African School of Governance launches solutions-oriented program

June 5, 2025 in Policy by Editor

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu said Africa’s governance challenges cannot be resolved by imported frameworks. The continent requires solutions developed within its own context and informed by African experience.

Focus on regional integration, trade policy, and technology in governance are some of the key topics being covered in the African School of Governance (ASG) flagship Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, beginning in September 2025.

Professor Kingsley Moghalu, the President of ASG and a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said recently in Nairobi, “This is the beginning of a leadership renaissance. Africa’s governance challenges cannot be resolved by imported frameworks. The continent requires solutions developed within its own context and informed by African experience. ASG is designed to serve that purpose.”

He was leading the just concluded a Pan-African presidential tour that unveiled a bold vision to reshape the future of leadership and governance across the continent. The tour, which featured strategic engagements in Lagos, Cairo, Maputo, and Abidjan, culminated recently in Nairobi, with a high-level Governance Summit bringing together leading policymakers, scholars, and reformers.

The new program is designed for mid-career professionals across Africa, the program responds to the urgent need for public leadership grounded in African realities. Created in partnership with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore) and other global institutions, it aims to build ethical and effective leadership that can navigate Africa’s unique governance challenges.

Other aspects tackled include ethical, purpose-driven African leadership, case-based learning grounded in real African governance issues, strategic partnerships with global institutions such as the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and executive learning directly aligned with public sector priorities.

According to officials, the program is unapologetically African in its focus and execution. Unlike conventional degrees, the curriculum directly addresses governance realities on the continent—placing ethical leadership, policy reform, and continental integration at its core. Backed by global partnerships, ASG ensures academic excellence while rooting its approach in African wisdom, leadership traditions, and innovation.

There is also a focus on public governance and local administration, Africa’s evolving international relations, political economy and development, leadership for African transformation, science, technology, and innovation in public policy.

“Africa must look inward for answers. The ASG curriculum is designed not only to educate but to empower,” Professor Moghalu said.

It offers mid-career Ugandan professionals aged between 25 and 50 the opportunity to access world-class training tailored to African public sector realities. From local government officials and civil servants to youth leaders, civil society actors, and policy advisors, this program empowers Ugandans to shape not only national policy—but also influence the trajectory of the East African region.