The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is now open for application.
This is a flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).
Established in 2014, the Fellowship has brought nearly 7,800 young leaders from every country in Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States for academic and leadership training.
The Fellows, between the ages of 25 and 35, are accomplished innovators and leaders in their communities and countries.
Deadline: October 13
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Good luck 🍀
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No one deserves to live in fear, and no family should have to endure such pain and loss!
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families affected by the tragic incidents in Angwan Rukuba, Jos & Kahir Village Kaduna.
The government needs to intensify efforts!
Ya Allah whoever has hand or interest on the persistent insecurity bedeviling the Nation, Security Personnel or Government Official, Religious Leader or Traditional, Humiliate him and shower your Anger upon him in this world and the hereafter.
May God save Nigeria and Nigerians
ALIKO DANGOTE Open Letter to Africa
“My Real Investment Wasn’t Cement, Sugar, or Oil — It Was My Daughters.”
I’ve spent my life building industries. But factories can be copied. Deals can be replicated. Capital can be replaced. What cannot be replaced… is leadership. That’s why I didn’t raise heirs. I raised architects. Not for fame. Not for inheritance. But for responsibility.
You see! the factories you see today are not the end of my legacy.
They are simply the training ground for those who will build beyond.
“While most billionaires hide their children from responsibility, I built a leadership pipeline. And it has three names.”
“Mariya Dangote is the strategist. Halima is the dealmaker. Fatima is the diplomat.
Three daughters. Three lenses. One mission: Make Africa competitive in the next 50 years.
While others hid their children from pressure… I exposed mine to purpose. Africa doesn’t need protected elites.
It needs trained transformers. “No reality TV. No scandals. No noise. Just execution. My daughters are rewriting what it means to inherit power in Africa.” Because true succession is not DNA. It’s discipline. It’s not inheritance. It’s institution-building.
If my legacy stops with me... then I have failed. “The real case study isn’t my billions. It’s how I raised leaders instead of dependents, because Africa doesn’t need princesses. It needs architects. And my daughters might be exactly that.”
Legacy isn’t what you leave to your children. It’s what you build through them. Dangote understood that.”
That’s why every African entrepreneur should ask themselves: Have I built wealth… or have I built continuity? Will my children be beneficiaries, or builders?
I didn’t raise princesses. I raised a strategy team. And together, we are executing one question for Africa: What does it take to build an economy that survives its founders? If Africa answers that question — truly answers it... Then no speech, no summits, no billionaire will ever be needed again.
That is the real vision. That is the real succession. And that is my real business plan.
Africa, what legacy are you building? And who is truly ready to continue it?
Sources - WEALTH CREATION FORUM (Facebook)
The FG should decentralise NAFDAC and SON, let each state control and regulate what's manufactured and sold in its market.
Let's see if this fake product issue won't die down.
How do we ensure human rights are everyday essentials in conflict-affected communities?
Join us this International #HumanRightsDay on the 10th of December to talk about this and more.
Set your reminders: https://t.co/j9ybSunnRb
11. Strengthen accountability in the security sector.
Nigeria will not win this fight if:
- operations are leaked by corrupt officers,
- bandit informants exist inside police stations,
- arrested criminals are released without trial.
President Tinubu must enforce:
- independent oversight,
- swift prosecution of compromised officers,
- zero-tolerance for extortion,
- public reporting on high-profile arrests.
Peace lasts longer when women are at the table—not as tokens, but as leaders. 💪🏽🌍
At our #WPS stakeholder dialogue, we reflected on Nigeria’s journey from NAP 2013 to the new 2024–2028 framework: progress made, challenges ahead, & inclusivity.
#InclusiveSecurity#UNSCR1325