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The latest news from the African Leadership Institute and its Fellows. AFLI Fellows are leaders and change-makers, so this section has a lot of news. All text in all of the posts is fully searchable.
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2023 Tutu Fellow Dr Stella Wairimu Bosire has been appointed the Interim Chairperson of the Board at Amnesty International Kenya, effective 23 May and confirmed on 18 July 2024. She was elected to the Board during the first Annual Delegates Conference in October 2022, and she has served as Vice Chairperson since 2023. Stella is Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Center for Health Systems and Gender Justice and SWB Consulting. She has worked for more than 15 years as a global health, gender and equity advocate.
She is an award-winning expert in working with not-for-profit organisations, especially those in the fields of sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality, adolescent and youth health, and the rights of sexual and gender minority persons.
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In the embrace of Mont Fleur's natural beauty, the 2024 Tutu Associates embarked on their Fellowship journey from April 21st to 28th. Gathering from 10 different African countries – from the shores of Cote d'Ivoire to the vibrant heart of Nigeria – 24 Associates converged, each bearing a unique mix of experiences and aspirations.
Drawing on this rich diversity, the workshop unfolded as a tapestry of inspiration, weaving together narratives from finance, agriculture, technology, politics, social entrepreneurship, public service, the arts – to name but a few! Guided by the seasoned provocation of AFLI Board Chair Trevor Manuel, the cohort pondered the profound question of their generation's call to leadership – a call not to be taken lightly.
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2014 Tutu Fellow Linda Kasonde, the Executive Director of Chapter One Foundation wrote this essay ahead of Zambia's upcoming 60th anniversary:
“Ubuntungwa” in the Bemba language means “freedom”. You may recall the famous Zambian song by Keith Mlevhu of the same name in which he calls on the youth of this country to be patriotic and to guard the freedom of our country. Mlevhu, who was born in 1950, witnessed Zambia become independent in 1964. One wonders why he saw the need to sing a song about freedom in 1978, some fourteen years later.
Zambia is now approaching sixty years of independence and yet we are still asking the question: are we truly independent?
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A few weeks ago, President Tinube appointed 2019 Tutu Fellow Uzoma Nwagba as the CEO of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corpration. This week he started engagements with Nigeria’s lending ecosystem.
CreditCorp is a government-owned organisation with the mission of accelerating consumer credit access to 50% of working Nigerians by 2030. CrediCorp - and its consumer credit guarantee fund - works closely with the Central Bank of Nigeria, the financial sector, identity management, credit registries, fintechs, consumer protection, and policy makers on this mission.
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Three Tutu Fellows have been selected for the 2024 cohort of the 100 Young Global Leaders Forum. They are 2018 Fellows Judy Sikuza and Temi Marcella, and 2023 Fellow Melvyn Lubega. Twelve people from Africa were selected and a total of 80 across various regions.
The forum selects people each year to build a community of outstanding people to address the world's most pressing problems. It says this year's cohort, ranging from tech moguls to former athletes, brings together brilliant minds and passionate leaders from business, civil society, academia, government, and beyond.
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25 Tutu Fellows descended upon Oxford for the 2024 Skoll World Forum which took place between 9 and 12 April, 2024. The Skoll World Forum has rightfully earned its reputation as the foremost gathering of actors in the social sector ecosystem, and provides a platform to connect with others, support each other and leave rejuvenated in one's mission.
There was a strong presence of the Tutu Fellows, in various capacities.
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2018 Tutu Fellow Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg PhD has been appointed to the Executive Board of the Global Crop Trust. The Global Crop Trust implements the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and safeguards the world’s crop diversity for future food security.
With climate change looming, Wanjiru said it's "an intimidating honor to serve on the Board that oversees the critical Svalbard Seed Vault, safeguarding duplicates of 1,214,827 seed samples from almost every country in the world.
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The African Leadership Institute is delighted to announce the Associates who have been selected for the 2024 Class of the Tutu Fellowship programme. It is a privilege to be welcoming this group of exceptional African leaders, who emerged from the more than 400 nominations received.
This year’s cohort includes associates from Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Their current endeavours span the domains of private business, public governance and civil society, and their areas of influence range from finance and technology to human rights and the arts.
