📢 ALC Research Seminar | Beyond the Usual Suspects How can the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda become a broader societal movement? Join the African Leadership Centre for a timely conversation on expanding the WPS community and building more inclusive, locally grounded approaches to peace & security. 🎙 Dr Angela Muvumba Sellström 💬 Ms Vicky Karimi 🎤 Chair: Dr Shuvai Nyoni 📅 27 Oct 2026 ⏰ 11 AM GMT | 2 PM EAT 💻 Zoom 👉 Register: shorturl.at/NcdGQ

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@ALC_KCL invites you to our hybrid student-led event of the year commemorating Black History Month at King’s College London  Thursday, 29thOctober 2026 @EzekielEphraim1

📢 ALC Research Seminar | Beyond the Usual Suspects How can the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda become a broader societal movement? Join the African Leadership Centre for a timely conversation on expanding the WPS community and building more inclusive, locally grounded approaches to peace & security. 🎙 Dr Angela Muvumba Sellström 💬 Ms Vicky Karimi 🎤 Chair: Dr Shuvai Nyoni 📅 27 Oct 2026 ⏰ 11 AM GMT | 2 PM EAT 💻 Zoom 👉 Register: shorturl.at/NcdGQ

Energy Justice and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Fair Energy Access Promote Peace? @ALC_KCL and @IPSS_Addis invite you to the third NCIRI Seminar Series event. This timely seminar will explore the critical connections between energy justice, equitable energy access, conflict, and peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa. 📅 Date: Friday, 28 August 2026 🌐 Format: Hybrid Event #EnergyJustice #PeaceandSecurity

We are delighted to announce the newest visiting Appointments at the African Leadership Centre. Drawn from across academia, policy and practise , these distinguished scholars and practitioners strengthen the ALC’s commitment to advancing innovative research, leadership and transformation learning on peace, security and development in Africa.

As ALC celebrates its doctoral fellows this graduation season, we also spotlight Florence “Cuppy” Otedola and her commitment to supporting future generations of African leaders through the Cuppy Fund at King’s College London. Learn more about the Cuppy Fund: kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-alum-la…  Watch DJ Cuppy's inspiring commencement speech at King's graduation ceremony in January 2026: piped.video/watch?v=_8w13Uwk…

We celebrate some of our newest PhD graduates, whose research is advancing the ALC’s mission of generating cutting-edge knowledge from across the continent. Their achievements reflect our vision of building “a new development and security community in Africa. #PhD #PhDLeadership

Are you a young African aged 18–30, based on the African continent and looking to strengthen your communication skills for the workplace? The ABC Short Course: The Art of Communication which launches on 6 August is just for you! The course is designed to help you communicate with confidence in professional settings while building other essential workplace skills. Check out the information cards and video, then follow the instructions to sign up. lnkd.in/dBdXZ-nW We'd love to have you join us!

Join us on 15 June 2026 for the @ALC_KCL seminar: "New Narratives for Peacebuilding: Indigenous Knowledge, Plant Medicines, and Leadership Lessons for a Changing World." Featuring Chief Phillip (Šúnkawakhán Sápa/Black Horse), Founder of Ancestral Voice – Institute for Indigenous Lifeways and exploring indigenous approaches to peacebuilding, plant medicines, leadership, and social transformation in the Global South. #Peacebuilding #IndigenousKnowledge #Leadership #GlobalSouth #AfricanLeadershipCentre #KingsCollegeLondon

Join @ALC_KCL and @IPSS_Addis for a seminar exploring Africa’s growing military space ambitions, key strategic developments, and their implications for national, regional, and human security.

NEW PODCAST: Today, we launched our African Public Square Podcast. Please watch, like and subscribe: piped.video/mGz9C5PjRho

As Semester 2 ends, we conclude this year’s Leadership Exchange & Insights Seminar Series (LEISS), connecting MSc students with global leaders in #peacebuilding, #FinTech, #AI and #development Sessions included peacebuilding with El Ghassim Wane & General Agwai, FinTech with Ruth Goodwin-Groen & Aishah Ahmad, AI and entrepreneurship with Dimy Doresca, future tech with Randolph Kent, and development with Olufunso Somorin, each encouraging critical thinking. Interested in transformative leadership? Applications for @ALC_KCL Fellowships 2026/27 open soon 👉 kcl.ac.uk/alc/study-with-us #Leadership #GlobalSouth #Peacebuilding #Development #Fellowship #ALC

📢 New Publication Alert What does Kizza Besigye’s political journey tell us about resistance and opposition politics in Uganda today? Dr Barney Walsh and @DennisJjuuko unpack this in a timely piece, reflecting on his political legacy and influence in shaping Uganda’s opposition landscape. 🔗 theconversation.com/kizza-be… #Uganda #AfricanPolitics

PORT TALK: RECLAIMING DIGITAL POWER What does it mean for African & Afro-Caribbean communities to shape AI on their own terms? 📅 Fri 27 March, 6PM 📍 Churchill Room, Goodenough College, London #DataSovereignty #EthicalAI #DigitalColonialism #Africa #AfroCaribbean @ALC_KCL

Hydropower isn’t just about energy, it’s about people, choices, and uncertain futures. In this upcoming seminar, Dr Udisha Saklani explores how communities in Nepal and Sikkim engage with large dam projects, not simply as supporters or resisters, but as people navigating hope, opportunity, and risk in their everyday lives. 🗓 21 April 2026 | ⏰ 6–8 pm 📍 Bush House (NE) 1.02, King’s College London (Hybrid) Register here👉 l1nq.com/hiDSu