Our Mission & Vision
Our Purpose

What We DO!

Shaping Africa's future through transformative leadership and meaningful dialogue

The Challenge & Opportunity

With an estimated 30% of the world's mineral reserves and an unprecedented natural resource endowment in general, a home market of 1.2 billion and growing, exponential growth in infrastructure and technology, and with the youngest population in the world, Africa stands at the greatest point of opportunity.

Awel Uwihanganye
"We believe leadership can be the driver of growth and tackling the bottlenecks that hinder progress."
– Awel Uwihanganye, Co-founder & Program Lead
Our Mission

We are building an effective network of over 10,000 individuals leading transformative change in critical areas of challenge and who amplify Africa's influence globally by 2035.

Transforming Africa through leadership
Our Vision

We are inspiring, empowering, connecting and enabling generations of ethical and values based leaders in Africa and beyond.

Building a legacy of ethical leadership
Our Foundation

Core Values

Excellence

We focus on producing the most engaging meetings and discussion sessions that meet the specific needs of our countries and communities, to ensure we make a lasting contribution to the development of our nations

Respect, Integrity & Trust

We are committed to fostering an environment of respect and trust in which the utmost value is placed on integrity

Innovation & Enterprise

We are committed to providing resources and opportunities for personal and professional development and fostering a culture that encourages innovation

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