General elections were held in Sierra Leone on March 7, 2018 to elect the President, Parliament and local councils. The first 100 days of a new government are often... read more →
July 18, 2018, the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, is an opportunity to reflect on his continuing impact and inspiration. The Nelson Mandela Foundation is dedicating this year’s Mandela... read more →
United Nations (UN) Public Service Day, June 23, celebrates the value of public service to the community. It highlights the contribution of public service in the development process, recognizes the... read more →
World Oceans Day, held yearly on June 8, reminds us of the importance of the oceans that make up about 70% of our planet earth. Oceans, abundant in natural resources,... read more →
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on May 25, 1963. In this post, I reflect on the most fundamental but often... read more →
As African Climate Change Week is marked in Nairobi this week, I find myself reflecting on public policy research that I am doing in Canada as an African Leader of... read more →
A group of African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) scholars attended the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) 2018 National Leadership conference earlier this month in Toronto. During the conference... read more →
We asked ALT Scholar Elmond Bandauko to share some of the academic and professional highlights of the past year in Canada. What major lesson about public policy/public administration do you... read more →
From August 20 to 23, eight African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) scholars participated in the Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), an ALT program... read more →
My opportunity to make a difference My ALT internship as a Sustainability Scholar was with the Energy and Sustainability unit of BC Fraser Health Authority, evaluating and improving the environmental... read more →
