What It Will Take: Building an Autonomous Africa
At the perimeters of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, I had the privilege of speaking at a webinar hosted by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Digital Frontiers Institute — a global conversation on Scaling Impact Through Women in Digital Finance.
Digital Cooperation Day: A New Phase for Global Digital Governance
On the first anniversary of the Global Digital Compact (GDC), Digital Cooperation Day gathered governments, standards bodies, UN agencies, civil society, and industry to answer a simple question: have we moved from principles to practice?
Lady at the Helm – Africa’s First Female Inland Marine Captain
For as long as I can remember, I have lived in the light of a name larger than my own. My mother, Captain Lonnie Kalua-Manduwi, was the first female marine captain in Malawi — a woman whose brilliance and determination defied the boundaries of her time.
Coloniality of Knowledge: The Making of the Grateful Scholar
In every corner of the continent, you will meet them: some of the brightest minds of their generation, armed with prestigious degrees from world-class European universities, fluent in the language of global policy, and deeply committed to Africa’s development.
