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Rwanda News

How African Leadership Principles Helped Me Unmask Fear

In How African Leadership Principles Helped Me Unmask Fear, Christopher O. H. Williams reflects on a defining leadership moment during the COVID-19 crisis as President of African Leadership University. Drawing on African leadership values and real-world executive experience, he explores how fear emerges in high-stakes decisions and how leaders can confront it with clarity, responsibility, and courage. Through a practical five-step framework—naming fear, identifying its source, estimating its likelihood, visualizing success, and understanding the cost of retreat—Williams shows how fear can be transformed from a barrier into a guide for ethical leadership, decision-making under uncertainty, and personal growth.

Malengo Secures $12.9 Million from The Shapiro Foundation to Expand International Education Pathways & Financial Security

Malengo, a non-profit organization empowering young people in East Africa through international education, has secured $12.9 million in impact funding from The Shapiro Foundation to expand vocational training and university programs for low-income students and refugees in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. Founded by Cornell University Professor Johannes Haushofer, Malengo enables educational migration to Germany, helping students move from living on $1.40 a day to earning over $40,000 annually. The investment will scale Malengo’s income share agreement (ISA) model, creating sustainable education and financial pathways that reduce poverty and boost community development.