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THE INAUGURAL
AFRICA MINDSET RESET FORUM
From Pan-Africanism to Meta-Africanism
On 25 and 26 August, the African School of
Governance hosted the inaugural Africa Mindset
Reset Forum, co-convened by H.E. Paul Kagame
and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn. At its centre was
a question Africa rarely asks out loud: how do we
see ourselves, and who decided that for us?
The forum drew 6,630 applications. Registration
closed early at capacity, and 2,733 leaders from
80 countries were confirmed in the room. Nearly
4,900 of the applicants were under 35, which
says something about who is waiting for this
conversation. A further 67,500 people followed
online in five languages.
friends of the school to consult on the theme,
narrative, and baseline of the forum.
On 17 July, more than 200 young Africans joined
a youth-led webinar on the mindset shift Africa
needs. Their ideas on integration, natural
resources, human capital and food systems
shaped the forum's agenda.
On 31 July, ASG and the Afrikan Youth Business
Council hosted an X Space on who should reset
first: leaders, institutions or citizens. That
conversation introduced the Meta-Africanism
framework, which carried through the forum.
Three conversations led up to the forum. On 8
May, ASG brought together subject experts and
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