Leveraging research and innovation to improve human capital development and public financial management are ha...
Read moreAfrican women continue to make strides in public leadership by overcoming systemic barriers and challenging ge...
Read moreEvery day should be International Women's Day because every day, women are making the world a safer and better...
Read moreMadam Sirleaf and Dr. Amoako were adamant that inclusive legislation must be put in place to enshrine women’...
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Read moreAdvancing gender equality in science is fundamental to building a sustainable and just future......
Read moreIn its latest report, the World Economic Forum projected that, at the current pace of change, closing the gend...
Read moreWith their trailblazing achievements in various spheres of public leadership, Amujae Leaders are role models f...
Read moreThe EJS Center recently spoke with Amujae Leader Umra Omar about the current challenges faced by rural women a...
Read moreAs the Governor of Kenya’s Kirinyaga County and the Chairperson of the Council of Governors, Amujae Leader A...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has welcomed its new Inte...
Read moreRepresenting the Ministry of Finance at the opening session of the Tax for Development Conference hosted by th...
Read moreSpeaking with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on his podcast ‘Clear the Air’, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr reflected on he...
Read moreWomen’s access to leadership positions is needed more than ever amid the current global challenges we face. ...
Read moreTo discuss women’s critical role at the highest levels of leadership, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...
Read moreWith the COP27 climate talks taking place on African soil in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, trailblazing Amujae Leade...
Read moreOn the 62nd anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, a group of prominent Nigerian women from all walks of lif...
Read moreWith a loan portfolio fully dedicated to women, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) is playing an ac...
Read moreThe EJS Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Appenteng as its new Director of Partnerships...
Read moreOur Director of Programs, Rumbidzai Chisenga, offered an insightful perspective on the critical role of data i...
Read moreRapid urbanization and the global climate change crisis are significant challenges that policymakers must urge...
Read more“There can be no global impact without local community input, buy-in, and implementation,” stated Amujae L...
Read moreAfrica has been disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change and has an essential part to play...
Read moreWith the recent publishing of the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report comes the sobering co...
Read moreLeading Ladies’ Network—a Ghana-based nonprofit organization founded by Amujae Leader Yawa Hansen-Quao to ...
Read moreLiteracy is an essential component of sustainable and inclusive societies. It is key to making our world a mor...
Read moreAre young Sierra Leoneans given the support they need to make their mark and thrive in the global economy? Can...
Read moreAmujae Leader Bogolo Kenewendo and a team of leading experts wrote an article recently on how ‘regenerative ...
Read moreAmujae Leader Dr. Adaeze Oreh—Country Head of Planning, Research, and Statistics for Nigeria’s National Bl...
Read moreThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is crucial for the continent’s economic development and gro...
Read moreSome of Africa's most accomplished women leaders gathered recently under one roof at the Rockefeller Foundatio...
Read moreSexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are inalienable human rights and essential components of gend...
Read moreSince her time as a practicing constitutional lawyer, to becoming an independent parliamentary candidate, and ...
Read moreThe EJS Center is pleased to announce the release of the book: ‘The Reconstruction of Post-War Liberia: Achi...
Read moreWith hard work and determination, she forged a path to success in the private and public sectors in her countr...
Read moreAfrican women are making headways in the financial sector and can become the driving force of the continent’...
Read moreAs part of its ongoing effort to chart the progress of women’s public leadership across Africa, the Ellen Jo...
Read moreFor Amujae Leader Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, innovation in governance is about finding creative ways to bring about t...
Read moreThe time to change the conversation around women’s economic empowerment and participation in decision-making...
Read moreWomen represent one of the most vulnerable population groups when it comes to the threat of climate change and...
Read moreStressing the need to include women and young people in the healthcare leadership space, Amujae Leader Umra Om...
Read moreHow can data play a role in helping women rise to positions of power? ...
Read moreMore and more women are overcoming the systemic barriers that hamper progress toward gender parity. The courag...
Read moreThrough her foundation, Amujae Leader Dr. Yakama Manty Jones is helping to change lives by supporting school c...
