East AfricaHealthRwandaProfessor Agnes Binagwaho: Architect of Equity in Rwanda’s Health System and Global Health LeadershipAminatta S. DialloFebruary 4, 2026February 1, 2026 by Aminatta S. DialloFebruary 4, 2026February 1, 202603 From rebuilding Rwanda’s health system to co-founding the University of Global Health Equity, Professor Agnes Binagwaho has turned... Read more
Academia & ResearchEast AfricaKenyaCalestous Juma and Africa’s Influence on Global Science and Innovation PolicyAminatta S. DialloJanuary 2, 2026February 1, 2026 by Aminatta S. DialloJanuary 2, 2026February 1, 2026018 Development debates often overlook the role of knowledge itself. This piece highlights the contributions of an African thinker... Read more
East AfricaPolicy & ThinkTankUgandaMahmood Mamdani: The African Thinker Who Reframed How the World Understands Power and ConflictAminatta S. DialloDecember 23, 2025February 1, 2026 by Aminatta S. DialloDecember 23, 2025February 1, 2026017 Mahmood Mamdani’s scholarship reshaped global debates on citizenship, violence, and colonial legacies, placing African intellectual traditions at the... Read more
Civil Rights & Social JusticeEast AfricaUgandaWinnie Byanyima: A Champion for Global Health Justice and African LeadershipAminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025February 1, 2026 by Aminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025February 1, 2026015 From liberation politics to global health justice, Winnie Byanyima operates where inequality is confronted, not managed, influencing how... Read more
East AfricaEthiopiaHealthIconsTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global Health Leader and Advocate for Equity in Global Health SystemsAminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025February 1, 2026 by Aminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025February 1, 2026037 From Ethiopia’s health reforms to the helm of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sits at the fault line... Read more