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Earlier this year, over 150 HR professionals gathered in Cape Town for the 4th Annual Africa HR Professionals Strategy Boot Camp, exploring how people-centered leadership can thrive in a tech-driven world. With themes ranging from mental wellness and gender inclusion to predictive analytics and AI, the event showcased how African HR leaders are reimagining the workplace with empathy, innovation, and strategy. The conversations sparked here are shaping a people-first, future-ready vision for organizations across the continent. Are you curious how HR is transforming in Africa?
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With urgent reflections like “the house is on fire,” the conversation cut through speculation to focus on action, how to rebuild with intention, equity, and local leadership at the center. From calls for radical solidarity to the importance of language and partnership, the dialogue emphasized one thing: the future of development lies in community-driven, collaborative, and context-aware systems.
Among the leading voices was Jacqueline Asiimwe, CEO of CivSource Africa, who passionately called for a shift from individualism to collective strength. Rooted in the African philosophy of Ubuntu, "I am because we are", Jacqueline emphasized the power of local giving, community-led philanthropy, and re-centering African agency in development. Her insights reminded us that long before external aid, African communities had systems of resilience, generosity, and growth that sustained them, and those systems remain vital today.
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Aliko Dangote, recently honored as one of TIME Magazine’s top 100 global philanthropists, has pledged to expand his already impressive philanthropic investments through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, which spends around $35 million annually to uplift communities across Africa. Speaking at the TIME100 Impact Dinner in New York, Dangote emphasized investing in nutrition, health, education, and economic empowerment to build a brighter future for Africans, citing initiatives from fighting malnutrition to supporting higher education and eradicating polio.
Image: L-R: Chief Executive Officer, TIME, Jessica Sibley, President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations (DIL), Fatima Aliko Dangote and Managing Director/CEO, Aliko Dangote Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou, attending TIME100 Impact Dinner, at One World Observatory in New York City.
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Do you want to see how African philanthropy is scaling impact?
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Image: Dr. Samora Otieno.
As foreign aid to Africa continues to shrink, Dr. Samora Otieno of CorpsAfrica argues that it is time for Africans to reclaim African philanthropy and invest directly in their own communities. Highlighting how external donor priorities often miss the mark, he calls for local resource mobilization as a moral and practical imperative to drive long-term, community-owned solutions. With the upcoming CorpsAfrica All-Country Conference in Nairobi bringing together 1,000 stakeholders, there is a clear momentum to empower African citizens to fund and lead their own development journeys.
Are you curious about how this shift is unfolding?
Read more and get involved in supporting African-led change.
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Image: Almaz Negash, founder and executive director of African Diaspora Network. (Photo: ADN)
As US aid declines, African diaspora leaders are pioneering a new philanthropic investment model unveiled this week in Washington, DC. The approach aims to move beyond traditional remittances, instead directing funds toward African and African diaspora social entrepreneurs to drive long-term social sector growth and sustainable development.
Are you curious how this bold shift could reshape giving?
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