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Transcript In Kenya where failing socio-economic standards are among the many challenges facing the young people in particular, sports is supposed to provide an alternative for them. Sports can also serve as an avenue for personal and national development. Young people are keen to follow the sporting path to make the most of their talents. But many of them are worried about the low returns from engaging sports. The Sports industry in Kenya continues to grapple with issues of, misappropriation of funds, general mismanagement of players, inadequate infrastructure and minimal investments amongst others. These challenges stem primarily from the ineffective leadership of the sector. Government appointees in the sports ministry for instance, are randomly appointed even without any sporting experience. The lack of investment in sports infrastructure also reflects failing leadership. For example, the current Kenyan government promised in their first manifesto in 2013, to build new 'state of the art 'stadia acro

Transcript: The growing threat of violent extremist groups in the Horn of Africa has seen the emergence of a wide range of security, political and development responses to the threats posed. One of them is Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in short PCVE, A soft approach version of Counter-Terrorism. However, there is a lack of a universally accepted definition for ‘violent extremism’, which is sometimes used inaccurately as an alternative term for ‘terrorism’, which also lacks a standard definition. Gendered analysis has over the years been central in peace and security discourse since the adoption of Security Council resolution (1325) by the UN in early 2000. However, perspectives on CVE tends to underestimate the role of women in prevention of violent extremism. Although there has been growing interest in the gendered dynamics in CVE, recent ideas have been oversimplified and mainly tend to view women’s role through binary lenses as just as mothers or wives of men engaged in CVE. Gender dynamic

Nigeria’s President Elect Muhammadu Buhari is set to be sworn into office for a second term following his victory against his arch-rival and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar in the one closely contested Presidential election that attracted seventy three candidates. In this discussion Program, Desmond Davis engages Dr Wale Ismail a Senior Research Fellow at the African Leadership Centre and Adewale Ajadi author, consultant and leadership expert from Nigeria. The panellists discuss dynamics and complexities of the just concluded Presidential elections in the most populous country in Africa and how the process faired amidst ethnic and religious polarization and external influences. Desmond Davis asks the experts what Nigeria’s electoral experience means for the country and Africa’s democratic process in general. Adewale Ajadi Photo:Paul Munene

In leadership the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals or team is often considered relative and at times it’s challenging to pin down what really leadership is and the attributes a leader is expected to have. In a conversation on the Practice of Leadership with Kings college Leadership students the former president of East Timor Jose Ramos Horta talked on how Leadership should be exercised through persuasion and humility and not coercion. President Jose Ramos Horta argued that as a leader one important quality you should have is that you care about people and issues, be compassionate and humble and use your position to try and effect change. President Ramos-Horta who is today known for his work and promoting peace in conflict-on countries was a recipient of the Nobel Peace prize in 1996 for his work in achieving a just and peaceful solution to the East-Timor conflict. In his political role, he had brought about Timor’s independence from Indonesia and transitioned fro

Nigeria is set to hold its General Elections in February 2019. The election will be another test of the democratic gains Nigeria has made since it returned to multiparty democracy in 1999 after more than three decades of military rule. This has been evident with the high number of participants registered to take part in the elections; with thirty-nine individuals having already declared their interest to contest for the presidential position. For about six years now the violent insurgency by the extremist group Boko Haram has been the main issue affecting Nigeria, this alongside the slow economic, growth corruption, tribalism and religion polarization are the main issues at heart of this election. The question on the minds of the 84 million registered voters remains which candidate is best suited to tackle these issues head on. ALC Radio sat down with Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, one of the Presidential hopefuls in the upcoming election. The core question is whether Dr. Obiageli, co-founder of transparency int

Leadership is an essential feature of all government and governance. Leadership scholars suggest that weak leadership contributes to government failures, and strong leadership is indispensable if a government is to succeed. But does that mean young people contribute to government failure because they are young and lack the so called leadership skills? In Africa, for the longest time, young Africans have been excluded from issues leadership. This is because it is stereotypically viewed as a space for older experienced people, and not young ones, because they are perceived to have many years to live and hence they still have time to lead. This was the theme of the inaugural lecture for the African Global Engagement series. This series was established in 2018, with the aim of inviting prominent African leaders to King’s College London to interrogate the leadership dimension of the security-development nexus in Africa and other parts of the developing world. The inaugural lecture titled 'Demystifying The Leader