This rich diversity of nationalities, professions and perspectives is a defining feature of the programme’s learning experience. These associates demonstrate the incredible wealth and breadth of Africa’s leadership talent and the programme is committed to strengthening their capacity as catalysts for positive, transformative impact across the continent.
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2019 Tutu Fellow Uzoma Nwagba has been appointed by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as the CEO of Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CreditCorp). A statement issued by the President's office said that Uzoma's appointment was in keeping with the president's goal to ensure financial inclusion and economic prosperity for the majority of Nigerians.
Prior to this appointment, Uzoma had served as COO of the Nigerian Government's Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), in charge of driving micro-credit and other financial interventions at the institution.
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2014 Tutu Fellow Ladé Araba is joining African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) as Vice President Financial Services. AFAP is a non-profit social enterprise that collaborates with public and private sector partners to develop and strengthen inputs value-chains, and to deepen and broaden fertilizer markets across Africa. AFAP designs and executes sustainable development projects that support policy and regulatory reforms, capacity building, financial credit provision, and data collection and market intelligence dissemination. By providing innovative and market-oriented business solutions, AFAP promotes the growth of the agricultural inputs and agribusiness value chain sectors.
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2022 Tutu Fellow Tarek Mouganie PhD has been selected as a member of the Yale World Fellows. Tarek is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and Founder and Group CEO of Affinity Africa, a digital bank that provides affordable and accessible services to micro and small and medium sized businesses. Since inception, Affinity's contribution has been profound, with nearly 90% of their customers previously unbanked, over 60% of whom are women operating in the informal sector.
The sixteen 2024 Yale World Fellows comprise global leaders working in environment, technology, politics, social cohesion, media, human rights, international development, and public health sectors, around the world. They include an Indian human rights lawyer, a Chinese AI expert, and Tarek, among them.
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2010 Tutu Fellow Bright Simons has been selected for a month-long residency by the Rockefeller Foundation at the Bellagio Center in Italy. The first group of 2024 residents selected was announced in March.
Since launching in 1959, the Bellagio residency program has welcomed more than 4,000 artists, policymakers, scholars, authors, practitioners, and scientists from 130 countries, including 100 recognized as Nobel Laureates. Each year, the Bellagio Center residency program offers around 100 individuals the opportunity to develop the ideas, art, policies, and breakthroughs that will help to promote the well-being of humanity by making opportunity universal and sustainable.
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2016 Tutu Fellow Succès Masra PhD was interviewed in his first visit abroad in February as interim Prime Minister in an online event by the Atlantic Council. The interview spelled out the difficulties the civilian transition faces in a country heading towards a presidential election in May. Succès had been the leader of the opposition prior to his being allowed to return from exile and was appointed as Interim Prime Minister ahead of the May 2024 elections.
In his interview, he spelled out how Chad is a landlocked country, situated between Sudan, which is facing its coup and conflict, and Mali, which is facing an insurgency from Islamic State.
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Several Tutu Fellows have been selected for the 2024 cohort of the African Climate Ambassadors Programme. The Africa Climate Ambassador's Programme is a joint initiative of Jacobs Ladder Africa (JLA), the African Leadership Institute, the Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A) and the Africa Centre. The organisations comprise the Africa Climate Action Advocacy Initiative, or ACAAI.
The Africa Climate Ambassador's Programme is a year-long programme and brings together 18 African expert leaders from a wide range of sectors to integrate insights on climate action and affect discourse on the subject in their areas of influence.
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2006 Tutu Associate Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli has been appointed the new CEO of The One Campaign. In an announcement on their website in February 2024, ONE said that after an extensive search, the Board had selected Ndidi as President and CEO.
Ndidi has more than two decades years of international development experience, including deep expertise in agriculture and nutrition, social innovation, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and youth development in Africa.
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- Ada Osakwe joins the board of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
- Feature article on Bosun Tijani, entrepreneur turned Tech Minister
- Chude Jideonwo appointed Board Chair of TIERS
- Succès Masra PhD appointed Prime Minister of Chad
- Netflix appoints Dorothy Ghettuba as Director of Content for Series and Film Africa
- 2023 Fellow posts her experience of the Tutu Fellowship Programme
- Ify Malo wins Energy Entrepreneur Award at AWIEF
- Fellow's foundation is training hairdressers to be mental health ambassadors
- Africa's journeys of independence remind us that information remains potent
- The Calestous Juma Science Fellows convene for second workshop in Nairobi