Read moreWomen are an asset to the economy of African nations and can bring added value to the continent’s developmen...
Read more“Gender equality makes economic sense,” is the message put forward by Amujae Leader Malado Kaba in an inte...
Read moreWhile crises can trigger discontent and chaos, they can also provide opportunities for young women leaders to ...
Read moreAfricans around the world have a responsibility for ensuring the prosperity of the continent. Pooling their re...
Read moreOne year after their report in which they put forward recommendations for transforming the international syste...
Read moreWriting in an op-ed published in African Business, Malado Kaba offered a road map to African policymakers on h...
Read moreUsing the power of leadership, women can challenge the structural hurdles that leave them vulnerable to gender...
Read moreThe EJS Center has launched the first data tool dedicated to tracking women’s public leadership in Africa—...
Read moreSustainable and effective recovery from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 in Africa is dependent upon f...
Read moreWhen women take the lead in Africa, real change becomes possible. Amujae Leader Angèle Makombo voiced her str...
Read moreWith the threat of gender-based violence looming large over the lives of women in Liberia, the EJS Center is t...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has recently received global acknowledgm...
Read moreToday, more than ever, the EJS Center is committed to supporting the ascendence of inspiring women to the high...
Read morePropelling youth into positions of leadership in the public service in Africa will pay dividends in economic g...
Read moreShifting from an aid-based approach to one grounded in cooperation and exchange of expertise can transform the...
Read moreWomen and girls are often the first to experience the harsh consequences of environmental degradation caused b...
Read moreOn World Malaria Day, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf raised her voice with other global leaders to bri...
Read moreGlobal leaders must prioritize people’s lives over any other issue, particularly as the world is reeling fro...
Read moreProviding more urban green spaces, driving a reforestation campaign, and scaling up and modernizing public tra...
Read moreYoung people are setting a clear example of how to foster positive change and tackle the global challenges pos...
Read moreGiving children the opportunity to gain literacy and numeracy skills goes beyond nurturing the ability to read...
Read moreAs Zambia became the 29th country in Africa to have an African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) chapter, former Pr...
Read moreStrong state structures are key to building capacity at the local level. ...
Read moreSupporting women-led businesses and women entrepreneurs is key to sustainable economic development, and it is ...
Read moreAfter a leadership journey that took her around the world—including becoming the first African president and...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) announces that it is coll...
Read moreDuring a recent interview, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf spoke about the need for women to be at the ...
Read moreAmujae Leaders Tejumola Abisoye and Dr. Jumoke Oduwole took part in the Lagos Employment Summit to discuss inn...
Read morePrejudice, stereotyping, and bullying must not stand in the way of women’s participation in politics....
Read moreWomen in Africa and across the globe are striving every day for equality, for their rights to be respected, an...
Read moreThe global reach of COVID-19 vaccinations has been unbalanced, with many low-income countries suffering from u...
Read moreWomen in Cameroon must be heard if a solution to the conflict is to be found, argued former President Ellen Jo...
Read moreWhat is the best way to use science, technology, and innovation for sustainable development in times of crisis...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr contributed recently to multiple publicat...
Read more“Nobody is as powerful as you are yourself. And that is not something to be feared. That is not something fo...
Read more“Full participation of women at all levels of public life can help the African continent achieve a positive ...
Read moreA holistic review of legislation and regulations that hamper women’s economic participation can pave the way...
Read moreStrengthening the role of women as active participants in peacebuilding and governance can help guarantee long...
Read moreHow do we create working environments that cater to the mental and emotional wellbeing of employees, and parti...
Read moreA recent report released by the EJS Center has highlighted the chronic underreporting of women candidates in t...
Read moreToday, the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) is celebrating its...
Read moreReversing environmental damage, creating jobs, and steering inclusive urban development plans are top prioriti...
Read moreOver the last decade, Liberia has made great strides toward ensuring that the appropriate systems of good gove...
Read moreThe world needs political will and global unity to put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, stressed former Presid...
Read moreAs African and European leaders met earlier this month to discuss how to strengthen relations between the two ...
Read moreSince launching its operations in Lamu County, Kenya in 2015, the progress made by Safari Doctors has been no...
