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Resetting the African Mindset: LéO Africa Institute Joins the African School of Governance in Kigali

Communications Team • 16 Aug 2026 • 5 min read

From 25 to 26 August, Kigali will host the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, a continental convening organized by the African School of Governance to confront a question that sits beneath every debate about Africa's development: before institutio...

YELP

Who You Are Is How You Lead: Inside the First YELP Seminar

27 Jul 2026 • 5 min

Two days ago, thirty young leaders walked into a room in Kampala carrying questions many of them had...

YELP

A New Class, A New Chapter: YELP Welcomes Its 2026 Cohort

14 Jul 2026 • 5 min

The Young and Emerging Leaders Project has officially welcomed its Class of 2026, a cohort that arri...

Insights

Announcing the Griots Fellowship Class of 2026: Storytellers Chosen to Carry Africa's Most Important Narratives

23 Jun 2026 • 5 min

The LéO Africa Institute is proud to announce the Griots Fellowship Class of 2026, a cohort of excep...

Insights

Knowing Yourself, Serving Others: A Reflection on Huduma Fellows Seminar One, Class of 2026

01 Jun 2026 • 5 min

What does it take to lead in public service? Over one landmark weekend, the Huduma Fellows Class of...

Leadership

A New Cohort Joins the Circle: LéO Africa Institute Welcomes Its 2026 Fellows

19 May 2026 • 5 min

On the evening of Friday 15 May 2026, a room full of people who had never met before began to feel l...

Leadership

Lead. Serve. Tell Africa's Story.

10 Apr 2026 • 5 min

The LéO Africa Institute and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Uganda are inviting applications...

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