Join us for an insightful discussion at the Global African Public Square (APS) during King’s Africa Week 2026.
The debate will critically explore key questions, including:
• What are the major structural challenges to resourcing African agency?
• What alliances must Africa forge to resource and sustain its agency?
• Where are the emerging leaders shaping the strategic debate on Africa’s global positioning?
Don’t miss out — join the conversation!!
Damilola Adegoke  King's College London Kafui Tsekpo  African Leadership Centre Funmi Olonisakin  King's College London Shuvai Busuman Nyoni  African Leadership Centre Adeoti Dipeolu  African Leadership Centre Munyaradzi Mapfumo  African Leadership Centre Ms Maggie Aliyyah Sada  African Leadership Centre Alagaw Ababu Kifle

Jointhe ALC Alagaw Ababu Kifle  African Leadership Centre Funmi Olonisakin  King's College London Damilola Adegoke  King's College London Adeoti Dipeolu  African Leadership Centre Aliyyah Sada  African Leadership Centre Sebastian Wesonga  African Leadership Centre Ms Maggie Munyaradzi Mapfumo  African Leadership Centre at this year's Global edition of the African Public Square that open King's Africa Week. We shall be engaging the opportunities for resourcing African agency from within the African context. This will take an intergenerational strategic open debate on the following core questions: What is the major structural challenge in resourcing African agency? What alliances must Africa build to resource and sustain its agency? and Where are the emerging leaders of the strategic debate located? I will be attending!

PANEL 1: West Africa Over the Next 50 Years (Session I): A Projection of Key Trends

Album APS 2024

As global power dynamics shift, Africa must assert its place in decision-making spaces. The UN Pact for the Future presents an opportunity—but will it bring real influence or just more promises? 🤔

Join the conversation! What does Africa need to truly shape its global future? Share your thoughts below! 👇 #AfricaRising #GlobalLeadership #UNPact

Dear APS 2025 participants, share your thoughts and insights on the speakers' key points in the comments below! 💬👇 #APSDiscussion Funmi Olonisakin Alagaw Ababu Kifle Kafui Tsekpo Adeoti Dipeolu Brian Channer Rupert Denham Ms Maggie Munyaradzi Mapfumo  African Leadership Centre Daniel Stafford olafbachmann Elizabeth Ng'ang'a Catherine Vitaliano  ACCORD Aliyyah Sada  African Leadership Centre AminaAydii

The African Public Squar is currently hosting a debate on Disrupting Distances: Nations, Systems, and Leadership. A very powerful keynote and debate going on right now!

Join us for an insightful discussion at the Global African Public Square (APS) taking place during King's Africa Week 2025!

Topic: Positioning Africa in Global Power Hierarchies: What does the UN Pact for the Future offer Africa?
📅 Date: Monday, 3rd March 2025
⏰ Time: 18:00 – 21:00 (GMT)
📍 Venue: Bush House, Central Block, 8th Floor (Hybrid Event)

This event will explore Africa’s positioning in global power structures and the opportunities presented by the UN Pact for the Future.
📌 Don’t miss out—join the conversation shaping Africa’s role on the global stage!

🔗Register now to attend in person or virtually: https://alcoffice.systems/civicrm/event/info/?id=21&reset=1

#APSDebate #Africa2025 #KingsAfricaWeek

The African Leadership Centre (ALC) invites you to join us at the inaugural event of this year’s King’s Africa Week – A Global African Public Square (APS). This event is an open debate featuring a keynote address with contributions from a distinguished panel of diplomats, academics, and policy practitioners.

This event is hosted by the African Leadership Centre in partnership with the African Diplomatic community.
Sign Up or Login to engage: https://social.africanpublicsquare.com/march-2025-aps

Adeoti Dipeolu  African Leadership Centre Funmi Olonisakin  King's College London Shuvai Busuman Nyoni  African Leadership Centre Catherine Vitaliano  ACCORD Kafui Tsekpo  African Leadership Centre Aliyyah Sada  African Leadership Centre Alagaw Ababu Kifle  African Leadership Centre

The inaugural APS has generated interesting conversation between two different generations of South Sudanese and Sudanese as can be seen in these videos from the perspective of the older generation Dr Deng- (see 7:40-8:40) and the present generation Catherine - (see 1:40-3:20)

Share your views on how you think the task of nation-building in both countries can be approached to deliver progressive peace and collective prosperity

Key Note: The Two Sudans at a Critical Juncture - Dr Francis Deng

Dr. Francis Deng has served in numerous national and international positions. Following the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement that ended the Sudanese civil war, he was successfully appointed Sudan’s Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Canada, and the United States; and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. #APS2024 Read more: http://social.africanpublicsquare.com/aps-2024-papers

The launch of the African Public Square, organised by @ALC_KCL commenced with an open debate on “Sudan and South Sudan” on June 27 in Nairobi, Kenya.

#APSLaunch #Africa2024 #KCLAfrica2024 #ALCNairobi