Africa's Potential: Leadership and Activism in Africa with Boniface Mwangi

• Florence School of Transnational Governance

The School of Transnational Governance (STG) organises a series of lectures by high-level leaders addressing Africa's specific challenges. Speakers will cover a wide range of topics, including governance, peace and security, democracy, gender, digital policy, economics, sustainability, and migration.

The Africa's Potential series will launch with a lecture by Boniface Mwangi, who will share his personal story and talk about the role of civil society in the transformation of Africa.

Boniface Mwangi is a Kenyan activist, speaker and photographer who focuses on justice and human rights. After the 2007 election violence that left over 1500 people dead and many thousands more injured, Mwangi was determined to capture the events in photographs. Through his art and activism, he has proven to be a catalyst for peace and justice. He was nominated as one of the 100 Most Influential Young African Leaders 2017, as well as one of the 40 Most Influential Men Under 40 in Kenya.

The event is part of the Africa's Potential series, carried out at the School of Transnational Governance, as part of the Young African Leaders Programme (YALP) funded by the European Commission, and is open to the EUI community, YALP alumni and the YALP network.

Please register to join the event. If you are located in Florence, we welcome you to join the session in-person at Palazzo Buontalenti (Elinor Ostrom Room - BTC104). If you are tuning in from abroad, please use the Zoom link you will receive after registration.