In partnership with Emerging Public Leaders, the Public Service Commission, and Mastercard Foundation, EPL Sierra Leone marked the launch of our first cohort of the Public Service Fellowship Program, welcoming 75 promising young Sierra Leonean leaders at a ceremony held on October 13, 2025, in Freetown.

A new chapter began for 46 young Malawian leaders, 70 percent of whom were women, at the Malawi School of Government on Monday, October 6, at the orientation ceremony for Emerging Public Leaders of Malawi’s (EPL Malawi) one-year Public Service Fellowship Program.

This year’s 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) was a vivid reminder that the conversations shaping Africa’s public service leadership happen just as often in small circles and spontaneous side events as in the main plenary. Here are five takeaways for EPL and African leadership from UNGA80:

Celebrating two excellent cohorts in Liberia and Ghana, sharing lessons from the Rise Women Conference and much more in our latest newsletter.

On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the President’s Young Professionals Program (PYPP) in collaboration with the Civil Service Agency (CSA) celebrated the completion of 24 young professionals from their two-year public service fellowship program at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex Theatre in Congo Town.

H.E. former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf met with Rose Wachuka Macharia, Chief of Staff at the Office of the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, and Robert Fefegula, the new country director for Emerging Public Leaders of Sierra Leone, on the sidelines of the 4th Nalafem Summit in July.

Abigail Kajumba, Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders, and Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, explore the impact of a people-first investment approach to embed leadership development into philanthropists’ strategies, investing in new leaders and those already working in systems, and treating agency as both the input and output of sustainable development.

Exciting news about our international Alumni Network Gathering in Ghana and the official launch of EPL Malawi.

Emerging Public Leaders participated in the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend in Marrakech in June, the annual convening dedicated to advancing good governance and exploring innovative ways to finance a more sustainable and prosperous future for Africa.

Emerging Public Leaders hosted a hybrid discussion with peer organizations and Open Gov Hub to explore how to better support young people from internally displaced persons (IDP) communities in the countries where we work.

Mlatho, Malawi – Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) Malawi's inaugural cohort of the Public Service Fellowship programme in collaboration with Mlatho Farms and Agri learning hub joined forces for a multi-stakeholder tree-planting event

Highlights from 2024 and some exciting new developments as we expand into new countries.

The celebration of 15 years in Liberia continues with this special edition newsletter.