The man who rules well is worthy of double honor. Dr John Magufuli was that man. Dr Magufuli was and continues to be our Hero. He was not just an African leader; he was the leader of Africans. President Magufuli’s mission was…
Our hearts are heavy but with are with the people of Tanzania as they mourn one of Africa's great leaders, John P. Magufuli.
Wise
beyond his years at 33 Thomas Sankara had the wisdom of the elders and the
energy of a young man ready to usher his country into the Golden Age. Sankara
took power in a bloodless coup. He had resigned from the position as prime
Minister…
Ethiopia has a history of female leaders such as Queen Candace and Queen of Sheba so the elevation of Sahle-Work Zewde as President of Ethiopia is the continuation of female participation in politics and leadership.
Sahle-Work Zewde was born and raised in Addis…
The area now known as Burkina Faso was colonized by the French in the 1890s. In 1932, the French colonial administration divided the colony between Soudan (present day Mali), Niger and Ivory Coast. When the French tried to join the colonies again…
On November 21, President Robert Mugabe announced his resignation, less than two week after Zimbawe's military took control of government. To understand why Mugabe was able to rule for 37 years, one must understand how his early life shaped the man he…
Gerontocracy is a state or group governed by old people. In its purest form, the council of elders govern for the greater good of the community based on the concept of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity". It is…
EBOLA
The Ebola virus consumed the news in 2014 especially in West Africa. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Senegal, Nigeria, Spain and the United States managed to safely contain the virus. Another outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the Boende District,…
President Obama welcomes leaders from across the African continent to the Nation’s Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the first such event of its kind. This Summit, the largest event any U.S. President has held with African heads of state and…
This week several young and promising leaders were assembled in Washington DC for President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Hastings Mkandawire is one of the nine Young African Leaders’ Initiative (YALI) fellows from Malawi now in Washington, DC, participating in the…