Inspiring the Next Generation of Public Sector Leaders
From equipping civil servants with digital capabilities to enrolling new cohorts of reform-minded leaders, we strengthened public sector capacity at scale, equipping over 1,000 public servants across Africa in leadership, digital skills, policy development, and reform implementation. Explore the numbers behind our impact and what they mean for the future of Africa’s public service.
In 2025, our capacity-building efforts focused on strengthening leadership pipelines, upgrading critical skills, and supporting institutions to deliver effective, citizen-centred governance across Africa.
500 civil servants were equipped with digital skills to modernise government processes and accelerate reform implementation.
68 public servants graduated from the fourth cohort of the AIG Public Leaders Programme, while 69 public sector leaders from seven African countries were enrolled into the fifth cohort, expanding a pan-African network of public sector leaders.
Over 300 public sector leaders received targeted training in policy development, research and data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, project management, and strategic communication, strengthening institutional capacity across the public service.
Our investment in advanced policy education also continued. Our 2024 AIG Scholar, Siaka Salami, graduated from the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and Pelumi Olugbile, Deputy Manager, Finance and Accounts, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) received the 2025 AIG Scholarship for the new academic year, growing a network of over 30 AIG Scholars across Africa. Upon completion, both scholars return to senior leadership roles within the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and NIGCOMSAT, respectively, applying their training to strengthen policy design, institutional performance, and reform delivery.
We also relaunched the AIG Fellowship, awarding the 2025/2026 AIG Visiting Fellowship to Mrs Funke Femi Adepoju, Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON). During her six-month fellowship at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, Mrs Adepoju will deepen her expertise, undertake research, and engage with global leaders to help reimagine how public service training institutions can act as national reform hubs. Her project, “From Capacity Building to Reform Delivery,” aims to strengthen ASCON’s role as a centre for innovation, digital governance, and systemic reform, advancing the quality of public sector training and governance outcomes in Nigeria.