is prompting a look back at why he won it.
Issoufou is the sixth recipient of the Ibrahim Prize of excellence in African leadership.
Here are five top reasons that got him the win.
1 – President Issoufou had provided exceptional leadership to his country by fostering economic growth, after inheriting one of the world’s poorest economies that faced seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Under his administration, the number of Nigeriens living below the poverty line has fallen to 40%, from 48% a decade ago.