Africa is often depicted as a continent of mass migration, following its high number of migrants experienced in the past few years. According to statistics, As of 2007, there were an estimated seven million African migrants living in Organisation For Economic Co-Operations and Development countries. This increase in numbers has been constituted by: Climate change and environmental degradation, armed conflict, and political, economic and food crises which has continued to force people to flee hence the high number. African migration has largely become synonymous with the European migration crisis; in doing so, it has neglected and silenced other inspiring and compelling narratives from Africa. This debate Not Just A Crisis: A Conversation On African Migration looks at the modern day African Migration complexities, Identity, Residency, Citizenship and breaks down who best defines how we view ourselves and our own identity through stories of two scholars based at King’s College London. Through their storie

Elections have been the usual mechanism by which citizens of a country democratically elect officials who represents them. During elections citizens are able to exercise their rights and freedoms of choosing whomever they would like to govern them. But recent events in several African countries have seen many electoral processes lack integrity and credibility which has made voters question the value and relevance of the process and some others have contemplated on whether they need to vote at all. In this programme event titled the Futility of Elections in African with a focus on Kenya and Zimbabwe brought together experts with wide knowledge of elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe. They include: Tawanda Chimhini from Election Resource Centre in Zimbabwe, Glen Mpani from Shikamo Africa, Willis Otieno - Election Expert, an Advocate from Kenya, and Prof. Karuti Kanyinga from University of Nairobi.

This is a recording of Prof. Funmi Olonisakin inaugural lecture that she delivered on 9th of July 2018 at Kings College London. In this lecture, titled Leadership and Conversation in Dialogue: Securing Peace in the Unromantic Context Prof. Funmi noted that the pursuit of stable peace in conflict-torn societies needs to put into account leadership dynamics in these contexts. Prof. Funmi argued that understanding the predominant situation, the domain and society levels in which leadership emerges, and the quality of leadership process particularly how influence is exchanged between leaders and followers is important in building a shared response to the situation. Prof. Funmi Olonisakin is a Professor of Security, Leadership & Development at the University and is internationally renowned for her passion and expertise in the area of effective leadership in peace building and security. Photo taken by Alfred Muteru.

Kholosa Nonkenge a fellow at the ALC, explores the power that followers have in influencing political leadership within South Africa's ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) and the opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Audio clip: SABC News Digital.

Linganaden Murday a Fellow at the ALC explores the Late Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai's transformational leadership in dealing with human security in Kenya using environmental means. Audio clip from: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai - Jeff Powel.

Martha Nyalam a Fellow at the ALC, traces the events that have led to the failure of peace intervention efforts in South Sudan. Audio Clip: Aljazeera English.

Mamello Mosiana a Fellow at the ALC examines the validity of debates about the different leadership styles of men and women.

Fatou Bintou Sallah a fellow at the ALC analyses the various transtional justice mechanisms employed by the first and second republics of the Gambia from a leadership perspective. Audio Clip: Robert H. Jackson Center

Soukaina Hamia a fellow at the ALC examines he Contributions of Youth-led organizations to peace processes in Somalia. Audio Clip: United Nations.

In part one of a four series programme on Leadership and Democratic Transitions in Africa by ALC Pan-African Radio, Desmond Davies talks to Prof. Medhane Tadesse, on recent transition dynamics in Ethiopia's ruling political party - Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front and the role of regional actors including the African Union. Prof. Medhane is a visiting Professor at King's College London and former advisor to the African Union on Security Sector reforms. Photo: Alfred Muteru.

Desmond Davies talks to Dauda Garuba on extractive industries in Nigeria and the main challenges the country faces in utilising its natural resources including Oil for economic development. Dauda Garuba is the Technical Adviser in Nigeria's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

This is a Discussion Programme on Evidence Informed Policy in Africa recorded during the The African Evidence Informed Policy Forum event held between 6 and 7th March 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum was jointly organised by the Think Tank Initiative and the Mastercard Foundation and coordinated in partnership with the African Leadership Centre. The programme was hosted by ALC Radio's Desmond Davies and featured three participants at the conference namely: Lilian Tamale from Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)in Uganda; Ibrahima Hathie from Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (IPAR), Senegal; and Rama Salla Dieng a Doctoral Researcher and Mo-Ibrahim Scholar at School of African and Oriental Studies, London. Technical production was done by Big City limited.

Desmond Davies talks to Dr. Ian Goldman on the politics of evidence and policy making in African States. Dr. Goldman is the Acting Deputy Director General and Head of Evaluation and Research at the South African Presidency’s Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).

Desmond Davies talks to Omar Siedu on the role of research in informing government policies. Omar Siedu is the Head of Demographic Statistics and Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals at the Ghana Statistical Service. The interview was recorded during the African Evidence Informed Policy Forum event held between 6 and 7th March 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum was jointly organised by the Think Tank Initiative and the Mastercard Foundation and coordinated in partnership with the African Leadership Centre. Technical production was done by Big City limited.