{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACF LEAD","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.theafricaceoforum.com\/acf-lead","author_name":"khadijachopin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.theafricaceoforum.com\/acf-lead\/author\/khadijachopin\/","title":"UM6P: Empowering future leaders - ACF LEAD","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kLe8MKvr5M\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theafricaceoforum.com\/acf-lead\/temoignages\/um6p\/\">UM6P: Empowering future leaders<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theafricaceoforum.com\/acf-lead\/temoignages\/um6p\/embed\/#?secret=kLe8MKvr5M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UM6P: Empowering future leaders&#8221; &#8212; ACF LEAD\" data-secret=\"kLe8MKvr5M\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.theafricaceoforum.com\/acf-lead\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.theafricaceoforum.com\/acf-lead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/06\/6.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"For UM6P, public service is the institutional capacity through which a society transforms collective ambition into collective action and durable public value. Every nation has aspirations. What matters is whether it possesses the institutions capable of transforming those aspirations into reality. Economic growth, technological progress, industrialization, and social inclusion do not emerge spontaneously. They depend on institutions that can learn, adapt, coordinate, and act over time. That is what public service represents to us: the capacity of a society to organize itself around the common good. In this sense, universities and public institutions share a common purpose. Both exist to produce assets whose value exceeds any individual interest: knowledge, talent, scientific infrastructure, public trust, and long-term thinking. These are foundational goods. They are rarely produced by markets alone because their benefits are diffuse, cumulative, and often realized across generations. This challenge is particularly important for Africa. The continent&#8217;s working-age population is expected to double by 2050, while the number of Africans with upper-secondary or tertiary education is projected to grow from approximately 103 million in 2020 to 240 million by 2040. Transforming this demographic dynamism into sustainable development will depend not only on investment and innovation, but also on the quality of the institutions capable of guiding and supporting that transformation. At UM6P, we contribute to this mission by empowering future leaders, producing research that addresses Africa&#8217;s structural challenges, and building platforms that help bridge the gap between knowledge and action. Whether through advanced research, innovation ecosystems, public policy programs, or initiatives such as LEAD, our objective is to contribute to building institutions capable of delivering long-term public value for Africa. This conviction also explains why supporting and celebrating Africa Public Service Day is so important. Africa&#8217;s development challenge is increasingly a challenge of institutional capacity. Over the last two [&hellip;]"}