Acha Leke
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Senior Partner McKinsey, Chairman Africa ... Advise public, private and social sector leaders across Africa ... Co-Founder ALA & ALN ... Views are my own ...
Joined November 2011
I’m thrilled to be launching a new report, Reimagining economic growth in Africa: Turning diversity into opportunity, which I co-authored with McKinsey & @McKinsey_MGI colleagues. Find out how we think Africa can reignite growth after a decade of slowdown
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Sooooo proud to call her mom 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 … congrats mummy 🎊🎉🎊🎉 . thanks for inspiring all of us . .
Announcement: @LekeRose receives 2023 Virchow Prize for Global Health. Honoured for her pioneering infectious disease research towards a malaria-free world & relentless dedication in advancing gender equality #VirchowPrize2023.Watch the official statement:
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Loving the new #accra international airport!! . it just opened on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised and excited to experience it last night . and again this morning . way to go #ghana . hope other countries like #nigeria and #cameroon are taking note 😉 . #africarising
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One more country . #bostwana this time 👏🏾👏🏾 . now 21 african countries allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to all Africans . making progress - one country at a time . @AuReforms . via @africanexponent.
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Very productive #AUreform meetings in #Kigali today under the leadership of president @PaulKagame and AU Chair @AUC_MoussaFaki . excited to see the progress we continue to make to transform our @_AfricanUnion . it’s not easy but we are getting there . .
Fruitful meeting with President @PaulKagame and the #AUReforms team to take stock of the overall progress this year. Working towards #TheAfricaWeWant!
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Celebrating #africa at the #NBAAllstar2019 . the NBA just announced they are launching a pan-african league!!!! Exciting times for the continent 😀
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As usual an intense and effective day in #Kigali . lots of progress made in implementing the reforms . a number of additional recommendations to further strengthen the @_AfricanUnion will be made to all heads of state at the extraordinary summit in 2 weeks . @AuReforms.
This morning in Kigali, President Kagame and AUC Chairperson @AUC_MoussaFaki meet with the AU Reform Steering Committee
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Inspiring day today . graduation of our inaugural @alueducation class of students at our beautiful campus in #mauritius 😀 . these young leaders will go on to transform our continent!!! . thank you to all who’ve gotten them here . congrats to all the graduates 👏🏾
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Enjoyed spending the day in #Kigali for #AUReforms meetings with @PaulKagame and the reform team . which includes 3 #cameroonians 😀 . @SongweVera and the head of the reform unit Prof Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo . implementation of our recommendations is well underway.
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Hugely excited to receive the advance reader’s copy of my first book 😀😀 . it’s been a labor of love for over 2 years . trying to analyse and synthesize what it takes to build a successful business on the continent . order your advanced copy on amazon 😀 . enjoy the read!
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Rising up the to #SafeHandsChallenge as requested by @FredSwaniker and @SongweVera . challenging @DonaldKaberuka @cmbabazi @Nothando_N @AshishJThakkar . let’s all keep safe in these tough times .
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President @PaulKagame at #brookings discussing progress on our #AUReform process . implementation has started!!!
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Today is the day!!!! The book it out 😀😀😀 . #AfricaBizRev.
Now available: Our latest book, Africa's Business Revolution, is the definitive guide to doing business in the region. Here's where to get your copy: #africabizrev #africabusiness
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Here's what we recommended for to reform the @_AfricanUnion . implementation is now underway. @AU_Reforms
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Was an intense but very inspiring two days . still lots of work ahead for us . looking forward. @PaulKagame thanks for your leadership .
President Kagame today chaired a meeting with the AU reform advisory group & @DlaminiZuma to discuss the reform of the African Union
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I got it!!!!!! My AU passport 😀 . allows me access to all African…
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Hot-off-the-press . urgent and bold action is needed for us to address the corona crisis in Africa! Here’s our recommendation on what needs to be done . @McKinseyAfrica #COVID19
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These african countries allow visa free/on arrival access to basically all Africans . #seychelles #Uganda #togo #guineebissau #capeverde #ghana #mauritania #mozambique #Mauritius #rwanda #comoros #madagascar #somalia #djibouti #kenya #senegal #tanzania #benin #namibia #ethiopia.
