Abdusalami Alhaji Abubakar, Former President of Nigeria (1998-1999)
Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2007), Nobel Laureate and member of The Elders
Professor Kwame Appiah, Laurence S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992-1997)
Lakhdar Brahimi, Former United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq and South Africa, member of The Elders
Pierre Buyoya, Former President of Burundi (1987-1993, 1996-2003)
Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique (1986-2005)
John Githongo, Former Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics in Kenya
Richard Goldstone, Former Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Mo Ibrahim, Founder of Celtel International and Founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Sam Jonah, Former Chief Executive of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation
Angelique Kidjo, Musician and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Wangari Maathai, Founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Laureate
Graça Machel, President of the Foundation for Community Development and member of The Elders
Ketumile Masire, Former President of Botswana (1980-1998)
Moeletsi Mbeki, Deputy Chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs
Benjamin William Mkapa,,Former President of Tanzania (1995-2005)
Festus Mogae, Former President of Botswana (1998-2008)
António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Former President of Cape Verde (1991-2001)
Elson Bakili Muluzi, Former President of Malawi (1994-2004)
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Former President of Tanzania (1985-1995)
Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of CIVICUS
Babacar Ndiaye, Former President of the African Development Bank
Youssou N'Dour, Musician and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Njongonkulu Ndungane, Former Archbishop of Cape Town and Founder of the African Monitor
Moustapha Niasse, Former Prime Minister of Senegal (1983, 2000-2001)
Loyiso Nongxa, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand
Karl Offmann, Former President of Mauritius (2002-2003)
Mamphela Ramphele, Former Managing Director of the World Bank and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town
Jerry John Rawlings, Former President of Ghana (1993-2001)
Johann Rupert, Chairman of Remgro Limited
Mohammed Sahnoun, Former UN/OAU Special Representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa and former Assistant Secretary-General of the OAU
Salim Ahmed Salim, Former Prime Minister of Tanzania (1994-1995) and former Secretary-General of the OAU (1989-2001)
John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo, Former President of Benin (1991-1996)
Miguel Trovoada, Former President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-2001)
Desmond Tutu, Nobel Laureate and Chairman of The Elders
Cassam Uteem, Former President of Mauritius (1992-2002)
Zwelinzima Vavi, General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions
Joseph Sinde Warioba, Former Prime Minister of Tanzania (1985-1990)
Prominent African leaders from across civil society as if 12th June 2008 issued a public call for an end to violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe ahead of the presidential run-off elections at the end of the month.
In an open letter signed by former heads of state, business leaders, academics and leading campaigners, the group calls for appropriate conditions to be met so that the second round of the presidential election is conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner that allows th...read more [4]
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