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AU Day must move beyond commemoration to action – Prof Mawuko‑Yevugah
Accra, May 25 GNA – Professor Lord Mawuko‑Yevugah, an International Relations expert, has called for a shift in how African Union (AU) Day is observed, urging leaders to prioritise concrete action over ceremonial observance.
He said that the AU Day should serve as a platform for accountability, reflection, and decisive policy implementation rather than routine commemoration.
He said this at the 6th Fireside Dialogue of the Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) in Accra,
The Dialogue, organised in commemoration of AU Day, was held under the theme: “Africa’s Role and Agency in Global Affairs: Past, Present and Future -Prospects and Challenges.”
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Break elite state capture to bolster development — Prof. Mawuko-Yevugah
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An International Relations expert, Professor Lord Mawuko-Yevugah, has called for urgent reforms to curb elite capture of state institutions, warning that it remains a major obstacle to Africa’s development and global influence.
He explained elite capture as a few people in key positions hijacking state institutions to keep control and also act as gatekeepers for external interests.
Prof. Mawuko-Yevugah, who is an associate professor at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), argued that African elites often operated within a global system that constrained Africa’s development, and in many cases, helped to reproduce those constraints domestically.
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AFLIGA dialogue highlights Africa’s role in global governance
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni – GNA
Accra, May 22, GNA – Participants at the 6th Fireside Dialogue of the Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) have underscored the urgent need for Africa to play a stronger role in global governance.
The Dialogue, organised to commemorate African Union Day, was held on the theme: “Africa’s Role and Agency in Global Affairs: Past, Present and Future , Prospects and Challenges.”
The Dialogue brought together policymakers, diplomats, academics, civil society leaders, and students, providing a platform for intergenerational exchange on Africa’s future.
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AFLIGA event highlights need for Africa to reduce foreign dependence
By Buertey Francis BORYOR – BFT
African countries have been urged to reduce dependence on foreign powers for trade, financing and development support for the continent strengthen its voice and influence in global affairs.
In a speech read on his behalf at the AFLIGA 6th Fireside Dialogue in Accra, Special Guest of Honour and Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin said the continent would struggle to shape major global decisions if it continued to rely heavily on external powers while remaining economically vulnerable and politically divided.
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AFLIGA Executive Director calls on Rwanda’s High Commissioner, explore youth, women empowerment
By Benjamin A. Commey – GNA
Accra, Feb. 04, GNA – Dr Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, The Executive Director of the Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA), has paid a courtesy call on the High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to Ghana, Her Excellency Rosemary Mbabazi, to explore strengthened collaboration on youth and women empowerment across Africa.
The high-level engagement focused on the role of Africa’s youth and women in a rapidly evolving global order shaped by geopolitical realignments, technological advancement, and shifting economic power.
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AFLIGA launches 2025 leadership report, calls for inclusive, African-centred governance
By Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, Executive Director – AFLIGA
The Africa Future Leadership Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) has launched its Policy Brief and Report as part of the 2025 edition of its Thought Leadership Series, renewing continental debate on women’s leadership, inclusive governance and African-centred solutions to development challenges.
Speaking at the launch, the Chairperson of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ghana, Dr Charity Binka, described the report as a reminder of Africa’s long-standing traditions of women’s leadership, stressing that African women “have always led” long before the advent of modern institutions and formal titles.
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Secular and Christian leadership: Reclaiming ethics and integrity for national development
By Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, Executive Director – AFLIGA
Across our nation and continent, there is a growing cry for leadership that does more than manage systems — leadership that inspires trust, restores hope, and unites people around a moral and non-partisan national vision. From boardrooms to pulpits, from the corridors of government to the classrooms that shape the minds and character of our youth, it has become clear that progress without principle is fragile.
We are no doubt busily constructing roads, schools, hospitals and digital networks, yet we struggle to build the two things that sustains them all: principled character, integrity, and ethical leadership. Let’s be frank, Ghana’s development challenge is all about the missing architecture of character. Nothing more, or less.