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#237🇨🇲 representing!!! Was awesome catching up over dinner last night in #Addis with some amazing Cameroonians - John who heads @AfricaCDC, @SongweVera and Prof Moukoko from the @_AfricanUnion - inspiring friends who are making a difference for #africa
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Between 2020 and 2021, the number of tech start-ups in Africa tripled to around 5,200 companies. Just under half of these are fintechs, which are making it their business to disrupt and augment traditional financial services. Read our full analysis here:
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More info about the book . for those of you who are still deciding if it's worth a buy . or a read 😉 . enjoy!!! . #africarising . .
A new book from our Africa practice Chair, @achaleke on the inside story on business in Africa and its future growth prospects is now available.
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Congratulations @ALAcademy class of 2017 👏🏾🎉🎊🍾 . our 10th graduating class!!! . looking forward to the role you will play in transforming #Africa 😀😀 . #ALAGrad2019 .
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Yay!!! . Just received the first copies of my book!!! . Wow what a feeling . 2.5 years of hard work and here’s the end product 😀 . available to the…
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With Kenya's announcement we are now up to 15 or so African countries that allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to all Africans 😀 . good progress but still a long way to go!!! . congrats #Kenya . let's continue pushing for a #visafreeafrica
Delighted by Pres @UKenyatta's announcement to issue visas at arrival for all Africans visiting Kenya. Congratulations on this historic decision! I urge all African states that have not yet done so, to take similar measures towards free movement for all Africans across Africa.
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We’ve looked at four forces shaping the outlook for e-payments in Africa. This market is expected to see revenues grow by approximately 20 percent per year, reaching around $40 billion by 2025.
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Our 9th @ALAcademy graduation . always sooooo inspiring . thank you @GJFras for your insightful graduation speech . congrats to the class of 2016!!!!! #ALAGrad2018
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The importance of implementing our @_AfricanUnion reform recommendations . enjoy the read . @PaulKagame @DonaldKaberuka @LopesInsights
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@DonaldKaberuka @cakamanzi @SongweVera @FredSwaniker . My turn to rise up to the #ConnectRwanda challenge . happy to offer 25 @MaraPhones to young entrepreneurs in rural Rwanda who are building businesses and creating jobs! . now time for #connectcameroon . happy holidays 🎄.
@AngeKagame @Fiona_Kamikazi @MaraPhones @ncpdrwanda @LMushikiwabo Challenge accepted.A smartphone to every home #ConnectRwanda by end of 2020. Thank u for gesture on those with disabilities.A fitting New Year pledge.Colleagues and I pledge 300 phones for rural community health workers.I challenge @achaleke @FredSwaniker @SongweVera @VRugwabiza.
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We spoke to five leaders about how they're seizing opportunities and overcoming challenges to build successful organizations in—and a brighter future for—the nations of Africa. #africabizrev #africabusiness
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Will you dare to dance with the us in #accra in exactly 42 days? Along with 300+ similarly-minded Africans/friends of Africa . You definitely don’t want to miss out . @Prosper4Africa @FredSwaniker
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Here are the recommendations we made to reform the @_AfricanUnion @PaulKagame @AminaJMohammed @LopesInsights @tito_mboweni @DonaldKaberuka
Address by President Kagame on the Institutional Reform of the African Union:
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This covid-19 is real!!!! Rest In Peace @ManuDibango 🙏🏾🙏🏾 . a reminder to all of us to take it seriously . and stay at home!!!!.
It is with deep sadness that we announce you the loss of @ManuDibango, our Papy Groove, who passed away on 24th of March 2020, at 86 years old, further to covid 19. Your music will always stay with us. #ManuDibango #RIP #SoulMakossa
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Our new research shows that SA is one of 15 African countries that can be classified as “slow growers”, economies that have consistently underperformed Africa’s average growth rate over the past 20 years. Read more here
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Inspiring 36 hours in #kigali . from attending the global gender summit . to visiting my friend @ashishjthakkar’s impressive Mara phone factory!!! . to checking on the progress of the…
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One more country!!!! Go #ethiopia . now we are up to 21 countries on the continent 😀😀 . #visafreeafrica . .
Consistent with PM Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a closer and full regional integration in #Africa—where minds are open to ideas and markets are open to trade, Ethiopia will start on arrival visa to all Africans starting from November 9, 2018. #Ethiopia @AfricanUnion.
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One of the most fulfilling and impactful jobs on the continent!!! Pls help us spread the word . .
Interested in being ALA’s next CEO? We’re looking for a dynamic leader to take the institution to a new level, starting in 2021. Learn more here: @ALAcademy @achaleke @JulieGichuru @chrisjbradford.
