Emmanuel. S. Awori

Leadership //Agribusiness//

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

#BelindaKatumba — Founder and CEO of Can We Talk, East Africa's leading conversation card brand, Belinda is changing how people relate to each other, one intentional dialogue at a time. With 3,000+ decks sold across East Africa and the diaspora, 50+ conversation spaces facilitated, and an online community of 15,000+, her work sits at the intersection of storytelling, mental wellness, and cultural connection. She is proof that the simplest tool, a card, a question, a conversation, can carry the weight of community healing.

Ruth Atim — Founder of Gender Tech Initiative Uganda and host of an active podcast, @RuthAtim is bridging the digital divide for women, girls, and marginalized communities through digital literacy, cybersecurity training, and ICT innovation. Her podcast extends that mission further, using storytelling and conversation to amplify voices on technology, gender equality, and digital inclusion. For Ruth, every platform is an opportunity to expand who gets to participate in the digital age.

These are your 2026 Griots Fellows. Storytellers, advocates, and changemakers from across the continent, bound by a shared conviction: that Africa's story deserves to be told with truth, dignity, and power.

#GriotsFellowship #LéOAfricaInstitute #AfricanStorytellers

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

The #Griots have arrived and the energy in the room says it all! 🌍✨

This morning, our Partnerships Lead @AworiEmmanuel and Co-Founder @Uwihanganye_A set the tone beautifully, reminding our Fellows why they are here: to change the narrative about Africa, claim their space, and use their voices to uplift their communities. And honestly? We could already feel the room rising to that call. 🔥

We are so excited for what this day and weekend holds, new perspectives, real conversations, and the magic that happens when storytellers find each other.

Our theme this year is Finding Your Unshaken Core: Character, Courage and the Power of the Story. We have a feeling this one is going to stay with us long after the weekend ends. 🎙️

Watch this space. 👀

@KasUganda

#GriotsFellowship #LéOAfricaInstitute #AfricanStorytellers

[Emmanuel. S. Awori @AworiEmmanuel]

RT @LeoAfricaInst: #LamaroLindah Angel — As Artistic Director at Humura Theatre and KITF Coordinator at Tebere Arts Foundation, Lamaro harn…

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

🥁🥁🥁

We are proud to #announce the Griots Fellowship Class of 2026. Journalists, advocates, artists, public scholars, and social entrepreneurs from across Africa, each carrying stories their communities need to hear.

They convene for their #FoundationSeminar on 26th and 27th June in Kampala, where the work begins... with turning inward, finding their unshaken core, and asking what makes a #story worth telling in the first place.

The #griot is not merely a storyteller. The griot is the memory of the people.

Read more ➡️https://t.co/sUwBnLo73U

@KasUganda

#GriotsFellowship #LéOAfrica

[The Africa Champions Network @LeOAfricNetwork]

#Kigali is growing at 4% a year. Behind every development breaking ground in this city is a layer of engineers doing quiet, exacting, consequential work that rarely makes headlines. #LydieUwantege is one of them.

As a licensed Civil Engineer and Operations Manager at Delta Developers, Lydie manages multi-level residential developments in one of Africa's fastest-growing cities. But her work extends well beyond any single project. She mentors student engineers, reviews technical papers, sits on the board of a STEM-focused girls' school in #Rwanda, and contributes to the professional ecosystem that African cities will need as they continue to grow.

She is also a published poet. #Engineers and #poets are asking the same question: what endures? Both are working out how to make something that will outlast the moment of its making.

A #YELP Fellow of the LéO Africa Institute from the Class of 2023, Lydie describes the fellowship as having reoriented her leadership, anchoring her in intention and in the conviction that the greatest change is never made alone.

The structures she raises will stand long after the scaffolding comes down.

Read more➡️ https://t.co/Ukx0kedqni

#AfricaChampionsNetwork #DistinguishedFellow

[Awel @Uwihanganye_A]

A real treat to spend the evening with some of the #YELPFellows from Kenya! @LeoAfricaInst #AfricaChampions

[Makerere University Business School @OfficialMubs]

Celebrating MUBS student leadership since 1997.

