Episodes

In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Keili, a former vice-presidential candidate in Sierra Leone and current head of its main power provider who has also been highly successful in his country’s private sector. He shares h...

In this episode, we sit down with the renowned Professor Audrey Gadzekpo - one of Ghana’s leading voices on media, democracy, and gender - for an insightful conversation on leadership in Ghana and beyond. We take a deep dive ...

In this episode’s discussion with one of Cameroon’s leading political scientists and thinkers Professor Tatah Mentan, we dive deep into the rule of 92 year-old Paul Biya, one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents. From his r...

In this episode, we sit down with Innocent Ogbonna—youth mobilizer, social impact communicator, and values-driven leader—as he shares his journey through politics in a Nigerian university and the formative lessons of being ra...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr Ibrahim Nyei, Liberia’s Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation and Economic Integration. He shares his personal experiences growing up in the midst of Liberia's civil war, h...

In this episode of How to Become a Leader in Africa , we sit down with Bettina Ng’weno — professor, anthropologist, and co-author of the influential book " Developing Global Leaders: Insights from African Case Studies " which...

“The laws of politics in Nigeria are way different to those in Europe.” Prof. John Godson. In this eye-opening episode of How to Become a Leader in Africa, Prof. John Godson draws from his unique first-hand experience of camp...

Dr Sidney Luckett, a scholar, ordained Anglican priest, and former activist in South Africa’s Mass Democratic Movement. Recruited into the underground structures of the African National Congress (ANC) during apartheid, he wor...

Is a Nigerian state Governor really all-powerful? Many Nigerians believe that their state governors wield close to absolute power in their political domains, but what really happens behind the scenes? In this episode, we sit ...

Does power have to be ruthless? In this episode, we explore leadership in The Gambia through the lens of Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule. Some remember him fondly for his contributions to national development, while others recall...

What does it really take to become a leader in Africa? In this episode, our guest, Jude Feranmi, a Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow with over ten years experience in grassroots Nigerian politics, dives deep into the essence of ...

Our 1st How to Become a Leader in Africa podcast is with the brilliant Prof Wale Adebanwi, formerly of Oxford University, now University of Pennsylvania. We explore power and leadership in Africa, discussing his book, How to ...