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Xoe Mfokazi

Redefining Leadership In Africa: Building Belonging Through Inclusive Operations

By: Xoe Mfokazi, Head of Operations at TransUnion GCC Africa For decades, the phrase “breaking the glass ceiling” has described the uphill battle women and minorities face in accessing leadership roles. But in Africa, the challenge goes beyond more than representation. It is about reimagining leadership itself, creating workplaces where systems and cultures allow everyone […]

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African Leaders Rally Behind Education Reform At Continental Conference In Nouakchott

As the Continental Education Conference enters its second day, African heads of state and Government have gathered in Nouakchott for a high-stakes dialogue on education transformation. The conference, themed “Educating and Qualifying Our Youth for a Prosperous Integrated and Dynamic Africa,” represents the most significant gathering of African leaders on education this year, building on […]

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African Leaders Launch The African School Of Governance (ASG) Initiative

Today, the African School of Governance Foundation (ASGF) announced the establishment of the African School of Governance (ASG) graduate institution designed to offer world-class public policy education, research, and engagement programs. Prominent African leaders have come together in this landmark step, as the initiative is set to transform the continent’s leadership landscape by meeting the […]

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Ruling Parties Gear Up For Coming Elections

By Michelle Gavin Despite a summer of protests, African leaders are doubling down on the status quo. The spring and summer of 2024 have given a number of African governments a case of the jitters. First, the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in South Africa, a result informed by popular dissatisfaction with the status […]

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Global Citizen NOW Returns To New York With Paul Kagame, President Of Rwanda, Mokgweetsi Masisi, President Of Botswana And More

Gaston Browne, Prime Minister Of Antigua And Barbuda Philip Davis, Prime Minister Of The Bahamas, Janja Lula Da Silva, The First Lady Of Brazil,hugh Jackman, Danai Gurira, Anitta, Dakota Johnson, Michelle Yeoh, Hans Vestberg, Nir Bar Dea And More Global Citizen NOW action summit to convene political, corporate, cultural, and philanthropic leaders to act today […]

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African Leaders Must Find Ways To Encourage Ongoing Oil And Gas Investments

By Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy, Namibia As the 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference, the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai drew to a close, the air was thick with determination among the 200 delegates. Acknowledging that the era of fossil fuels was on its last legs, they collectively pledged to hasten […]

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Putting African Aspirations First

By Ebenezer Obadare African aspirations, not African leaders, should be the focus of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. This week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit could not have come at a more opportune moment. The first since President Barack Obama hosted African leaders in 2014, it is taking place against the backdrop of a certain urgency, induced by a […]

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African Leaders In Sports, Business, Art And Health Convene To Join The Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Attendees joined the event co-hosted by award-winning broadcaster Benny Bonsu, the END Fund, and the Global First Ladies Alliance Ki Benny Bonsu, Director of Daily Content at the International Olympic Committee; the END Fund; and the Global First Ladies Alliance (GFLA) co-hosted a reception bringing together leaders in sports, business, art, and health from across […]

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