Read moreGuinea is reaping the rewards of efforts to increase gender equality in the public sector. In 2021, the countr...
Read moreYoung people in Africa see democracy as their way toward a brighter future, and are working to strengthen demo...
Read more“For me, success is not about what is in my bank account. Success is about the impact I am able to make on t...
Read moreWith climate negotiations taking place in Africa in 2022, it is imperative to rally global support for those w...
Read more“For me, Hadja Aminata Touré represents all that every man or woman in politics should emulate.”...
Read moreAfrican women are a fundamental pillar of the continent’s future success, and must be given a voice in addre...
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a world ill-prepared to deal with the consequences of health pandemics....
Read moreThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement can help the continent make significant strides for...
Read moreIn late October, accomplished women leaders from across all five regions of Africa gathered for the 2021 Amuja...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been awarded the prestigious African Women's Development Fund (AWDF...
Read moreThe demographic dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its repercussions on women and girls, particularly in ...
Read moreThe EJS Center Executive Director, Dr. Opehlia Inez Weeks, recently joined academics, researchers, higher educ...
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Read moreDigital content created in Africa can play a significant role in bringing people closer together and helping t...
Read moreIn a recent article featured in Apolitical, Amujae Leader Ifeyinwa Maureen Okafor underscored the importance o...
Read moreIn a recent op-ed, Amjuae Leader and former Economy and Finance Minister of the Republic of Guinea, Malado Kab...
Read moreCities have an important role to play in the fight against climate change, and this role must be recognized bo...
Read moreAmjuae Leader and former Economy and Finance Minister of the Republic of Guinea, Malado Kaba has shared her ex...
Read more“The status of women is the status of democracy. Even more so, it is the status of inclusive economic growth...
Read moreSierra Leone must build back better from the shocks of COVID-19 and create strong foundations to avoid future ...
Read moreAmujae Leader Malado Kaba recently appeared on the Brenthurst Foundation Podcast, sharing insights from her ca...
Read more“Silent, polite, and obedient women can’t change the world for the better. So why are these the norms youn...
Read moreOn Nigerian Independence Day, Amujae Leader Dr. Jumoke Oduwole offered a rallying cry to Nigerian leaders, imp...
Read moreAmidst the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in gender based violence was observed during lockdowns in Africa and...
Read moreGender equity and the needs of women and girls must be prioritized in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development’s (EJS Center) Chief Operating Offic...
Read moreAmujae Leader Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone recently featured in the Evening Standard in...
Read moreWith significant investments in Africa’s green energy start-ups in 2020, a growing commitment to the sustain...
Read moreThe pandemic has magnified inequities, including the digital access divide and a lack of digital literacy and ...
Read moreNine out of ten jobs in the future will require digital skills, and this should be “a wake-up call for all o...
Read moreMadam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently joined other leaders and changemakers from around the world to discuss th...
Read moreMadam Sirleaf sent a clear message during the inaugural Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Summit that w...
Read moreIn a recent interview, 2021 Amujae Leader Tejumola Abisoye explained how the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf highlighted a “renewed sense of urgency” when it comes to seeing gr...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has announced the launch ...
Read moreWomen have a crucial role to play in nation building, yet they continue to be vastly underrepresented in polit...
Read moreAfter attending the Amujae Leadership Forum convened by the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Wome...
Read moreThe aviation sector must drive innovation and adapt to the change that COVID-19 has created across the world i...
Read moreConvened by the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, the Forum will address th...
Read moreAs leaders plan for Africa’s post-COVID19 recovery, what kinds of policies should they be considering for th...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has commended the women who have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was presented with a Key to the City and named a Freetown Climate Chang...
Read moreInvesting in girls’ education and women’s leadership will enable the African continent to benefit from its...
Read moreIn recent op-eds published in prominent African outlets and in an interview with the BBC, Amujae Leader Malad...
Read moreAmujae Leader Dr. Yakama Manty Jones called for favorable financial policies, access to investment, and suppor...