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No better place than home to celebrate Christmas with the family 😀 . Also used the opportunity to get a new passport . and this time followed the standard process . What an experience!!! We have a long way to go to improve our citizens' experience . #Cameroon #wecandobetter
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really enjoyed teaching at the inaugural @HarvardHBS class on doing business in #Africa along with fellow @ALAcademy co-founder @chrisjbradford . was excited to see that the class included our first @ALAcademy alum attending @HarvardHBS . congrats Brian karugira 👏🏾👏🏾
This past week, ALA's CEO, @chrisjbradford and co-founder @achaleke led a conversation on ALA & social entrepreneurship at the first ever Harvard Business School class on Africa. The class included ALA inaugural alumnus, Brian Karugira, HBS'19. #AfricaRising #Impact
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Very excited to be part of the team @PaulKagame @DonaldKaberuka @cakamanzi @LMushikiwabo @ECA_Lopes @StriveMasiyiwa
Was pleased to respond to Pdt. @PaulKagame's invitation for a seminal brainstorming on the challenges facing Africa
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Check out the 3rd edition of the @AfDB_Group Visa Openness Index . Excited to see that the Bank continues to publish it 😀 . even more excited that we are making more and more progress . since its publication both #ethiopia and #botswana have relaxed their requirements too!!!.
Can you name the top 5 countries that are more open to other Africans? Hint: 🇸🇨🇧🇯🇷🇼🇹🇬🇬🇼. Find out the answer in our just launched Africa Visa Openness Report 2018 👉🏿
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One more country!! . we are now up to over 15 african countries that allow visa free or visa on arrival access to all Africans 😀 . control just 5 five years ago . definitely progress . but still a long way to go .
#Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the country will “very soon” follow #Rwanda’s example allowing all Africans to travel to the country without visas. The plan will open up Ethiopia to African visitors, and help boost tourism.
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Manufacturing is the bedrock of Africa’s growing economy 🏭.@McKinseyAfrica is supporting the Manufacturing Africa program to catalyse inclusive growth and transformation in the manufacturing sector.
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Go mummy 🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️.
Congrats Dr. Rose Leke, new Chair of @gavi Independent Review Committee!🎉 As @GaviSeth noted to all staff, she’s “one of the foremost #globalhealth capacities on the African continent & recognized as such 🌍.” Also happens to be involved w/@WGHCameroon. Great news! #womenleaders.
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Proud of our firm!!!! @McKinsey @McKinseyAfrica.
Since we posted our statement on racial bias and social injustice, we have been taking stock of what more we can do. Today we are committing to 10 new actions to deliver change within our firm and to help combat racism across the world:
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The first ever Rhodes Scholar from #cameroon👏🏾👏🏾. and he is an @ALAcademy alum 🙌🏾🙌🏾. very proud of you Beauclaire . #237 🇨🇲.
Alumnus Beauclaire Mbanya ’14 has been announced as a winner of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship! He will be the first ever Rhodes Scholar from his home nation of Cameroon, and will receive a full scholarship for graduate studies at @UniofOxford beginning in September 2021.
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Our first review 😀. Nonfiction Book Review: Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market by Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga, and Georges Desvaux. Harvard Business Review, (256p) ISBN 978-1-63369-440-8 via @publisherswkly.
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Finally the Central African region making some progress on the #visafreeafrica front . go #Gabon !! . yeah 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 . @AfDB_Group @WEFGAC
Après le Tchad et la République centrafricaine (RCA) qui ont récemment annoncé l’application de la libre.
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Just wrote an article along with my colleague and friend @safyeboah in the latest edition of @HarvardBiz on exciting innovations from #Africa that the world should know about 😀 . enjoy the read . @McKinseyAfrica @McKinsey #AfricaBizRev.
Check out our November-December 2018 issue: This year's 100 best-performing CEOs in the world, the end of bureaucracy, and how to cultivate everyday courage.
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Great news!!!! The roll out of the passport is ongoing. @WEFGAC #Africa @VanessaMoungar @justpmc @eskanza @AshishJThakkar
Got African Passport today from African Union. Let's bring down the walls! Africa is our home. Well done@DlaminiZuma
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'Africans have been in charge of Africa for a very long time . there comes a point where Africans will have to say 'no more excuses' . ' . President @BarackObama speaking at @ALAcademy now . #ObamaLeaders.
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I recently participated in the MyRookie moment series, where I reflected on my first time dealing with tough feedback. I hope my experience, along with my colleagues, will provide guidance, confidence, and inspiration, should you find yourself in similar situations. Enjoy!
