AFLI is pleased to announce the 24 candidates selected for the 2016 Tutu Leadership Fellowship , including the 5 candidates nominated by our sponsoring organisations – AGCO, Centum Investments, GSK, Investec and Rio Tinto – without whose generous support this incredible programme would not exist. There were 305 top-quality nominations from 32 countries for a slot in this prestigious programme, and inevitably there will be many disappointed, excellent candidates. The programme has developed a reputation as the foremost leadership programme designed specifically for Africa’s next-generation leaders, and as such is attracting Africa’s highest-calibre emerging leaders from all sectors. Competition is fierce for a place on the programme. It is evident from reviewing the applications that Africa is blessed with a very rich set of top-quality young leaders who have the potential to lead the continent to a bright future, and who are already doing amazing things.
The 24 candidates are from 13 different countries, including less-represented countries like Somaliland and South Sudan. They also represent a wide spectrum of sectors, from government, business, civil society, entrepreneurs, education, etc – which provides a platform for rich dialogue and learning. The 24 Associates of the 2016 Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme are:
| Name | Nationality | Brief Bio |
| Peter Biar Ajak | South Sudan | Political analyst and government advisor. PhD candidate in Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University. Country Co-Director International Growth Centre |
| Sureka Asbury | Zambia | Co-Founder of Volunteer Afrika, a non-profit organisation mobilizing volunteers to assist NGO's with targeted pro bono work. Previously Editor Trading Africa at Reuters |
| Mutsa Chironga | Zimbabwe | Partner, McKinsey, leading their Africa Financial Services practice. BA (Hon.) Cambridge University, and MPA/ID Harvard University |
| Tshepo Ditshego | South Africa | Executive Assistant to the CEO of Discovery Invest. Previously head of the Retail Project Office at STANLIB, simultaneously head of Continuous Improvement and E-Commerce |
| Nhlanhla Dlamini | South Africa | Founder & MD of Maneli Group, an agricultural investment company. Rhodes Scholar, Oxford, and Harvard MBA; previously engagement manager at McKinsey Consulting |
| Rosy Ama Fynn | Ghana | Marketing & Airtel Money Director, and Customer Care Director, Airtel Ghana. Harvard MBA. Founding member of Neo Africa Foundation, enhancing human capital development in Africa |
| Dorothy Ghettuba | Kenya | CEO & Co-Founder of Spielworks Media producing local content for TV and other digital media and for commercial customers. Chosen as one of the top 50 business people in Kenya |
| Amanda Gicharu | Kenya | Co-Founder of Tech Republic Africa providing STEM education to youth. Co-founder of Amanda's Kitchen, an online restaurant. AMEX Emerging Innovator award. Previously Google and the UN |
| Jon Kornik | South Africa | Principal, Energy Access & Investments, Google. Leading Google's energy investments in Africa, notably solar and wind. Columbia MBA |
| Nike Lawrence | Liberia | Strategy Specialist, Dangote Group Corporate Strategy Team, with special interest in agricultural initiatives and future direction of the group. Harvard MBA |
| Succès Masra | Chad | Senior Financial Economist and Project Manager at African Development Bank, interests in large-scale energy projects on the continent. Founder: GenerationABCD |
| Neema Ndunguru | Tanzania | Director, Business Environment, President's Delivery Bureau, supporting the implementation of initiatives to create a more favourable business climate in Tanzania |
| Victoria Ibezim Ohaeri | Nigeria | Human rights activist, SXSW 2013 honoree, Harvard Law School, Founder Spaces for Change/S4C, a non-profit working to strengthen public participation in policy development. |
| Bame Pule | Botswana | Founder/CEO of African Lighthouse, start-up private equity firm focusing on key sectors in Africa. Harvard Business School. Previously Investment Principle, Africa Fund, Actis Capital |
| André Hilton Ross | South Africa | Head, Financial Institutions Group for Africa, Barclays Africa. Co-Founder Jala Peo Foundation, a sport for development NGO using mountain biking. SA sport development programme of the year |
| Sadiq Usman | Nigeria | Head, Corporate Business Development, Flour Mills of Nigeria. Previously, Special Advisor to the previous Governor of the Reserve Bank of Nigeria |
| Raqiya Yusuf Ibrahim | Somaliland | Human Rights lawyer and activist, member of the Somaliland National Human Rights Commission. Until recently Co-Founder & CEO of Somaliland Women's Lawyers Association |
| Sponsors' Candidates | ||
| Cumeshan Moodliar | South Africa | Regional Head, Investec Private Bank, Eastern Cape. Qualified attorney. Law degrees from Rhodes and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan University |
| Thandi Mazibuko | South Africa | Superintendent, Mining Plant, Richards Bay Minerals, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. B-Tech in Metallurgical Engineering |
| Sue Chuzu | Zambia | Marketing & Communications Manager, AGCO, supporting Africa and Middle East. Selected as first ever Africa Ambassador for AGCO Corporation. Director AGCO Zambia |
| Emile Malan | South Africa | GSK Area Medical Operations Director working across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Medical doctor, MBA |
| Christianus Ochieng | Kenya | Managing Director, Athena Properties, a subsidiary of Centum Investments - built the company from scratch to now, delivering major property development projects in East Africa |
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