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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...

Inside the First Panel at ALG 2025: From Individual Excellence to Collective Impact

11 Dec 2025 • 4 min

The discussion will address both the architecture and practice of cross-sector partnerships. Partici...

Events

Susan Nsibirwa to Deliver Keynote at ALG2025 on Collaborative Leadership

09 Dec 2025 • 3 min

The LéO Africa Institute is thrilled to announce that Susan Nsibirwa, Managing Director of Nation Me...

Events

Announcing Edgar Mwine and Kanyomozi Rabwoni as Hosts for the #ALG2025

08 Dec 2025 • 2 min

We are thrilled to announce Edgar Mwine and Kanyomozi Rabwoni as the Co-Hosts for the Annual Leaders...

Events

Charles Mudiwa to Deliver Keynote Address at #ALG2025

08 Dec 2025 • 3 min

Leading Banking Executive to Explore High-Performance Leadership at Annual Leaders Gathering

Bridging Uganda's Digital Divide: LéO Africa Institute and UNDP Empower Youth for AI-Powered Future.

12 Sep 2025 • 8 min

As the sun rose over the vibrant Kampala cityscape on September 12, 2025, a gathering of young minds...

Building African Narratives: Highlights from the LéO Africa Institute’s Virtual Seminar on Storytelling and Leadership

13 Aug 2025 • 4 min

On Saturday, August 9, 2025, the LéO Africa Institute hosted a dynamic virtual seminar that brought...

Keepers of Memory, Shapers of History: Who are the Griots?

07 Aug 2025 • 6 min

Griots were the primary keepers of oral tradition in West African societies, preserving genealogies,...

Events

The Cathedral Builders of Tomorrow: A Tale of the YELP Reunion Seminar 2025

28 Jul 2025 • 6 min

The LéO Africa Institute’s Young and Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) Reunion Seminar unfolded under...

YELP Reunion 2025: Personal Reflections on Leadership’s Evolving Crossroads - Donald Byamugisha

14 Jul 2025 • 6 min

When Donald Byamugisha, a YELP Fellow from the 2017 Class, chose to attend the YELP Seminar of 2025,...

Closing remarks at the YELP Reunion Seminar 2025 – Dr. Martin Balaba

08 Jul 2025 • 8 min

Eight years ago, in 2017, I sat in a room much like this as a new YELP fellow. Never in my life had...

Leadership at Crossroads: Reflect, Reconnect, Recommit - Keynote Address by Hashim Wasswa Mulangwa

07 Jul 2025 • 12 min

Hashim is a Member of Faculty at the LéO Africa Institute. He is also a Strategic Advisor at the Rwa...

Discussing Leadership at Crossroads: Reflect. Reconnect. Recommit.

30 Jun 2025 • 4 min

We are pleased to announce the Young and Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) Fellows Reunion Seminar 202...

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