Read moreAfrica can’t afford to miss out on the opportunities of education technology, Amujae Leader Ifeyinwa Maureen...
Read moreFor too long, discussions about gender equality have been relegated to side events of international summits, a...
Read moreMayor of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown and Amujae Leader, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, delivered a speech at th...
Read moreCities need to take action against climate change, according to Amujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Le...
Read moreLast month the EJS Center hosted 'Mapping Progress in Liberia,' a webinar that convened several leaders to dis...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development Welcomes Amini Kajunju as Chief Operat...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE has urged world leaders and philanthropists to take...
Read moreNigeria is fast becoming one of Africa’s leading startup hubs, attracting more than $1 billion in fintech in...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urged fellow members of The Elders Council to take greater action to em...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has emphasized the critical role that young women play in advocating fo...
Read moreAmujae Leader Farida Bedwei encouraged women to be determined in their careers and be unafraid to show their w...
Read moreAmujae Leaders and parliamentarians Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings and Fatoumatta Njai joined Amnesty Internatio...
Read moreAmujae Leader Upendo Furaha Peneza expressed her hope for the future of women’s leadership in Tanzania durin...
Read moreAfrican nations must step up their adaptation of digital technology and invest in comprehensive digital infras...
Read moreAchieving women’s political and economic advancement requires a global movement beyond standalone initiative...
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Read moreThis International Youth Day we highlight the work that Amujae Leaders are doing to provide young people with ...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called for increased investment into public health to build and strengt...
Read more“Pay attention to the beginning of the story so that you can change the whole story,” Amujae Leader Dr. Ya...
Read moreUnless an urgent collective effort is made to establish a stronger international system for pandemic preparedn...
Read more“Pay attention to the beginning of the story so that you can change the whole story,” Amujae Leader Dr. Ya...
Read moreSeveral Amujae Leaders recently came together to share their experiences, challenges, and triumphs as women in...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discussed how reshaping Africa-Europe relations with the goal of a comm...
Read more“Africa is at a crossroads,” former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared during the 2021 African Trans...
Read more“We have a lot to learn from the resilience of women in conflict areas and their realities,” Amujae Leader...
Read moreGovernments and organizations from around the world have committed more than $40 billion in new investments to...
Read moreUrgent action is needed to achieve universal clean cooking by 2030, according to a new manifesto signed by for...
Read moreAmujae Leader Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, has been featured on Bloomberg’s 2021 New...
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown that much more needs to be done to not only strengthen global health infrastru...
Read moreDespite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic slowing Rwanda's impressive economic growth, Amujae Leader Clare A...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called for increased women’s involvement in peacebuilding and peaceke...
Read moreAmujae Leader Tejumola Abisoye advocated for greater efforts to support Lagos’s micro, small, and medium sca...
Read moreWomen are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19, but the G7 can play a vital role in making sure ...
Read moreEveryone must take personal responsibility for the advancement of women and gender equality, said Rumbidzai Ch...
Read moreThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted grave inequalities between the world’s developed and developin...
Read moreMore than half of all Africans are under 25, yet the average politician on the continent is in their early six...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined other African and global leaders in an urgent call to strengthen...
Read more“When women don’t have education, they don’t have empowerment,” Amujae Coach and former President of M...
Read moreAmujae Leader and former Economy and Finance Minister of the Republic of Guinea Malado Kaba recently joined Ra...
Read moreAmujae Leader Dr. Jumoke Oduwole called for more women and young people to strive for success in service of th...
Read more“History has taught us that every movement for peace or democracy in Africa has involved strong and resilien...
Read moreTackling youth unemployment and gender inequality could help ensure better COVID-19 recovery outcomes for West...
Read more2021 Amujae Leader Anne Waiguru was ranked Kenya’s second-best governor based on her performance during the ...
Read moreIn Kenya, the rise of ambitious women public leaders like 2021 Amujae Leader Umra Omar could mean that the cou...
Read moreTo decolonize global health, there must be a concerted and collaborative effort between international funders ...
Read morePersistently low levels of intra-African trade could be at a pivotal turning point according to Amujae Leader ...
