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

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The Burdens of Black Tax | Time to Break Its Chains | Derrick Muganga's Story

I come from a family of brilliance. Engineers who never built, teachers who never taught, entrepreneurs who never launched. Not because they lacked talent—but b...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 22 Jan 2026 · 4 min

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Fighting for Nutrition | Lutgard Musiime's Story

So, here’s my call to you: whatever your field, whatever your passion, choose the path that heals, that includes, that explains. Because in my world, we are not...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 7 min

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Diamond Babies | Reclaiming Africa's Narrative | Patience Naamanya's Story

We are at a defining moment as Ugandans, where we have the tools to reshape our narrative. The diamond babies are in this room, in our schools, and in our villa...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 7 min

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From the Streets to the Boardroom: A Journey of Grit, Grace, and Growth | Kawooya Dickson

Your journey may start in the streets—in failure, in confusion, in doubt. But if you build the street in you, one day you’ll walk into your Big Room.

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 3 min

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Who Am I? | Why We Must End Identity Politics in Africa | Emmanuel Awori

We are the generation that will challenge identity politics, and we are already doing this through intermarriage (Acholi, Musoga, etc.). We are the ones to free...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 3 min

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Saving Tanzania's Folktales Before They're Lost Forever | Elizabeth Mwambulukutu's Mission

Let us not wait until our libraries burn to the ground. So, whether you are a writer, researcher, leader, parent, visual artist or child at heart: You too are p...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 6 min

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Breaking Free From Limiting Labels | Dr. Elizabeth Igaga's Story

Mine is a story of learning and unlearning, tearing down and building back up and doing hard things well. This journey has taught me resilience, growth, patienc...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 6 min

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"Be an Apprentice, Not an Imposter" | How to Build Confidence Layer by Layer | Elsa Mirembe

If we pilot more than we posture, practice more than we perform, and bet on young people, we won’t just make better teams we’ll make kinder institutions. And if...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 4 min

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The Doctor Who Quit Medicine to Fix Healthcare | Dr. Yacoub Hachine's Vigilant Living Story

As Vigilant Living we have learnt the value of all these blocks and had to innovate for it or lose the impact and the vision we are aiming for. Especially for N...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 4 min

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All My Friends Are Dead: Why African Doctors Must Lead Healthcare Change | Dr. Kamatamu Amanda Mbonye

So right now, I stand here with more confidence, more clarity, and a lot more people who look like me! The ones affected the most. The ones with the solutions....

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 6 min

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What's A Knife to You? | The Myth of One Africa | Gabriel Karsan's Story

When the mirror stares back now, the only reflection is Ubuntu realized. It is Nyerere's dream and my grandfather's dream, living in me. It is Uhuru na Umoja—Fr...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 7 min

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Where Are the Leaders? | From Empathy to Impact | Loise Machira's Story

Today, I challenge you to see yourself as the solution your community needs; to rise above the fear, to speak up against injustice, to serve the most vulnerable...

LéO Africa Institute Communications Team · 21 Jan 2026 · 6 min