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Some Tutu Fellows From the Directory

Itumeleng Merafe, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2017
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Head of Interest Rate Structuring
Organisation: Investec Corporate & Institutional Banking

Simbarashe Mhuriro, Zimbabwe

Fellowship Year: 2019
Nationality: Zimbabwe
Job Title: Founder and Managing Director
Organisation: Oxygen Africa

Simbai Myezwa, Zimbabwe

Fellowship Year: 2020
Nationality: Zimbabwe
Job Title: Investment specialist
Organisation: Investec Bank South Africa

Senzo Ncube, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2008
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Advocate
Organisation: High Court of South Africa

Patrick Gatonga MD, Kenya

Fellowship Year: 2023
Nationality: Kenya
Job Title: Group CEO
Organisation: AAR Insurance Holdings

Victor Ochen, Uganda

Fellowship Year: 2011
Nationality: Uganda
Job Title: Founder and Executive Director
Organisation: African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET)

Aïssata Lam, Mauritania

Fellowship Year: 2022
Nationality: Mauritania
Job Title: Director General
Organisation: Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania

Aidan Eyakuze, Tanzania

Fellowship Year: 2006
Nationality: Tanzania
Job Title: Executive Director
Organisation: Twaweza

Francis Ben Kaifala, Sierra Leone

Fellowship Year: 2022
Nationality: Sierra Leone
Job Title: Commissioner
Organisation: Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone

Lesego Holzapfel, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2019
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Co-founder and Chairwoman
Organisation: Raise the Children International

Stellah Wairimu Bosire MD, Kenya

Fellowship Year: 2023
Nationality: Kenya
Job Title: Director and Founder
Organisation: SWB Consulting

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf PhD, Nigeria

Fellowship Year: 2008
Nationality: Nigeria
Job Title: Founder & Publisher
Organisation: Cassava Republic Press

Makgola Makololo, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2019
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Managing Director
Organisation: Bombardier Transportation South Africa

Ope Bobade, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2022
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Senior Risk Manager
Organisation: FirstRand

Christian Allison, Liberia

Fellowship Year: 2008
Nationality: Liberia
Job Title: President & CEO
Organisation: Liberian Bank for Development and Investment

Catherine Constantinides, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2013
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: National Director and Founder
Organisation: Miss Earth South Africa LEAD SA Executive.

Nompendulo Thobile Mkhatshwa, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2024
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Member of Parliament and Higher Education, Science and Education Portfolio Committee Chairperson
Organisation: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Mapule Mzimba, South Africa

Fellowship Year: 2009
Nationality: South Africa
Job Title: Chief Operations Officer
Organisation: Discovery Bank

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The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) focuses on building the capacity and capability of visionary and strategic leadership across the continent. Developing exceptional leaders representing all spheres of society, the Institute’s flagship programme is the prestigious Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. Offering a multifaceted learning experience and run in partnership with Oxford University, it is awarded annually to 20-25 carefully chosen candidates, nominated from across Africa. Alumni of the African Leadership Institute form a dynamic network of Fellows passionately committed to the continent’s transformation, bridging the divide between nations and ensuring that Africa is set centre-stage in global affairs.

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