{"id":92638,"date":"2025-10-20T08:32:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=92638"},"modified":"2025-10-20T08:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:32:46","slug":"unfortunately-strongmen-are-back-in-fashion-philantropist-mo-ibrahim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/unfortunately-strongmen-are-back-in-fashion-philantropist-mo-ibrahim\/","title":{"rendered":"Unfortunately, &#8216;strongmen are back in fashion&#8217;: Philantropist Mo Ibrahim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k3IosY3o0IZTKTE395C\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nIn an interview with FRANCE 24, the renowned Sudanese-British billionaire and philantropist Mo Ibrahim asserted that &#8220;good leadership in Africa&#8221; has been deteriorating in recent years. 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