Leadership and Development

Governance is made up of the political and institutional processes through which decisions are taken and implemented. Governance is most effective when these processes are participatory, accountable, transparent, efficient, inclusive, and respect the rule of law. Good governance is particularly important at local level, where governments interact with citizens and communities on a daily basis. … Read more

Leadership is a dynamic process in which a man or a woman with God-given capacity influences a specific group of people toward God’s purposes for that group. Leaders are shaped by deliberate training and by experience. Leaders influence followers in different ways through direct, indirect, and organizational influences.   The Leadership development theory is a … Read more

The African Development Bank (AfDB) was created on 4 August 1963 in Khartoum, Sudan, where 23 newly independent African countries signed the agreement establishing the institution.[1] On 10 September 1964, the Agreement came into force when 20 member countries subscribed to 65% of the Bank’s capital stock of US$ 250 million. The inaugural meeting of … Read more

In her seminal work, Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It, Dambisa Moyo provides a very critical explanation for the steady collapse of democracies around the world and how this problem can be addressed for the good of the future generations. In this work, Dr. … Read more

After almost 50 years since its publication, Walter Rodney’s book “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” still presents a fascinating read, given how little things have changed. If anything, it shows how resilient neo-colonialism has proved to be as well as how fundamentally untouched its economic setup remains. The apparent paradox whereby the richest continent on earth (in … Read more