Keynote

At a time when Africa stands at the intersection of demographic opportunity and governance uncertainty, a powerful question is emerging across the continent: what kind of leadership will define Africa’s future? This question took centre stage at the 2026 Julius Nyerere Leadership Lecture and Youth Conversations, held on April 13, 2026, at Makerere University. Convened […]

As Makerere University prepares to host the 2025 Emmanuel Tumusime Mutebile Annual Public Lecture, the selection of the keynote speaker stands as a deliberate and symbolic choice, one that reflects the very essence of this year’s theme: Shaping Africa’s Future: Intergenerational Leadership, Economic Resilience & the Power of Innovation. The 2025 lecture will be delivered […]

With funding from Lisa Maskell, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University has held several symposia targeting PhD students and early career scholars of Historical Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences from Makerere University. The CHUSS 2025 Graduate Symposium is now open to PhD students from Ugandan, regional and PANGeA affiliated universities. This […]