How to Become a Leader in Africa is hosted by Dr Remi Adekoya, a former journalist, author and current politics lecturer at the University of York. The podcast explores the logic of leadership in African societies, including the psychology of the leader-follower relationship, perceptions of charisma, strength, authority, power and influence to understand why certain people are perceived as leaders over others in African contexts. Through conversations and real-life stories of how political, cultural, moral, intellectual and business leadership works on the continent, it strives to answer questions such as: What does it take to be seen as a leader by Africans? What kind of leadership works in African societies? What kind of leadership is needed to unleash Africa’s potential and how could such emerge? Adekoya has written for The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Politico and Washington Post among others. He has provided sociopolitical commentary for BBC, CNN, Sky News, Al Jazeera and South African Broadcasting Corporation, among others. He is a former columnist for Business Day, a Nigerian daily.