The Propagators

25/02/2026

Sir John Akomfrah: The African Diasporic Filmmaker Rewriting Migration, Memory and Modern History

Sir John Akomfrah has spent four decades teaching the world to see migration not as crisis, but as history written in memory, movement and sound....

Sir John Akomfrah is a Ghanaian-born British filmmaker whose work reframes migration, memory and empire through film, archives and multi-screen installations.

23/02/2026

Professor Kovin Naidoo: The African Vision Scientist Who Moved Eye Health into Global Public Health

From anti-apartheid resistance to global vision policy, Professor Kovin Naidoo shows how African leadership turned basic eye care into a public-health priority....

20/02/2026

Professor Oye Gureje: The African Psychiatrist Rewriting Mental Health Policy from the Ground Up

From ICD-11 reform to community mental health policy in West Africa, Professor Oye Gureje shows how African expertise is redefining global mental health priorities....

16/02/2026

Sami Ben Gharbia: How a Tunisian Activist Helped Invent Digital Dissent in the Arab World

From exile in the Netherlands to the heart of Tunisia’s digital uprising, Sami Ben Gharbia’s story reveals how blogs, leaks, and online solidarity became tools for breaking a dictatorship’s grip on information....

13/02/2026

Ghislain Irakoze: Building Circular E-Waste, AI Governance, and Digital Inclusion From Kigali

From a near-fatal landfill incident to founding Wastezon in Kigali, Ghislain Irakoze’s journey reveals how Africa’s next generation is merging circular economy innovation, AI governance, and climate justice into one connected vision....

11/02/2026

Benedict Oramah: Architect of African Trade Finance and AfCFTA Integration

From NEXIM to Afreximbank, Benedict Oramah has re-engineered African trade finance, expanding intra-African trade, backing bold projects, and creating systems that support AfCFTA-era economic integration....

Professor Benedict Oramah transformed Afreximbank into a continental trade finance powerhouse, building platforms like PAPSS and supporting AfCFTA integration across Africa.

06/02/2026

Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim: African Scientist Transforming HIV Prevention and Global Health Policy

Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim turned local evidence from KwaZulu‑Natal into global HIV prevention policies, empowering young African women and mentoring a new generation of scientists across Africa and the world....

Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim led CAPRISA trials proving women-controlled HIV prevention works, shaped global HIV policies, mentored hundreds of African scientists, and champions gender equity in STEM.

04/02/2026

Professor Agnes Binagwaho: Architect of Equity in Rwanda’s Health System and Global Health Leadership

From rebuilding Rwanda’s health system to co-founding the University of Global Health Equity, Professor Agnes Binagwaho has turned the principle of equity into tangible systems that transform care delivery and train future health leaders....

Professor Agnes Binagwaho rebuilt Rwanda’s post‑genocide health system, expanded equitable access to care, led nationwide vaccination campaigns, and co-founded UGHE to train the next generation of global health leaders.

02/02/2026

Dr Matshidiso Moeti and a Decade of African Global Health Leadership at WHO

She did not lead with noise or spectacle. Dr Matshidiso Moeti led with systems, credibility and quiet resolve, and in doing so, altered how Africa’s public health leadership is understood on the global stage....

Dr Matshidiso Moeti’s decade leading WHO Africa reveals how disciplined, Africentric leadership reshaped public-health institutions, emergency response, and global perceptions of Africa’s health capacity.

05/01/2026

Amina J. Mohammed – Architect of the Sustainable Development Goals

Behind the world’s most influential development framework stands an African woman who helped redefine how progress, justice, and responsibility are measured globally....

As UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed helped design the Sustainable Development Goals and steer global development norms from an African perspective.

02/01/2026

Calestous Juma and Africa’s Influence on Global Science and Innovation Policy

Development debates often overlook the role of knowledge itself. This piece highlights the contributions of an African thinker who insisted that innovation is not optional, but decisive....

Calestous Juma reshaped global development thinking by placing science, technology, and innovation at the centre of African and international policy frameworks.

29/08/2025

The Synergy of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Industries and Innovation - Explore the powerful relationship between Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Learn how they work together to drive innovation across industries like healthcare, finance, and more....

The Synergy of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Industries and Innovation - Explore the powerful relationship between Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Learn how they work together to drive innovation across industries like healthcare, finance, and more.