Read moreAs Tanzania’s first woman head of state, Samia Suluhu Hassan’s presidency is contributing to a sense of ho...
Read moreDuring her TEDxCapeTownWomen talk, 2021 Amujae Leader Bogolo Kenewendo suggested that we may be entering a ‘...
Read moreCrediting women on their long-fought and continuing battle for gender equality, former President Ellen Johnson...
Read moreAmujae Leader Isata Kabia spoke about the importance of trust in democracy and the need for greater women’s ...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has noted that women’s leadership often results in more inclusive and...
Read more2021 Amujae Leader Bogolo Kenewendo has been appointed to the recently-formed G7 Gender Equality Advisory Coun...
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a calamitous effect on cities around the world, exacerbating pre-existing issues...
Read moreWomen and girls have been at the forefront of COVID-19 response efforts, yet have suffered disproportionately ...
Read moreThe Gambia’s National Assembly would see a significant increase in the number of women representatives if a ...
Read moreWomen's full and equal participation in decision making contributes to more inclusive solutions and better out...
Read moreEJS Center Founder and former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been named as an “icon” on Forbes Africa...
Read more2021 Amujae Leader and former Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry in Botswana, Bogolo Kenewendo, emphas...
Read moreLeaders must engage with young people—and young people must be open to their engagement, said former Preside...
Read moreGreat progress towards increasing the number of women in leadership positions has been made, but there is stil...
Read moreAccelerating women’s leadership will be an important aspect of Africa’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemi...
Read moreSafari Doctors, a project that began with one nurse on a motorcycle providing healthcare to rural communities,...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf described COVID-19 as a clarion call to “work together to overcome ou...
Read moreAround the world, more than 800 million people have no access to electricity. A large majority live in fragile...
Read moreIn countries across Africa and around the world, women have been disproportionately affected by the knock-on e...
Read moreWe must all work to undo the structural barriers and outdated stereotypes that stand in the way of women enter...
Read moreTo help advance women’s leadership worldwide, EJS Center Board Member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has a compelli...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, said during the CityLab Global Cities S...
Read moreThe Africa Europe Foundation (AEF) has issued a stark reminder that “none of us are safe until all of us are...
Read more“It’s about time we stop talking and start doing,” was the takeaway message Amujae Leader Farida Bedwei ...
Read moreEJS Center Board Member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, spoke ...
Read moreIn its first report, the EJS Center highlighted the women leaders across Africa who have challenged stereotype...
Read moreBringing women together helps them find new pathways to positions of influence, said Rumbidzai Chisenga, as sh...
Read moreJoining a recent roundtable discussion focused on inclusion, technology, and gender representation, Amujae Lea...
Read more2021 Amujae Leaders Anne Waiguru and Telia Urey spoke openly about their experiences facing threats of violenc...
Read moreAmujae Leader Kula Fofana encouraged graduates to make the most of their education by developing their country...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined the inaugural cohort of Amujae Leaders to salute their achieveme...
Read moreAmujae Leader Yawa Hansen-Quao has described how the support of her family and network helped give her the con...
Read moreA Swiss media company has issued an apology after complaints by a group of senior African and women figures at...
Read moreSpeaking during the Chandler Foundation’s Positive Outliers Series, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf a...
Read moreAs the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women a...
Read moreIfeyinwa Maureen Okafor talked about her career journey and her experience as an Amujae Leader in an in-depth ...
Read moreGovernment and the private sector are often seen to be at odds, with what are sometimes perceived as divergent...
Read moreClare Akamanzi, a 2020 Amujae Leader, was recently interviewed on the Everyday Ubuntu podcast, a weekly series...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently outlined the steps that governments can take to ensure equitab...
Read moreAmujae Leader, economist, and former Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry in Botswana, Bogolo Kenewendo...
Read moreAccording to the latest data provided by Bloomberg’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker, 6.44 million doses of the vac...
Read moreThe Congolese digital paper La Prospérité has written a profile of 2021 Amujae Leader Angèle Makombo, congr...
Read moreAs COVID-19 vaccination programs begin around the world, it is clear that countries, and even entire continent...
