Great leaders aren’t born – they’re made. And Africa is showing us how

May 4, 2016

Students of SIMAD University attend their graduation ceremony, along with over 600 other students, in Mogadishu November 29, 2012.

Image: REUTERS/Omar Faruk

Fred Swaniker

Founder, African Leadership ‘Group’

The Big Picture

Explore and monitor how Education is affecting economies, industries and global issues

A hand holding a looking glass by a lake

Crowdsource Innovation

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Leadership

Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education

Top skills people will need in 2020 versus 2015

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Leadership
See all

Great leaders ask these 4 questions

Andrea Willige

October 20, 2023

Inclusivity: Leaders have the power to change things - here's how

Rosebell Kagumire

October 18, 2023

How to run effective meetings that drive results

Aaron De Smet and Patrick Simon

September 25, 2023

Which leadership skills are needed to create impactful change? Young Global Leaders explain

James Forsyth and Celia Becherel

April 28, 2023

The most effective leaders are advocates for their employees - here's how to become one

Debbie Ferguson

November 9, 2022

How behavioural experiments boost sustainable leadership

Mariah Levin, Cyrus Suntook, Megha Thakker and Emily Barrett

February 18, 2022

Great leaders aren’t born – they’re made. And Africa is showing us how

Fred Swaniker

Share:

Explore and monitor how Education is affecting economies, industries and global issues

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Leadership

Don't miss any update on this topic

Related topics:

Share:

The Agenda Weekly

More on Leadership
See all

Share:

.chakra .wef-1nk5u5d{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.388;color:#2846F8;font-size:1.25rem;}@media screen and (min-width:56.5rem){.chakra .wef-1nk5u5d{font-size:1.125rem;}}Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Leadership

Don't miss any update on this topic

Related topics:

Share:

The Agenda .chakra .wef-n7bacu{margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;line-height:1.388;font-weight:400;}Weekly

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

The Agenda Weekly