The Horn of Africa – Its Strategic Importance for Europe, the Gulf States, and Beyond
Alexander Rondos is the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa and was an Ambassador of Greece.
Africa in the First Quarter of the Twenty-First Century
is a former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You may follow him on Twitter @SegunObasanjo.
The Imperative of African Leadership – Fulfilling the Continent’s Massive Potential
Grant T. Harris is CEO of Harris Africa Partners LLC and advises companies on strategy, policy, and risk mitigation with respect to doing business in Africa. He previously served as Special Assistant to President Obama and Senior Director for African Affairs at the White House.
Funding the SDGs – Licit and Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister of Nigeria, having also served as Managing Director of the World Bank. This essay is based on her University of Pennsylvania Law School 2015 Leon C. & June W. Holt Lecture in International Law. You may follow her on Twitter @NOIweala.
Mobile Money – Africa’s Force for Social Good
Bob Collymore is CEO of Safaricom, a Kenyan mobile operator. You may follow him on Twitter @bobcollymore.
Africapitalism and Africa’s Sustainable Development
Tony O. Elumelu is Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, and Transcorp. He is also Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation. You may follow him on Twitter @TonyOElumelu.
Leveraging Leadership and Resources – The African Development Bank, Sustainable Development, and Climate Resilience
Akinwumi A. Adesina is President of the African Development Bank, having previously served as Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. You may follow him on Twitter @akin_adesina.
Emigration Waves – A Tradition Anchored in Human Civilization
Mohamed Benaïssa is Mayor of the Moroccan city of Assilah and Secretary-General of the Assilah Forum Foundation. He is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, having also previously served as the country’s Minister of Culture.
Africanistan – Is the Sahel on the Road to Becoming Another Afghanistan?
Serge Michailof is author of the French best-seller Africanistan: l’Afrique en crise va-t-elle se retrouver dans nos banlieues? (2015), Associate Researcher at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), and a board member of both the Conseil des investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN) and the Groupement de Recherche e d’échanges technologiques (GRET). He was formerly a head of operations of the French Development Agency (AFD), a country director for the World Bank, and an associate professor at both the Sorbonne and Sciences Po.
Accountable Leadership – The Key to Africa’s Successful Transformation
Landry Signé is Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for African Studies, Chairman of the Global Network for Africa’s Prosperity, Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage, an Archbishop Tutu Fellow, and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.