The executive academic initiative is designed to equip upwardly mobile African female professionals with advanced strategic and institutional leadership competencies across governance, diplomacy, corporate leadership, and public policy. 

Announcing the event in a press statement issued by Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, Founder and Executive Director of AFLIGA, the institute said the five-weekend programme would be delivered on April 11, 18 and 25, and May 2 and 9, 2026. 

Each 90-minute session, the statement said, would convene accomplished practitioners and emerging leaders for interactive workshops, expert-led discussions, case-based analysis and leadership simulations aimed at strengthening Africa’s governance architecture through gender-inclusive leadership development. 

It stated that the curriculum was structured around five thematic modules addressing women’s leadership in a changing global order, Africa’s integration within the global political economy, digital transformation and artificial intelligence, peacebuilding and international justice, and inclusive leadership frameworks to address gender-based violence. 

Case studies, AFLIGA explained, would examine the leadership trajectories of prominent African and global figures including former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, international trade leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.  

Additional references include peace activist Leymah Gbowee and former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, whose careers provide practical insights into diplomacy, governance and global change leadership. 

Beyond academic engagement, participants, the statement said, would undertake capstone action projects designed to produce measurable impact, including policy briefs, advocacy strategies and scalable enterprise models.  

Implementation labs would focus on diversity, equity and inclusion policy design as well as initiatives aligned with the African Continental Free Trade Area framework, it said, adding that the programme also incorporated monitoring and evaluation training to enable participants to assess leadership outcomes and project effectiveness. 

AFLIGA noted that the initiative extended beyond the classroom through structured mentorship pairings with senior African female leaders, quarterly leadership forums and a digital alumni platform intended to sustain collaboration and professional advancement across borders. 

Dr. Dei-Tumi, described the programme as a strategic investment in Africa’s governance future. 

“The African Women in Global Leadership Programme represents a strategic investment in Africa’s governance future. By integrating scholarly rigor with applied leadership practice, we are cultivating a network of women positioned to shape continental and global decision-making systems,” he said. 

Through the second cohort, AFLIGA aims to deepen scholarly engagement, strengthen policy relevance and contribute to transformative leadership across Africa’s evolving governance landscape.