Recently, the Graça Machel Trust, through its Afrishela Fund, joined forces with 2X Global to co-host an Investor Meetup in Nairobi. This brought together impact investors, venture capitalists, and fund managers to explore the evolving landscape of gender-lens investing and forge new avenues for collaboration in the gender finance space. It also spotlighted entrepreneurs from…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed Africa’s stagnation to a combination of poor leadership, endemic corruption, overdependence on foreign aid, and the continent’s adoption of a democratic model ill-suited to its realities. Speaking at the 32nd Annual Meeting of Afreximbank in Abuja on Thursday night, Obasanjo argued that Western liberal democracy, inherited from colonial powers,…
Luanda — I thank you for the opportunity to attend and share my views at this vital and timely conversation. The theme of this plenary, “Women in Leadership: Driving Innovation, Catalyzing Investments, and Shaping Policy”, echoes throughout the halls of power and boardrooms across Africa, the United States and across the world. It is relevant…
A commentary piece published in the South African Journal of Science has sparked urgent national conversation around the emotional toll of South Africa’s public healthcare crisis and the leadership response it demands. Written by Professor Jacqueline Hoare, the head of the Division of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape…
All the world’s most successful leaders and top performers, whether Fortune 500 CEOs or a chart-topping artists, view the pursuit of mastery as a continuous journey, not a destination. What separates the top 1%, though, isn’t just their initial success, but their relentless commitment to growth long after others plateau. Think Warren Buffett, who is…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is spearheading a continental Mental Health Leadership Programme aimed at equipping mental health advocates and leaders with the skills and competencies needed to address mental health challenges through a public health lens. Launched last year at two training sites–the American University in Cairo, which trained…
