12. No Winner Again for Mo Ibrahim Prize

        Writer Mark Tutton talks about the concerning issue of how there were no winners of the Mo Ibrahim prize for African leaders for 2 consecutive years. Some people are questioning the Mo Ibrihim system who set up very picky standards for this prize. Others question the African government itself. Previous winners include: President Pedro Verona in 2011, Joaquim Chissano in 2007, Festis Mogae in 2008, and archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2012. The author then adds statistics of how the African government is doing overall. Forty six countries have seen improvement in governance. However, when it comes to safety and and the rule of law only 20 countries showed improvement. Tutton ends by mentioning the conflict with the ICC (justice system) and its unfair treatment to Africa ("the AU agreed to a resolution stating no sitting African head of state should appear before the International Criminal Court, amid accusations that the ICC was unfairly targeting Africa"), and how that could impact the way others see the continent's government negatively.  
       Tutton is effective in his article. I think the main purpose of this selection was to inform, like most political articles are. He includes the two sides of the cards: those that side with the Mo Ibrahim system, and those that side with Africa. This article also has images of the individuals that won the prize and a small caption explaining why they received it. Tweets are present as well, which gives this selection a more contemporary atmosphere/tone, however the tone overall is serious. Tutton uses appropriate language for the mature audience, but does not use very difficult vocabulary so it is very easy to understand. I think what I like the most about the selection are the tweets because it's different and new (I've seen it in other articles though). Since politics can be a pretty dull subject at times, I just feel like that adds a little more "color" to the article. I also like how Tutton includes two perspectives. I cannot think of something I particularly disliked, but I did feel that the last part of the article about ICC was a little off subject. 

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/14/world/africa/mo-ibrahim-prize-african-2013/index.html?hpt=wo_c2