A CASE FOR HOMEGROWN LEADERSHIP

For too long Africans have been spectators watching others come up with solutions to the continent’s socio-economic development challenges. However, the tide has started to turn with more and more Africans vocal about the need to take ownership and come up with African solutions to African problems.

 

There’s a new forward-looking generation of talented and ambitious individuals eager to take back control the continent’s narrative and bring about solutions from an African perspective.

 

Nevertheless, adequate resources and pan-African knowledge-sharing programs are urgently needed for this generation to be successful in taking leadership positions across all spheres of influence.

 

Providing an enabling and intellectually stimulating environment must be an integral part of the strategy to grow the upcoming generation of African leaders. Identifying overlooked talent must also be part of this strategy and education is the best place to start.

 

Poverty remains the main obstacle to improving access to education across the continent. Therefore, financial resources, both public and private, such as scholarships and grants, are essential for individuals to access education, mentorship and training programs.

 

If we are serious about providing homegrown solutions to the continent’s many challenges, nurturing bright and ambitious local talent remains the most sustainable path forward.

 

In my latest article, I discuss how home-growing the next generation of African business, political, and cultural leaders as well as intellectual elite is the way forward. To find out more, please visit: https://dryayamoussa.medium.com/a-case-for-homegrown-leadership-c3c0872568a3

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