Read moreThe EJS Center congratulates Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, EJS Center Board Member and Amujae Coach, on becoming Di...
Read moreIn a recent article for Impakter, Oley Dibba-Wadda, a member of the inaugural cohort of Amujae Leaders and Fou...
Read moreThis week, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined host Clare McDonnell on BBC's Newsday to discuss the ...
Read moreLast month, the EJS Center announced the 2021 Amujae Leaders in an expansion of its flagship program, the Amuj...
Read moreRecently, 2021 Amujae Leader, Humanitarian, Community Development Strategist, and Gubernatorial Candidate Umra...
Read moreSince its launch in March 2020, the EJS Center’s flagship program, the Amujae Initiative, and its inaugural ...
Read moreOn 18 January 2021, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was joined by Amujae Leaders Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and...
Read moreIn a recent op-ed for the Mail & Guardian, “Civil servants are the foundation of any good democracy,” Amuj...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) has announced the second ...
Read moreAs the elections took center stage in Ghana over the last several months, Amujae Leader Yawa Hansen-Quao has b...
Read moreOn 6 January, Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined the United Nations Security Council in a virtual o...
Read moreOn behalf of our founder, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and the entire EJS Center team, we wish you ...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria Dr. Jumoke Oduwole recently delivered a keynote ...
Read moreIn the latest issue of African Pathways Magazine, Amujae Leader and CEO of the Rwanda Development Board Clare ...
Read moreRecently, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and EJS Center Board Member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala joined a ...
Read moreThe 2020 cohort of Amujae Leaders recently joined a virtual session with former President Ellen Johnson Sirlea...
Read moreIn an article for The Economist, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf makes a strong argument for how young ...
Read moreAmujae Leader Kula Fofana was recently interviewed on the Everyday Ubuntu podcast hosted by Mungi Ngomane. Ms....
Read moreIn a recent interview with Geneva Health Files, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discussed how The Indep...
Read moreAt Stellar Development Foundation’s recent Meridian 2020 virtual conference, former President Ellen Johnson ...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE joined Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti, Mayor of...
Read moreIn an op-ed for African Arguments, Amujae Leader Oley Dibba-Wadda writes that the COVID-19 pandemic has expose...
Read moreRead about the inspiring discussion between United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed and the i...
Read moreToday marks the first day of the ‘16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ campaign. In 2020, th...
Read moreOur warmest congratulations to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield for her selection by US President-Elect Joe ...
Read moreFormer President of Malawi and Amujae Coach, Dr. Joyce Banda, joined this year’s Reykjavík Global Forum –...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Amujae Leader Oley Dibba-Wadda joined a panel of distinguished wome...
Read moreFollowing the release of a new written progress report, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Prim...
Read moreThe EJS Center’s “Spotlight a COVID-19 Heroine” initiative has been featured by Vanguard News. In the ar...
Read moreWriting in NextBillion, Amujae Leader Malado Kaba shares how governments and the private sector can work toget...
Read moreAmujae Leader Oley Dibba-Wadda joined the West African Leadership Summit 2020 to speak about leadership in tim...
Read moreAmujae Leader Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Mayor of Freetown spoke to Elena Bonometti from community empowerment organiz...
Read moreAmujae Leader Malado Kaba joined the Milken Institute Global annual meeting to talk about how African countrie...
Read moreAfrican women are driving COVID-19 response efforts across the continent. We're recognizing their tireless wor...
Read moreEJS Center Director of Leadership Programs Rumbidzai Chisenga joined Director of Global Programs at the Susan ...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently joined The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, T...
Read moreKwara State, Nigeria recently held its First Annual Kwara Gender Equality Conference, to discuss the need for ...
Read moreIn an op-ed for World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Amujae Leader Aïda Alassane N’Diaye-Riddick s...
Read moreToday, as we observe International Day of The Girl Child, we highlight some of the organizations supporting th...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf writes in the Daily Maverick about the challenges of transforming Liber...
Read moreIt has been 25 years since the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, a landmark momen...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined an important discussion at Peace One Day’s ‘Decade of Action...