For nearly three decades, the Guild Presidency has been a platform for service, representation, and transformation, shaping generations of student leaders and contributing to the growth of Makerere University Business School.

As we reflect on this legacy, which Guild President do you consider the most impactful, and why? Share your thoughts and memorable moments in the comments.

#MUBS #StudentLeadership #GuildPresidents #MUBSLegacy #OfficialMUBS

[The Africa Champions Network @LeOAfricNetwork]

@CanaryMugume is shaping how Ugandans understand their country, in a media environment that does not always make that work easy or safe. Through prime-time news, radio, podcasting, and investigative reporting, he remains one of the most consistent and consequential voices in the country’s media landscape.

His commitment to truth over neutrality is not a slogan. It is a practice, visible in the stories he chooses, the questions he asks, and the standard he holds himself to, even when holding to that standard has carried a price.

The story, for him, is always in service of something larger. And that is precisely what makes it worth telling.

Read More ➡️https://t.co/ixyG2YJDKp

#AfricaChampionsNetowrk #DistinguishedFellow

[PIRATES RUGBY @piratesrugbyUG]

Whether in National colors or club colors, you always gave it your all.

Sail on our Hero 🫡

Sydney Gongodyo Gyabi.

[Denis Duke Woniala🇺🇬 @DenisDukeUG]

The Late Aggrey Awori sets such a good example that I think the university don and would be interior minister Dr Lawrence Muganga ought to emulate.

Born on the Uganda - Kenyan Boarder, Aggrey DECIDED to live all his life as Ugandan while his siblings chose kenya as their country.

At one point, we had the two Awori brothers in powerful positions in both countries, one being a Minister while the Kenyan one being a Vice President.

But not a single day did we ever doubt Aggrey for not being Ugandan. Reason; Because he made his decisions very clear to the whole world. At some point Aggrey was a presidential candidate who ran against President Museveni and came third.

While someone would argue that his other siblings were born in Kenyan towns, it’s also true they could have chosen to be Ugandans and no one would have disputed that.

Ugandans are very peaceful people. We’ve been through a lot that we don’t care anymore where someone is coming from. As long as you’re a good person we are good to go.

This explains why we mix so well with refugees who’ve been thronging into the country in recent times. As a matter of fact, Ugandan people are rank high amongst most hospitable people in the world.

These issues being raised by a section of people are only a deliberate move by a section of goons who want to take Uganda back to colonial times. And fortunately that won’t happen because we are now grown and understand things.

[Owek. Byamazima Joshua @joshuabyamazima]

Eight arrests have been confirmed as of today.

The first batch of suspects is expected to be produced before court on Wednesday.

Great progress.

Thank you so much IGP @igp_ug1

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Police have intensified the hunt for more suspects involved in the mob killing of Black Pirates rugby player Sydney Gongondyo, warning that all those captured in the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera videos and photographs circulating on social media will be arrested and prosecuted.

DETAILS👉 https://t.co/Vu3479WFGb

#VisionUpdates

[Emmanuel. S. Awori @AworiEmmanuel]

RT @LeoAfricaInst: 🥁🥁🥁

We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 cohort of the Huduma Fellowship! 🎉🇺🇬

Meet our 22 incredible fellows, each with…

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

How Irene Mutuzo @irenemutuzo is Redefining Psychology in the Digital Space

Dr Irene Mutuzo is a digital psychologist, lecturer at Makerere University, and researcher working at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. Her work asks a question that sounds simple but carries enormous consequence: what happens to people when technology changes around them? And, equally, what shapes whether they adopt or resist it?

