Sudanese-born Mo Ibrahim oversaw the launch of the UK's first mobile phone network in the 1980s before taking his telecom expertise back to his home continent. Celtel, the company he founded, was sold for €2.48bn in 2005. He is now facing a bigger challenge: promoting good governance in Africa.
Writer: Steve Bloomfield Photographer: John Spinks
Africa
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