Fred Swaniker:

The leaders who ruined Africa, and the generation who can fix it

Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can't make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in countries with weak structures, leaders could make or break a country. In a passionate talk the entrepreneur and TED Fellow looks at different generations of African leaders and imagines how to develop the leadership of the future.

Fred Swaniker

Educational entrepreneur

Ghanaian Fred Swaniker founded a school and a leadership network to educate and support the next generation of Africa’s leaders. Full bio