Leading Ladies Africa

If you've ever wondered what Leading Ladies Africa is really about; beyond the events, the stories, the community, this is it.🔥 🪡🧵

Building for underserved communities is a daily grind, not a seasonal one. Toyin Ajisemola, founder of Kamoky, shares her blueprint for staying productive under pressure while protecting her mental energy. 🔗:leadingladiesafrica.org/2026/03/27/toy… #LLAVoices

She didn’t just take a seat at the table, she built bigger tables. Pipelines. Leaders. Possibilities. Because when you invest in a woman, you change everything around her. 💫 🔗:leadingladiesafrica.org/2026/04/02/9-l… #LeadingLadiesAfrica #JenniferRiria

With no banking experience, she stepped into a struggling microfinance institution, and transformed it into a force that has disbursed over $1.3 billion in loans to women with nothing but hope and grit.🧵

She walked 4km to school barefoot. Washed her uniform every night just to show up the next morning. No money. No connections. No guarantees. And still, she went on to change the lives of over 900,000 women. ✊🏾

That is the power imbalance this report is confronting. Scroll through for our key takeaways from the day and click the #LinkBelow to read the full report 🔗:globalcenter.ai/research/tech-…

📌 Dr. Mark Gaffley ( @MarkRGaffley ) , Director, Legal and Operations, Global Centre on AI Governance 📌 Victor Kapiyo ( @VKapiyo ), Legal Practitioner and Senior Researcher, CIPESA ( @cipesaug )…among others.🧵

What does it mean to build a digital future that actually works for Africa? 🌍 That was the question at the heart of the launch of Advancing Tech Justice in Africa and we were in the room for it all.🧵

Ask her what matters most, and it’s simple: a child who once couldn’t spell their name, now can. That’s the legacy. Click the link below to read more👇🏾 🔗:leadingladiesafrica.org/2026/04/01/lla… #LeadingLadiesAfrica #LLASpotlight

Through Okachi Charity Foundation ( @okachicharity ) and Gracefully Faith Morey, she’s transforming public schools and equipping people with confidence, emotional intelligence, and presence, one child, one lesson, one life at a time.🧵

Grace is not something Faith Morey ( @MoreyFaith ) performs. It’s something she builds, in classrooms, in boardrooms, and in every woman who has ever doubted her voice.🧵

She carried excellence, responsibility, and leadership in an era that made all three harder for women to hold. Her name deserves to be known. Say it out loud: Dr. Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi. Share this so more people hear it for the first time. #LeadingLadiesAfrica

At Massey Street Children's Hospital, she cared for women and children, then stepped into leadership as Medical Director. But her vision stretched beyond hospital walls. She understood that women's lives needed support systems, not just emergency care.🔥

Dr. Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi became Nigeria's first female medical practitioner at a time when the idea of a woman in medicine felt radical. She left Lagos, trained in Ireland in a system not built for her, and came back home to serve.🧵

Leah Nakazwe Kooma has been appointed CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia ( @liquidInTecZM ), a remarkable milestone for leadership in Africa’s tech. Effective April 1st, Leah brings extensive experience in driving innovation and businesses across Africa. #LLAVoices

Under her leadership, nearly $3M has gone into funding education advocates and powering initiatives tackling child marriage through education. Click the link below to read the complete feature: 🔗:leadingladiesafrica.org/2026/03/30/nab… #LeadingLadiesAfrica

Nabila Aguele (@NabilaAguele) is stepping into the global CEO role at Malala Fund (@MalalaFund) becoming the first Africa-based leader of the organisation.🧵