Time: 11.00 – 12.00 BST (GMT +1), Monday 14 June 2010, registration will be open from 10.00am but please allow a minimum of 30 minutes.
Venue: CBI Conference Centre, First Floor, Centre Point Tower, 103 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DU
On June 14 2010, this year’s Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership will be announced to the world’s media.
The largest individual annual award in the world, the Ibrahim Prize is worth US$5,000,000 over ten years and US$200,000 a year for life. A further US$200,000 a year, for ten years, is also available for public interest activities and good causes espoused by the winner. It is conferred to a democratically elected former Executive Head of State or Government from a sub-Saharan African country who has served their constitutionally mandated term and has left office in the last three years.
The Prize Committee of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation is comprised of:
- Kofi Annan (Chair), former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Laureate
- Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Laureate
- Aïcha Bah Diallo, former Minister of Education in Guinea and Director of Basic Education at UNESCO
- Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel Laureate
- Graça Machel, Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, and former Minister of Education and Culture in Mozambique
- Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Salim Ahmed Salim, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity and former Prime Minister of Tanzania
All media are welcome to attend.
For media based outside of London who are unable to attend:
- A press release will be distributed at the exact time of the announcement, approximately 1015 GMT
- Photos from the announcement will be made available on the Foundation’s website immediately after the press conference, by 1230 GMT.
- Audio clips from the announcement will be available on the Foundation’s website immediately after the press conference, by 1230 GMT. These will also be distributed to radio stations in Africa.
- A Video News Release will be available via Reuters distribution service or can be couriered to TV stations on request (please contact chande.r@moibrahimfoundation.org)
Media outlets interested in these resources should send an email to chande.r@moibrahimfoundation.org indicating what they would like to receive.
To register, request interviews, organise camera positions, or ask any questions, please contact:
Hannah McCullagh
Email: hannah.mccullagh@portlandpr.co.uk
Direct: +44 (0)20 7842 0147
Main: +44 (0)20 7842 0123
Mobile: +44 (0)7739 147 841
For more information about the Mo Ibrahim Foundation or the Ibrahim Prize, or to request specific resources for coverage please contact:
Risha Chande
Email: chande.r@moibrahimfoundation.org
Direct: +44 (0)20 7535 5063
Mobile: +44 (0)7817 723 720
Venue: CBI Conference Centre, First Floor, Centre Point Tower, 103 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DU
On June 14 2010, this year’s Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership will be announced to the world’s media.
The largest individual annual award in the world, the Ibrahim Prize is worth US$5,000,000 over ten years and US$200,000 a year for life. A further US$200,000 a year, for ten years, is also available for public interest activities and good causes espoused by the winner. It is conferred to a democratically elected former Executive Head of State or Government from a sub-Saharan African country who has served their constitutionally mandated term and has left office in the last three years.
The Prize Committee of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation is comprised of:
- Kofi Annan (Chair), former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Laureate
- Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Laureate
- Aïcha Bah Diallo, former Minister of Education in Guinea and Director of Basic Education at UNESCO
- Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel Laureate
- Graça Machel, Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, and former Minister of Education and Culture in Mozambique
- Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Salim Ahmed Salim, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity and former Prime Minister of Tanzania
All media are welcome to attend.
For media based outside of London who are unable to attend:
- A press release will be distributed at the exact time of the announcement, approximately 1015 GMT
- Photos from the announcement will be made available on the Foundation’s website immediately after the press conference, by 1230 GMT.
- Audio clips from the announcement will be available on the Foundation’s website immediately after the press conference, by 1230 GMT. These will also be distributed to radio stations in Africa.
- A Video News Release will be available via Reuters distribution service or can be couriered to TV stations on request (please contact chande.r@moibrahimfoundation.org)
Media outlets interested in these resources should send an email to chande.r@moibrahimfoundation.org indicating what they would like to receive.
To register, request interviews, organise camera positions, or ask any questions, please contact:
Hannah McCullagh
Email: hannah.mccullagh@portlandpr.co.uk
Direct: +44 (0)20 7842 0147
Main: +44 (0)20 7842 0123
Mobile: +44 (0)7739 147 841
For more information about the Mo Ibrahim Foundation or the Ibrahim Prize, or to request specific resources for coverage please contact:
Risha Chande
Email: chande.r@moibrahimfoundation.org
Direct: +44 (0)20 7535 5063
Mobile: +44 (0)7817 723 720
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