Read moreAmujae Leaders Oley Dibba-Wadda and Cornelia Kruah-Togba talk about women in public leadership at a webinar ho...
Read moreAmujae Leader Malado Kaba joined an episode of Voice of America’s Daybreak Africa to share some of the uniqu...
Read moreHailing from a diversity of professional backgrounds and originating from countries across the African contine...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined the release of the Beijing+25 ‘Accelerating Progress for Women...
Read moreWe are currently facing a climate crisis that is threatening health, ecosystems, and economies at a global sca...
Read moreEJS Center Board Member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently joined former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined Namibian Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Techno...
Read moreAs peace negotiations continue in Afghanistan, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has joined more than 100...
Read moreToday, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined Clare McDonnell, host of Newsday on the BBC World Service...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently delivered a keynote speech at the Bruegel Annual Meeting on th...
Read moreAs we continue the application process for our next cohort of Amujae Leaders, we are pleased to see the Amujae...
Read moreIn an op-ed published in Impakter, EJS Center Executive Director Dr. Ophelia I. Weeks highlights how the Amuja...
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that applications are open from 14 to 30 September to join the 2021 cohort of Amu...
Read moreThe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) is opening applications f...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has joined the Bloomberg New Economy Forum’s Advisory Board. The 2020...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark joined a virtual m...
Read moreIn an opinion piece written for Devex, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf highlighted the powerful role pl...
Read moreEJS Center’s Director of Leadership Programs Rumbidzai Chisenga joined Future Africa at the University of Pr...
Read moreIn a recent article for the Chandler Foundation’s Social Investor Magazine, Amujae Leader and Executive Dire...
Read moreCongratulations to all the women recognized on Avance Media’s list of the ‘100 Most Influential African Wo...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE recently spoke with the United Natio...
Read moreWe're delighted to release this new video showing how the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women ...
Read moreAmujae Leader Malado Kaba recently took part in an online discussion hosted by the Milken Institute on the top...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and EJS Center Board Member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala have joined former ...
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Read moreEJS Center Board Member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently gave an interview to Zeinab Badawi on an episode of t...
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Read moreAmujae Leader and Member of Parliament in Ghana Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings recently joined a panel discussio...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently joined the Board of Directors for the Mastercard Foundation. T...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently participated in the second session of the United Nations Devel...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to co-chair a...
Read moreThis week, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took part in the Unreasonable Impact COVID-19 Response Globa...
Read moreEJS Center Board Member George Werner has made an invaluable contribution to support graduating teachers in Li...
Read moreDr. Clarence Moniba, Fundraising Lead for the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Developm...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and former President of the Af...
Read moreBefore becoming a member of parliament in Ghana, Amujae Leader Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings spent a decade wor...
Read moreLast week, Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined the High-Level Virtual Forum on Women in Governance a...
Read moreIn an interview with the Milken Institute’s COVID-19 Africa Watch series—a hub created to share informatio...
Read moreAmujae Leader and lawyer Fadzayi Mahere recently featured on the online series #RelaunchingAfrica, hosted by T...
Read moreBlen A. Sahilu’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in her country, Ethiopia, began while she was attending t...
Read moreIn a special session to discuss the opportunities for partnerships between the African continent and the Unite...
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Read moreAs President of People’s Foundation Africa, Amujae Leader Kula Fofana knew that reaching people early with m...
Read moreFor Freetown, Sierra Leone Mayor and Amujae Leader, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, the arrival of COVID-19 into her ...
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Read moreThe EJS Center congratulates Nigeria for nominating one of Africa's pre-eminent economists and female leaders,...
Read moreEJS Center board member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is calling for G20 leaders to act now to prevent the COVID-19-...
Read moreAmujae Leader and former Economy and Finance Minister for the Republic of Guinea, Malado Kaba, is calling on A...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently delivered a briefing to the African Women Leaders Network (AWL...
Read moreEJS Center board member Dr. Raj Panjabi, in a TIME 100 Talks discussion, warned against an imminent ‘viral a...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf briefed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) high-level video con...
