Stories of Impact & Transformation
In-depth narratives of leaders shaped by the LéO Africa network.
Special Days
The Fireside Never Went Out: Remembering Alex Mukulu
18 Aug 2026 • 5 min
Alex Mukulu Kabangala, born 1954 in Misebe, died August 15, 2026 in Kampala, was Uganda's griot befo...
Leadership
Resetting the African Mindset: LéO Africa Institute Joins the African School of Governance in Kigali
16 Aug 2026 • 5 min
From 25 to 26 August, Kigali will host the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, a continental conve...
Leadership
The Trust Summit 2026: Why LéO Africa Institute Stands With Nairobi's Global Conversation on Trust
15 Aug 2026 • 5 min
As Nairobi prepares to convene government leaders, regulators, academics and citizens under one roof...
Insights
Ugandan Environmentalist JulietGrace Luwedde Advances Community-Rooted Climate Action
29 Jul 2026 • 5 min
Juliet Grace Luwedde moves between worlds that rarely speak to each other well. She is at home in gr...
YELP
Who You Are Is How You Lead: Inside the First YELP Seminar
27 Jul 2026 • 5 min
Two days ago, thirty young leaders walked into a room in Kampala carrying questions many of them had...
YELP
A New Class, A New Chapter: YELP Welcomes Its 2026 Cohort
14 Jul 2026 • 5 min
The Young and Emerging Leaders Project has officially welcomed its Class of 2026, a cohort that arri...
Distinguished Fellow's Profile
Johnson Mwebaze and the Work of Building from the Ground Up
07 Jul 2026 • 5 min
There is a particular kind of professional who does not fit neatly into one description. Johnson Mwe...
Insights
Grounded and Intentional: Donald Byamugisha and the Business of Sustainable Growth
23 Jun 2026 • 5 min
Trade policy, at its best, is not about numbers on a spreadsheet. It is about whether a farmer in ea...
Insights
Announcing the Griots Fellowship Class of 2026: Storytellers Chosen to Carry Africa's Most Important Narratives
23 Jun 2026 • 5 min
The LéO Africa Institute is proud to announce the Griots Fellowship Class of 2026, a cohort of excep...
Insights
Lydie Uwantege Oversees High-Value Residential Developments in Kigali
23 Jun 2026 • 5 min
Kigali is, by most measures, one of the fastest-growing capital cities on the African continent. Its...
Special Days
When Home Is No Longer Safe: On World Refugee Day and the Work of Building Back
19 Jun 2026 • 5 min
Every year on 20 June, the world marks World Refugee Day, a moment designated by the United Nations...
Insights
Truthful, Not Neutral: Canary Mugume and the Weight of the Story
18 Jun 2026 • 5 min
Canary Mugume has a phrase he lives by: truthful, not neutral. It is a deliberate distinction. Neutr...
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