Africa

In Conversation with Anne Mosle and Dele Olojede

Aspen Institute Vice President Anne Mosle in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dele Olojede.

May 8, 2024

Early lessons: Using a principles-based strategy to support local advocacy in Africa

What happens when foundations “shift power” towards local advocacy organizations?

February 21, 2020

A Conversation about Supporting Local Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa

This conversation about supporting local advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa is part of a series of brief videos describing the principles underlying the Hewlett Foundation’s strategy to support local advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa. The videos feature a conversation between consultants Julie Tumbo and Coumba Toure about how each principle is lived out in practice, based on their decades of civil society engagement.

January 16, 2020

Announcing Season 2 of The Bridge: Advice from Africa’s First Female President

Aspen Global Innovators Groups kicks off Season 2 of The Bridge podcast in conversation with an inspiring leader.

March 8, 2019
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Moving from Incremental to Transformative Change

Watch a lecture from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Laureate and former president of the Republic of Liberia.

November 15, 2018
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

The Road Ahead for US Foreign Aid to Africa

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho will speak in the Our Planet, Our Health track at Spotlight Health.

June 15, 2018

China’s Historic Ivory Ban

The world’s largest domestic ivory market is closing up shop by the end of the year.

January 9, 2017

Changing the Conservation Paradigm

Across South Africa, communities surrounding national parks struggle to reap the economic benefits of the wildlife tourism.

October 12, 2016

Counting Africa’s Invisible Workers

The majority of Africa’s working population has not been counted in a reliable census, making it difficult to map and grow the economy.

September 7, 2016