Read moreFor three weeks starting on May 21, celebrities are turning over their social media accounts to frontline work...
Read moreFormer President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is among several high-profile African leaders calling for urgent action...
Read moreIt wasn’t long after the inaugural Amujae Leadership Forum that the first case of COVID-19 was reported in L...
Read moreIn an interview with France 24, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf raised concerns about the economic cons...
Read moreIn an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called for action to ...
Read moreAmujae Leader Malado Kaba was the first woman to serve as Economy and Finance Minister for the Republic of Gui...
Read moreFormer Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Nigerian Finance Minister and EJS Center board memb...
Read moreAmujae Leader Yawa Hansen-Quao is Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL), which currently support...
Read moreIn her role as Country Manager in Côte d'Ivoire for TaRL (Teaching at the Right Level), Amujae Leader Aïda A...
Read moreIn a recent Forbes article, EJS Center board member and CEO of Last Mile Health Dr. Raj Panjabi emphasized tha...
Read moreIn the light of the present challenges and those to come, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, EJS Center board member, an...
Read moreIn a blog for The Elder’s intergenerational series "It will take all of us: never too young to lead on the c...
Read moreDuring the Ebola crisis of 2014-2016, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s government oversaw a regime of contact tracing...
Read moreAmujae Leader and Freetown, Sierra Leone Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr recently spoke with France24 about how her c...
Read moreIn the music video "Alone but Altogether," Ugandan reggae icon Bobi Wine and South African folk-rock legend Ro...
Read moreIn a recent blog post for The Brookings Institution, EJS Center board member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Amuja...
Read moreDr. Raj Panjabi is an EJS Center board member, CEO of Last Mile Health, and an assistant professor at Harvard ...
Read moreYvonne Aki-Sawyerr, a member of the inaugural cohort of the Amujae Initiative and Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Le...
Read moreRecently, EJS Center board member Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as a Special Envoy of the African Unio...
Read moreIn a webinar hosted by The Philanthropy Workshop, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf shared insights from her experience le...
Read moreEJS Center board member Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has significant experience in global public health, serving as the...
Read moreDuring this time of crisis, we will be sharing insights from leaders within our network, which may be instruct...
Read moreIn a guest column by Vivian Lowery Derryck of the Bridges Institute, AllAfrica reported on the recent launch o...
Read moreLooking back on her experience leading Liberia through the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf share...
Read moreIn an interview with Voice of America reporter Moses Garzeawu, former Malawian president Dr. Joyce Banda congr...
Read moreSpeaking with Voice of America’s (VOA) Moses Garzeawu, former United States Ambassador to Liberia and former...
Read moreReporting on the launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, The New Da...
Read moreReporting on the launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, The New Da...
Read moreAhead of the launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development this month, Fro...
Read moreBefore the official launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, former ...
Read moreCornelia Kruah-Togba, a participant in the inaugural Amujae Initiative cohort, was recently featured in FrontP...
Read moreAt the launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, Liberian President G...
Read moreFollowing the launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development on 8 March, Th...
Read moreThe Liberian Daily Observer highlighted President George Weah’s commitment to working with Ellen Johnson Sir...
Read moreThe New Dawn Liberia highlighted the successful launch of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Wo...
Read moreI am humbled and honored to have made the final cut from what I’ve learned was a very competitive field of c...
Read moreIntroduction and opening remarks by Seward Cooper at the inauguration of the EJS Center on 8 March 2020....
Read moreIn a conversation with Voice of America’s (VOA) Moses Garzeawu, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf explained the purpose ...
Read moreIn a video message shared during the launch of the EJS Center, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair commen...
Read moreRemarks by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of the Republic of Liberia, at the inauguration of the Elle...
Read moreIn video remarks prepared for the launch of the EJS Center on International Women’s Day, Ethiopian President...
Read moreAhead of the Center’s launch on International Women’s Day, 8 March, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf spoke with Nelli...
Read moreOn International Women’s Day, March 8, 2020, The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Dev...
Read moreIn a piece for Apolitical, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf outlined the crucial role that women play in advancing develo...
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