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In search of new African leadership

In search of new African leadership

As time goes on, the names of the great leaders from before fade away. But the Africa of today is facing increasingly complex challenges. Who are the visionary and courageous leaders who will carry the torch of the Mandelas, Senghors, Sankaras as before?

© Paul Kagame, Patrice Talon and Mohammed VI (Vincent Fournier/ JA )
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Morocco, Rwanda, Benin

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Mohammed VI, Paul Kagame, Patrice Talon: Three distinct leadership styles The king of Morocco and the presidents of Benin and Rwanda have each put their own personal stamp on what proven leadership looks like in Africa. We b...
Okonjo-Iweala poses outside a Nigerian diplomatic residence in Chambesy © Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala poses outside a Nigerian diplomatic residence in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Emma Farge
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Show the way

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Africa needs leaders who can rise to the challenges of our times The tragic events impacting the continent bear witness to a deep-seated leadership crisis. African leaders with the wherewithal to rise to the challen...
muslims africa
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opposing goals

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Islamic leadership across Africa: From Nigeria’s Shekau to Mali’s Imam Dicko From the holy founders of Sufi brotherhoods to jihadist preachers, not to mention Islamic savants and charlatans, every religious leader on the contin...
A general view shows the opening of the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa © The opening of the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 February 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
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Who should be in charge?

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Africa is seeking a new brand of leadership The days of Nelson Mandela, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Habib Bourguiba, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Thomas Sankara and the like are long behind us.
Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited Aliko Dangote speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York © Aliko Dangote and other African billionaires are helping the continent to fight the coronavirus. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Philanthrocrats

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From Motsepe to Dangote, are Africa’s richest leaders doing enough to fight Covid? Governments are leading the COVID-19 response, but the continent’s richest citizens are contributing their part to the team effort, sometimes even get...
Cardinal Peter Turkson arrives for the Palm Sunday Mass led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican © Cardinal Peter Turkson arrives for the Palm Sunday Mass led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, 14 April 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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Church power

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Who’s who amongst Africa’s up-and-coming Catholic leaders Though none of Africa’s bishops or cardinals today seem to have significant global influence, four leaders are starting to make a name for themselves ...
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