Read more➡️https://t.co/HO3uqxhYgY

#DistinguishedFellow #AfricaChampionsNetwork

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

🌍 Happy Africa Day 2026! 🎉

Today, we celebrate 63 years of Unity, Integration, and Development. 63 years since visionary African leaders founded the Organization of African Unity and dared to dream of a free, united continent. That dream lives on. 🕊️ ✊🏾

At LéO Africa Institute, Africa Day is a reaffirmation of our mission. We believe that Africa's greatest resource is its people, and we are committed to Investing in a Generation of Transformational Leaders who will shape the continent's future. 🌱 💡

From the Huduma Fellowship to the YELP and Griots Fellowships, our fellows across the continent are carrying this torch, leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a deep love for Africa. 🔥 🤝🏾

To every leader, every dreamer, every builder on this magnificent continent, today we celebrate YOU. 👏🏾 🫵🏾

Let's celebrate together! 🥁 🎶 🌍

#AfricaDay2026 #AfricaDay #TransformationalLeaders #AfricanUnity #HudumaFellowship #YELPFellowship #GriotsFellowship #PanAfrica #InvestingInAGeneration

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

We've been building something. 🌍

The Africa Champions Network now has a full brand identity; a symbol rooted in two ideas: the ambition to move forward, and the responsibility to do so with integrity.

At its heart: a shield anchoring upward-flowing forms. Protected progress. Ambition guided by governance.

The identity also introduces a badge system and four distinct pathways, each with its own color and purpose:

🩵 Alumni Circle — Legacy builders
🟡 Alliance Circle — Strategic partners
🟥 Faculty Members — Intellectual architects
🛡️ Guardians of Vision — Stewards of the mission

This is a mark our fellows, partners, and leaders can wear, recognise, and call their own.

Read the full story behind the identity → https://t.co/rMbuA0vmrg

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

We welcomed the newest class of LéO Africa Institute fellows. 🎉

Hosted alongside our partners @KasUganda, the reception and orientation brought together the 2026 cohorts of three flagship programs; each one a different entry point into the same mission: building leaders who move Africa forward.

🏛️ #HudumaFellowship; Public servants committed to accountable governance
💡 #YELPFellowship; Young and enterprising leaders shaping Africa's economic future
🎤 #GriotsFellowship; Storytellers and communicators redefining African narratives

To every fellow joining us this year: the work begins now. We're glad you're here.

➡️ Photos from the evening → https://t.co/vtmaNKJ3o9

[Awel @Uwihanganye_A]

Well done Ivan. We are all very proud of you, and your achievements. I am glad we got to spend time together - ahead of your graduation- no doubt the next chapter is even more exciting! Congratulations @realjohnivan

[The Africa Champions Network @LeOAfricNetwork]

Today, we celebrate two distinguished fellows who bring distinct voices and vital energy to the LéO Africa Institute community. 🎉

Happy birthday to Rayner Mugyezi @raynersimmons and Benjamin Rukwengye @Rukwengye. 🎂 May the years ahead be as generous as your contributions. 🌟

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

🌍 The LéO Africa Institute & Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (@KasUganda) are pleased to announce that applications for the Griots Fellowship 2026 are now open.

In West African tradition, the Griot is the keeper of memory, the voice of community, and the shaper of collective identity. Inspired by this tradition and the global power of platforms like TED Talks, the Griots Fellowship is designed for practitioners who believe that story is how #Africa reclaims its own narrative in the world.

Now entering its second cohort, we are looking for practitioners who have a story to tell, a project to develop, and a voice ready to be heard.

Writers. Filmmakers. Podcasters. Visual artists. Musicians. Oral historians. Cultural practitioners. This fellowship is for you.

The program takes fellows through:

1️⃣ Narrative Strategy & Craft — Sharpening the art and intention behind your storytelling
2️⃣ Media Production Ethics — Understanding responsibility, representation, and integrity in the stories we tell
3️⃣ Platform Building — Developing the presence and reach your work deserves
4️⃣ The LéO Africa Talk — A carefully crafted, TED-style talk delivered before a live audience

The 2026 cohort theme is "Stories that will Define our Future."

✅ Who should apply:

▫️Emerging leaders aged 25–45, based anywhere on the continent
▫️Writers, artists, filmmakers, cultural practitioners, and storytellers of all kinds
▫️Those with a story rooted in their life, their community, their corner of Africa — and the commitment to bring it to life

📌 Apply now: https://t.co/KUGsuvyFVh