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More progress 😀😀😀. Citizens from Mali, Cameroon & Senegal can now apply for Kenyan visa on arrival via @hapakenya.
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Our latest report on the economic impact of #COVID19 in #Africa . 1/3 of all jobs across the continent - formal and informal - are at risk!!! . And we need to better balance saving lives and safeguarding livelihoods . @McKinseyAfrica
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Thanks for joining us @NOIweala in the midst of your hectic #UNGA78 schedule . we appreciate you always supporting and inspiring the next generation 😀.
Kudos to the Africa Leadership Academy (ALA) for training the continents young leaders today for responsibility tomorrow. Speaking to members of the @ALAcademy community on the sidelines of UNGA. With @achaleke, @malemayehou, Zouera Youssoufou, Aïssatou Diagne and others
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Humbled to meet pres. Obama last week . He wanted to thank @McKinsey for our support for the @YALINetwork programme http://t.co/ur0rm6bYm9.
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Go eddy! . too many of us shy away from the public sector . we need more eddy's!!!! let's support him and make history happen . @ALAcademy.
Eddy Oketch, 28 year old running for Senator in Kenya. Graduate of African Leadership Academy. We need more youth leadership like him to transform Africa. Read about his experiences here @ALAcademy @alueducation @achaleke.
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Our latest episode of the Africa Leaders in Fintech series is out now! In this episode, we interviewed Ashraf Sabry, CEO and founder of Fawry, Egypt's largest mobile money platform. Tune in to find out how Ashraf built Fawry to become a pioneer in Egypt.
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Welcome to the family Bilha 😀😀 . great to have you on board! Looking forward to working closely with you to take @ALAcademy to greater heights 🙌🏾🙌🏾 . African Leadership Academy names Bilha Ndirangu next CEO via @YouTube.
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#AfricaBizRev . .
Acha Leke, @achaleke, has a discussion about what he thinks Africa has - at times - a leadership crisis. Listen to the conversation at #702pocasts #AfricaBizRev @McKinseyAfrica
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What an inspiring day!!! . we welcomed president @barackobama to @alacademy for his townhall with the #obamaleaders followed by a small private lunch . also…
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Africa’s future is bright!!! 😀😀😀.
@ALAcademy graduate Eunice Mwabe was chosen as the student speaker at Harvard’s 2019 graduation ceremony. World class talent from Africa. Watch her talk here:
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#AfricaBizRev . here’s one of the many interviews we did . @FredSwaniker . more to come . @McKinseyAfrica.
‘When you’re in Africa, you’re not just doing business you’re touching lives; you’re transforming societies; and you’re really creating history.’ @FredSwaniker to @achaleke @McKinsey. Technology is a game changer. #YesPlease
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Learning from the elders . Ellen Johnson sirleaf . kofi annan . lakdar brahimi . at the #obamaleaders africa event . hugely inspiring African leaders -…
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Thanks @AlikoDangote @Diop_WB @ECA_Lopes @AshishJThakkar for a great discussion yesterday on #Africa @McKinsey_MGI
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In this episode, Dare shares how being a migrant from Benin influenced him to establish @MFS_Africa, the largest mobile money platform on the continent. He also shares what it will take to make payments seamless across borders.
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In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Mayowa Kuyoro and I share insights from our latest research on Africa and outline the continent's strengths and assets that can help it vastly improve its productivity and reinvigorate its economy.
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learning from amazing Africans who have 'done the impossible' . @oxfordeddiecate @G_MachelTrust Dr Dego. humbling and inspiring #aln2017
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Great week at #davos . connecting with friends, clients and friends of Africa . we hosted our McKinsey Africa breakfast . we brought back our McKinsey nightcap 😀 . I co-chaired the first ever Africa House @Davos which was a great success . leaving davos tired but energised.
"The biggest export from Africa is going to be its talent.". McKinsey #Africa chairman @achaleke reflects on the biggest takeaways from conversations this week with leaders at the World Economic Forum⬇. #McKinseyAtDavos #WEF23
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#Africa dinner at #davos2017 what does Africa's prosperity mean? How to achieve? @NOIweala @edwin_macharia @jimoviafoundatn #AfricaatDavos
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I remember those days like it was yesterday 😀. 10 years . wow!!! . @ALAcademy @FredSwaniker @chrisjbradford
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Love how one of our leading african banks ABSA is flying the African flag high davos . right in the main promenade - no one can miss it!!! . then the coffee…
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#MTVMAMA2016 amazing show as always! . great way to celebrate our continent . that's what #Africa is all about . @AlexOkosi @MTVBaseAfrica
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One more country . slowly but surely yeah!!! @WEFGAC @ECA_Lopes @DonaldKaberuka @justpmc @VanessaMoungar @eskanza
President Talon: Learning from Rwanda, I have decided that Benin will no longer require visas for other Africans.
