This episode features a conversation with her excellency professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, a distinguished, award-winning biodiversity scientist and the sixth president of the Republic of Mauritius.

We delve into why inclusive leadership is crucial for Africa’s development and the convergence of scientific innovation and inclusive leadership as a development driver. 

Her Excellency, Professor Gurib-Fakim, talks of her eclectic journey to the pinnacle of leadership. She illuminates why inclusive leadership is not just right but smart and how Africa can move the needle on development by investing in its people.

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Hosted by World Agroforestry (ICRAF), in Nairobi, Kenya, AWARD works toward inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for Africa by strengthening the production and dissemination of more gender-responsive agricultural research and innovation.

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