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  • Power Meets Capital and the Future of Women’s Leadership in Africa, 5th NALAFEM Summit
    13 يوليو 2026
    Across Africa, women continue to demonstrate their ability to lead, innovate, and influence change across sectors. Yet, the question remains: what happens when leadership potential…

  • Strengthening Strategic Government Partnerships Through the Umholi we Africa Fellowship
    8 يوليو 2026
    Good governance is the foundation upon which stronger institutions, effective systems, and inclusive societies are built. It shapes how governments respond to challenges, how policies…

  • Rethinking AI Justice and Ownership: Simba Kaneunyenye Reflections from the JUST AI Conference
    22 أبريل 2026
    Artificial intelligence is often described as the future: efficient, objective, and capable of solving complex societal problems. Yet Simba Kaneunyenye’s reflections from the JUST AI…

  • African Futures at the G20: Reimagining How Democracy is Financed in Africa
    3 فبراير 2026
    In November 2025, the Governance Consortium convened a high-level G20 sideline event in Johannesburg titled “African Futures: Sustainable Models for Financing Democracy and Development.” The…

  • The G20 Social Summit on African Soil
    19 يناير 2026
    When I walked into the G20 Social Summit in November 2025, hosted for the first time on African soil under the theme Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability,…

  • Zimbabwe’s Umholi We Africa Fellows Driving Change
    • For Future Leaders
    31 أكتوبر 2025
    In September, we had the privilege of engaging two outstanding Zimbabwean fellows from the Umholi We Africa program: Simbarashe Kaunyenye (Cohort 3) and Ashley Sango…

  • Announcing the Governance Consortium G20 Sideline Event: Sustainable Models for Financing Democracy and Development
    • For Future Leaders
    31 أكتوبر 2025
    The Governance Consortium comprising the African Leadership Academy (ALA), Emerging Public Leaders (EPL), LEAP Africa, and the African Leadership University’s Center for Re-Imagined Africa (ALU…
  • A smiling woman in an orange shirt stands in front of a group of people in white shirts, all raising their arms and cheering, outdoors at night. The group appears joyful and energetic.

    From Internship to Impact: Building Careers and Strengthening Organizations through ACN
    • For Future Leaders
    25 أغسطس 2025
    At the Akua Kuenyehia Foundation (AKF), internships are not just stepping stones – they are transformative experiences that shape careers and strengthen organizations. Since 2020,…
  • A group of eleven professionally dressed people pose indoors, with nine standing behind two seated on a green couch. Behind them is a large mural of a tree on a brick wall.

    Tackling Africa’s Governance Gaps with Youth Leadership
    • For Future Leaders
    2 يونيو 2025
    The Africa Careers Network is proud to welcome 10 exceptional young professionals to Cohort 3 of the Umholi we Africa (UwA) Fellowship, a bold initiative…
  • A group of seven people stands indoors on a wooden floor, smiling at the camera. They are dressed in casual and semi-formal attire. The room has tables with white tablecloths, and the lighting is warm and inviting.

    Fourth ALA Governance Consortium Retreat and Workshop:  
    • For Future Leaders
    14 نوفمبر 2024
    Last week, the African Career Network’s AL for Governance Sector organized its fourth Governance Consortium retreat and workshop in Monrovia, Liberia, following previous engagements in…