“MTV Base Meets” delivers another inspiring episode with
visionary Sudanese, business leader and philanthropist, Mo Ibrahim.
The exclusive not-to-be-missed special will be broadcast on Sunday 21 May
at 17:00 WAT
on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) and MTV Base (ROA) at 19:05 WAT, and will present us with a candid chat that’s at once
hilarious, insightful and ground breaking as Mo
Ibrahim explores everything from clean governance to Africa’s
broadband deficit.
Moderated by MTV Base Africa VJ, Sizwe Dhlomo,
the episode will see the VJ preside over a select group of young people
quizzing and comparing notes with Mo
Ibrahim on how Africa can overcome its most pressing challenges. They
also find a way to share a transgenerational African dream for the world.
These trailblazing young leaders include Mariam Yinusa, a Nigerian
economist and financial analyst who was inducted as a Mo Ibrahim Leadership
Fellow in 2016; from Ghana, activist Ritchie
Teye-Mensah (Richard Kweitsu) an entrepreneur and CEO of Kurdle
Limited. Robtel Neajai Pailey from
Liberia, who is a post-doctoral researcher at Oxford University; Tunisian
Blogger activist Aya Chebbi who
calls herself a “full-time Pan-Africanist” and Moroccan Web entrepreneur, Hamza Aboulfeth who is
Chairman and CEO of Genious Communications which he started when he was only 17
years old.
The name of Mo
Ibrahim has long since become synonymous with progressive leadership
on the African continent and philanthropy. He has made it his business to name
and fame African leaders in governance who are doing good. He says in
this wide-ranging conversation, “politicians who are doing amazing things must
come out of the shadows!”
Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President & Managing Director
for Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, said
“MTV Base Meets provides a unique and youthful platform that
connects ground-breaking innovators and leaders with young people from across
the continent, who want to understand what it takes to be successful. The
light-hearted yet in-depth spirit of the conversations give audiences a
never-before-seen side to the leaders who shape not just our continent, but the
world.”
Previous participants in the MTV Base Meets series have
included FLOTUS Michelle
Obama, Winnie Mandela, musicians Alicia
Keys, Akon and Hugh Masekela, Sir
Richard Branson, President Jacob Zuma of
South Africa, President Paul
Kagame of Rwanda, businessman and entrepreneur Aliko Dangote and recently Bill Gates.
For more information on MTV Base Meets Mo Ibrahim, visit www.mtvbase.com, like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MTVBaseVerifi
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