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

Griot Fellows, Class of 2025 at a Cozy Evening Reception

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

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The venue setting for the 2025 YELP Reunion Seminar

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

The LéO Africa Institute’s Young and Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) Reunion Seminar unfolded under the theme “Leadership at Crossroads: Reflect. Reconnect. Recommit.” It wasn’t just a gathering—it was a homecoming, a vibrant tapestry of stories woven by over 60 fellows from the 2017–2024 cohorts.

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July 28, 2025
A YELP Reunion: Personal Reflections on Leadership’s Evolving Crossroads

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

When Donald Byamugisha, a YELP Fellow from the 2017 Class, chose to attend the YELP Seminar of 2025, he wasn’t entirely sure what he was walking into. There was a bit of anxiety, like with most reunions, where there’s often that unspoken pressure to measure up, to compare everyone’s journey with your own. The theme, “Leadership at Crossroads,” couldn’t have captured that feeling more accurately.

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July 14, 2025
YELP reunion, July 5th, 2025  at Mestil Hotel, Kampala 

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

Eight years ago, in 2017, I sat in a room much like this as a new YELP fellow. Never in  my life had I encountered a group of young Africans so passionate and determined to see a better Africa.

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July 8, 2025
YELP Reunion 2025 Keynote Address by Mr. Hashim Wasswa Mulangwa.

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

Hashim is a Member of Faculty at the LéO Africa Institute. He is also a Strategic Advisor at the Rwanda Development Bank and CEO of BG Green - Systems and Solutions. He delivered the Keynote Address at the 2025 YELP Reunion Seminar.

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July 7, 2025
Discussing Leadership at Crossroads: Reflect. Reconnect. Recommit. 2025 Reunion Seminar for the Fellows of the Young & Emerging Leaders Project

Discussing Leadership at Crossroads: Reflect. Reconnect. Recommit.

We are pleased to announce the Young and Emerging Leaders Project (YELP) Fellows Reunion Seminar 2025, scheduled for Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Mestil Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.

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June 30, 2025
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