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Partnership between AFLIGA, AWLN Ghana to empower young women across Africa
By Benjamin A. Commey – GNA
Accra, Jan. 10, GNA – The Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ghana Chapter have entered into a partnership aimed at strengthening the capacity of women and young girls across Ghana and the wider African region.
The partnership brings together AFLIGA’s strengths in entrepreneurship and leadership development, digital learning, research, and policy engagement with AWLN’S extensive grassroot networks, gender advocacy leadership, and pan-African reach.
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Lifestyle vs. Legacy: How the pressure to “look good and successful” is undermining values and ethical behaviour in Ghana
By Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, Executive Director – AFLIGA
In today’s Ghana, a silent but powerful cultural shift is underway. More and more, the pursuit of, and admiration for titles, status, expensive lifestyles, flashy appearances, and public displays of riches is overshadowing the virtues of modesty that once defined our national character.
A growing number of young people now believe that success must be loudly visible, and this desire to be seen as prosperous has become one of the subtle drivers of corruption and unethical behaviours across the fabric of our society in recent times.
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Silence and spectatorship: How passive citizenship is weakening Ghana’s democracy
By Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, Executive Director – AFLIGA
One of the great strengths of Ghana’s democracy has been the active involvement and vibrancy of its people, their willingness to participate, debate, organise, and demand accountability.
Yet beneath the surface of this democratic tradition lies an emerging challenge that appears to threaten or undermine its resilience: the rise of passive citizenship.
Recent electoral data provide early warning signs of this shift. According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), voter turnout in Ghana declined from about 77.83% in the 2020 general elections to approximately 60.88% in the 2024 elections, the lowest participation recorded in the last three electoral cycles (International IDEA, Voter Turnout Database).
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AWLN Ghana, AFLIGA pay courtesy call on GIS boss; explore partnership opportunities
By Benjamin A. Commey – GNA
Accra, Jan. 20, GNA – A joint delegation from the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN-Ghana) and the Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) has paid a courtesy call on Mr. Samuel Basintale Amadu, the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), to explore areas of collaboration, particularly in advancing gender-responsive training programmes for female personnel of the Service.
The visit focused on discussions around strengthening women’s professional development, leadership advancement, and capacity building within the Ghana Immigration Service. The delegation was led by Dr. Charity Binka, Chairperson of AWLN-Ghana.
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Ghana has lost its long-term national vision to partisan politics – Retired Military Officer
A retired military officer and strategic leadership expert, Dr Victor Abbey, has blamed partisan politics and the abandonment of long-term national vision for Ghana’s development setbacks, arguing that the country has drifted from the transformational agenda pursued by its founding leaders.
Speaking at a media engagement organised by the Africa Leaders Institute of Global Affairs ahead of Ghana’s 70th independence anniversary next year, Dr. Abbey said the country’s founding fathers approached independence with strategic foresight and a commitment to nation-building rather than short-term political gain.
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Shift from dialogue to transactional diplomacy signals crisis in multilateralism – Research Fellow
By Benjamin A. Commey – GNA
Accra, April 5, GNA – Dr Victor Doke, a Research Fellow at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, has warned that the global multilateral system is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from dialogue-driven engagement to transactional diplomacy.
He said the evolving trend, largely influenced by major global powers, posed serious implications for Africa’s role in global governance, peace, and security.
“Multilateralism, as we know it, was largely based on dialogue and cooperation, but what we are seeing now is a shift towards transactional engagements,” he explained.
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AFLIGA, Frimpong Manso Institute partner to empower faith-based women and youth
By Benjamin A. Commey – GNA
Accra, Jan. 15, GNA – The Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) and the Frimpong Manso Institute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly strengthen leadership, entrepreneurship, and economic empowerment for women and youth in Ghana, especially within faith-based institutions.
The partnership brings together AFLIGA’s expertise in civic leadership, enterprise development, and digital learning with FMI’s experience as a Christian national think-tank known for ethical, evidence-based interventions.