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Oct 10, 2025

Sat 20 Sept 2025
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TAF Nigeria | Elite Leadership and Human Capital Development in Nigeria
12pm GMT | 1pm WAT | 2pm CAT | 3pm EAT

TAF Nigeria invites you to an important conversation on the role of elite leadership in shaping human capital development across Nigeria. This X Space event will explore how education, healthcare and economic growth can be reimagined beyond colonial legacies to build a people-centered future. Be part of that discussion here.

Our theme for the month of September is
The ideal education system for Africa - in context of the colonial system

Technology is always presented as the cure for Africa’s education challenges, but without context it only adds another layer of dependency. When designed and owned locally, it can extend access, work alongside traditional practices and make learning more relevant. True innovation means building our own tools, helping teachers use them effectively and making sure education gives Africa the power to create rather than just consume.

This month’s Policy Paper looks at how Africa’s education systems were built under colonial rule and still operate according to priorities that are not our own. The structure, language and content remain tied to a legacy of control rather than empowerment, encouraging memorisation over critical thinking and failing to develop the skills needed to lead and problem-solve. Reclaiming our education calls for a complete rethinking of what learning is for. It must be grounded in African realities, guided by African values and designed to prepare learners not just to pass, but to build, question and create.

Visit the TAF Online Community to read what we have gathered so far and share comments.

TAF Resources - TAF Global Calendar

Officers of the African Federation are able to submit events and updates for the TAF Global Calendar by sending a whatsapp request to TAF Central Communications here: +263 777139133. You can also visit the TAF Events page to see past and upcoming events.

For more information, please visit our website here

Spotlight of the week
Sylvester Igoche

Meet Sylvester Igoche, a Pan-African leader with decades of experience in business development and management. As Chapter Head of TAF Nigeria, he brings strategic insight to our mission while championing youth empowerment and the vision of a Superpower Africa where potential meets purpose.

Have you registered on the TAF website?
If you haven't already done so, register with the African Federation on our website. There is no cost to register. You can also choose your Focus Unit and Chapter or manage your Profile, Photo, Biography on the TAF online community once you have registered.

Want to volunteer with TAF?
TAF Focus Units continue to seek volunteers for their Heads of Research, Engagement, Communication and Support Units. Visit the Volunteer page on the TAF website for details and to apply.

Head of Research & Policy: Responsible for research-driven implementable-policy development, policy prioritisation, research integrity & quality, inter-Focus Unit research & policy coordination and thought leadership. Requires relevant policy-sector experience.

Head of Engagement: Responsible for impactful delivery of external engagement with & through policy development & implementation stakeholders (including members & partners and TAF commercial business models), inter-Focus Unit engagement coordination and thought leadership. Requires relevant, but not specific policy-sector, experience.

Head of Communications: Responsible for internal & external communications (incl. brand, strategy & execution) for the Focus Unit and intra-TAF coordination. Requires relevant, but not specific policy-sector, experience.

Head of Support Unit: Responsible for strategic & operational finance, governance & controls, legal and HR. Requires relevant, but not specific policy-sector, experience.

Deputy CEO: Responsible for coordination & prioritisation of leadership team & unit activities. Requires organisation or large team management experience.

About The African Federation
The African Federation (TAF) is a new and distinct pan-African organisation formed through a collaboration of Africa’s people and founded for the youth of tomorrow. We are inspired by our common values, principles, and an ideology that promotes inter-African cooperation and pan Africanism. We are determined to restore the unity, prosperity, and sovereignty of Africa so that by 2050, Africa will be a superpower for the many, rather than the few.

Find out more about the African Federation here:
theafricanfederation.org