The Africa Soft Power Project, and Africa Month, is an initiative focused on how Africa can leverage its cultural and creative industries.
The Africa Soft Power Project, and Africa Month, is an initiative focused on how Africa can leverage its cultural and creative industries.
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    • Africa Soft Power Summit | 2025
    • Africa Soft Power Summit | May 2024
    • ASP & AWB@UNGA 2023
    • ASP Youth Power 2023
    • Africa Soft Power Summit | May 2023
    • Africa Soft Power at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022
    • Africa Soft Power at Art Basel Miami 2022
    • Africa Soft Power & AWB@UNGA 2022
    • Africa Soft Power (Africa Month) May 2022
    • The Africa Soft Power Project at Art Basel
    • Africa Soft Power Series May 2021
    • Africa Soft Power Series Feb 2021
    • GEN Xyz: Unsilenced Voices, November 2020
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  • Climate Change Photo Essay Prize
    • 2024 Climate Change Photo Essay Prize
    • 2023 Climate Change Photo Essay Prize
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LEADERSHIP
ADVISORY
Faculty

  • Nkiru Balonwu

    Founder and Creative Director, Africa Soft Power Project

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  • Emeka Ofodile

    Vice President, Sports Marketing, ESPN

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  • Nkiru Balonwu

    Founder and Creative Director, Africa Soft Power Project

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  • Carol Abade

    Group CEO, EXP

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  • Obi Asika

    Founder, Iba Ajie, Co-Founder, Social Media Week Lagos

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  • Susan Chapman-Hughes

    Fmr. EVP, Global Head of Digital Transformation and Operations, AMEX

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  • Hannah O’Leary

    Director, Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art, Sotheby's

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  • Paula Moreno

    Fmr. Minister of Culture, Colombia

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  • Kojo Annan

    Co-Founder, Boardroom One

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  • Emeka Ofodile

    Vice President, Sports Marketing, ESPN

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  • Nana KanKam

    Vice President, Business Operations + Strategy at Fandom

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  • Ebele Okobi

    Fmr. Public Policy Director for Africa, the Middle East and Turkey at Facebook

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  • Paula Moreno

    Fmr. Minister of Culture, Colombia

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  • Moky Makura

    Executive Director, Africa No Filter

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  • Zoe Ramushu

    Filmmaker, Journalist & Activist

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  • Stephany Zoo

    Stephany Zoo is the Head of Marketing at AZA, a digital foreign exchange and treasury solution for...

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  • Pearl Thusi

    Sithembile Xola Pearl Thusi (born 13 May 1988) is a South African actress, model, television host,...

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  • George Twumasi

    George Twumasi is the CEO of ABN Holdings Limited (ABN) and a Fall 2018 Joan Shorenstein Fellow...

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  • HRH Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe

    King of Onitsha

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  • Russell Southwood

    Russell Southwood is the CEO of Balancing Act, a consultancy research company that has over the...

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  • Chiney Ogwumike

    The 1st overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft from Stanford University, Chiney Ogwumike was the 2014...

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  • Matthew Ryder

    Matthew Ryder is a leading UK barrister, specialising in crime, data and human rights. His clients...

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ABOUT US

The Africa Soft Power Project is an Africa led initiative focused on how Africa can optimize its creative industries, knowledge economy, and harness its soft power effectively to propel itself forward.

We’ve established May as ‘Africa Month’, received widespread global media coverage, and helped to facilitate productive connections and collaborations between individuals, companies, and organisations around the world.

The Africa Soft Power Project is part of the ASP Group.

 

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