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Africa Leadership Foundation (ALF) is a civil society organization with a focus on good governance and leadership development discuss; entrepreneurship and digital empowerment; gender equality and research; including the challenges of conflicts and the approaches to Peace and stability in Africa.
Registered as the Africa Leadership Foundation in 1988 with the Corporate Affairs Commission, ALF operates under the Nigeria Companies Act of 1968 with RC Number 115366.
As an independent international think-tank, ALF focuses on economic development, regional cooperation, and integration, international relations and strategic affairs, interfaith harmony, peacebuilding, and private sector development, ALF conducts research, engages stakeholders, facilitates dialogue, and builds capacity to inform policy and drive development.
The Africa Leadership Foundation (ALF) was founded in 1988 by former President of Nigeria, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo to address Africa’s leadership crisis. ALF’s mission is to develop effective leadership, promote peace, stability, and productivity across government, business, and civil society. Through platforms like the Africa Leadership Forum and Farm House Dialogue, ALF facilitates policy discussions, generates reports, and provides recommendations to drive continental development
ALF’S OBJECTIVES
- Encourage creative problem-solving methodologies development and strengthening of African institutions.
- Train and groom Africans for leadership and participation in democratic process.
- Promote inclusive development, empowerment and rights of women in Africa
- Promote entrepreneurship development and support job creation initiatives and opportunities for young people.
- Use research and analysis to engage policymakers and fostering global understanding and dimensions of development
- Promote conflict resolution, reconciliation, and harmony through the design of effective economic post conflict integration programmes.
- Build networks and partnerships to amplify impact.
- Disseminate knowledge and ideas through publications.