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Thank you president @PaulKagame for spending over 3 hours with us at #ALN2014 . sharing your experience and insights . hugely inspiring.
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Thank you @PaulKagame for the opportunity to be part of this amazing team . here's to a truly reformed #AfricanUnion #AUSummit2017
Our gratitude to President @PaulKagame & his team for a spectacular report proposing recommendations for the #AU institutional reforms.
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Congrats to my Cameroonian sister 😀😀😀😀 . such amazing talent we have across the continent . #AnzishaPrize2018 @ALAcademy.
Congratulations to Melissa Bime , winner of the 2018 @anzishaprize from Cameroon. She is the Founder of INFIUSS. #AnzishaPrize2018 @ALAcademy cc @FredSwaniker @achaleke @Faswani
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Always exciting to spend time on campus at @alacademy . today was founders day when the community comes together to celebrate each other and the continent - and to have some fun 😀 . I…
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#AfricaBizRev . .
« Doing well by doing good » as a way to succeed sustainably in Africa. Very optimistic and inspiring talk at the Orange Executives meeting @achaleke . @orangeafrica .
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yep!!!! go #Togo . we need more countries to follow their lead plus that of the other 14 or so African countries that today allow #visafreetravel for all #africans .
#Togo the 3rd most open african country (1st in west africa) for african visitors. because #Togo is a natural #gateway to ecowas.@achaleke
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With momentum for sustainability building, Africa’s oil & gas producing nations have a unique opportunity to embark on an inclusive energy transition and chart a course toward a sustainable future. Read our analysis
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#AfricaAtDavos . great to see so many of our leaders represented and reconnect with friends #DavosOn410
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The African passport of for real!! @DonaldKaberuka @ECA_Lopes @justpmc @VanessaMoungar @_AfricanUnion #AUKigali2016
Excellent news for Africa! Well done @achaleke & team. Keep up the good job for our future.
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#AfricaBizRev . .
Acha Leke, senior partner and chairman of McKinsey’s Africa practice, addresses a business gathering around the topic of Africa’s Business Revolution @achaleke @McKinseyAfrica @HarvardBiz #AfricaBizReview
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Kickoff of #aln2016 . always inspiring to meet these amazing africans/friends of africa . 400 this year!! @Prosper4Africa @FredSwaniker
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Was another intense but very good meeting . aligning on recommendations to be shared with Presidents at the next @_AfricanUnion summit
President Kagame today hosted the 4th meeting of the advisory group on African Union Reform ahead of his report to the AU Summit in January
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Sad to see @ECA_Lopes leave the ECA . thanks for all you did for the institution and #Africa . look forward to continue working with you
.@ECA_Lopes leaves ECA to advise @PaulKagame on @_AfricanUnion.reform w/ @DonaldKaberuka, @achaleke @StriveMasiyiwa
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Thanks to the @usafricachamber for hosting me today . hope the conversation helped encourage more US companies to expand across the continent . #AfricaBizRev.
Director for East and Southern Africa at @USChamberAfrica, Brionne Dawson engages @achaleke in a conversation on different themes related to #AfricaBizRev
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#AfricaBizRev . .
[SUBSCRIBE] In the latest episode of @Africastatemind, Presenter @LeeKasumba speaks to @McKinsey's Chairman, @achaleke about why he thinks Africa has – at times – a leadership crisis. Listen to the conversation on #LIFEpodcasts 🌍
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Our latest article . this time on reopening and reimagining #africa . enjoy the read 😀 . @McKinseyAfrica #COVID19
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Was a great discussion indeed . now time to make it happen . @SongweVera @ECA_OFFICIAL @GBCHealth @AlikoDangoteFdn @Zouera @halimadangote.
Honoured to join President @FEGnassingbe, @AminaJMohammed, Ministers & partners from across #Africa to explore how we can leverage the resources & expertise of the private sector to uphold people’s right to health & ensure healthy societies. Time to go to scale!.#UNGA
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