Speakers: Chaired by Neil Munshi, West Africa Correspondent, Financial Times

• Professor Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President & Vice Principal International, Professor of Security, Leadership & Development, King's College London.

• Dr Olawale Ismail, Lecturer in Leadership, Peace & Development Education, King’s College London.

Summary: As coronavirus became a global pandemic, many predicted dire impacts for Africa. These predictions often focused on inaccurate and outdated understanding of the continent. These predictions have so far, turned out to be unfounded. In many cases African governments and organisations have responded with rapidly with affective and innovative leadership.

In a special event with the King’s College London ‘WORLD: we got this’ podcast and the African Leadership Centre we put Africa in focus. We discuss the initial responses to the outbreak; on why representations of African leadership matter, the innovative approaches being taken to public health and the possible long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the political, economic, and cultural life of Africa.

This live webinar is hosted by the African Leadership Centre and the School of Global Affairs' WORLD: we got this podcast. All are welcome. It will be streamed live via YouTube and available as a podcast following the event.

Please follow the link to register for this webinar.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/83602311760

Please send any questions you would like to submit to the Q&A to sgacomms@kcl.ac.uk