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By Joe Bavier

Africa must fight 'strongman' backslide, billionaire Ibrahim says

FILE PHOTO: Mo Ibrahim, CEO of Mo Ibrahim Foundation, arrives at the "Tech for Good" Summit in Paris, France May 15, 2019. Picture taken May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Africa must fight against a slide towards strongman authoritarianism that has resulted in a series of military coups and a clampdown on civil society in many countries, Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim said.

Ibrahim's foundation launched its Index of African Governance (IIAG) on Wednesday, which warned that advances in human development and economic opportunities were undermined by worsening security and widespread democratic backsliding.

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