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Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
Senior Researcher, The Brenthurst Foundation
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo was previously our Machel-Mandela Fellow and now works at the Brenthurst Foundation as a researcher. She is a recent MSc Development Management graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and an alumni of the Programme for African Leadership (PfAL) at LSE. Prior to the Foundation, Marie-Noelle worked across a broad spectrum of roles at organizations such as The Advisory Board Company in Washington D.C, WaterAid UK, Diamond6 Leadership & Strategy and PrimeStrategy Ghana. She has spoken at, and organized, convenings on growth, poverty and inequality, such as the flagship LSE Africa Summit. Prior to this, she graduated from Dickinson College, Pa, USA with an undergraduate degree in International Business & Management (Departmental Honors) and a minor in Economics. She is a proud member of Sigma Beta Delta, and Phi Beta Kappa - the oldest and most prestigious academic honour society in the United States.
Content by Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
![Ghana Needs Truthful and Accountable Leadership to Save its Economy](/uploads/99edc525-ff2b-4567-9687-995cc8cb4cef.jpg)
NEWS
Ghana Needs Truthful and Accountable Leadership to Save its Economy
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
28 Nov 2022
![Brothers in Freedom - Bobi Wine and Sofia Grabovetska with String Mockingbird](/uploads/ea3ef655-295f-4a5b-87ab-37e9f601da78.png)
VIDEOS
Brothers in Freedom - Bobi Wine and Sofia Grabovetska with String Mockingbird
Greg Mills, Bobi Wine, Robin Auld, Zitto Kabwe, Richard Harper, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
9 Nov 2022
![Where to Next?: Inside Lesotho's 2022 Election](/uploads/cb06a5ab-7de5-4f1c-aa19-b67084fe5acc.png)
VIDEOS
Where to Next?: Inside Lesotho's 2022 Election
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Richard Morrow, Ray Hartley, Greg Mills
25 Oct 2022
![Alone But Altogether - Bobi Wine and Sofia Grabovetska with String Mockingbird](/uploads/f4386a65-7069-4331-a7f8-de77c2fd2611.png)
VIDEOS
Alone But Altogether - Bobi Wine and Sofia Grabovetska with String Mockingbird
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Richard Harper, Zitto Kabwe, Robin Auld, Greg Mills, Bobi Wine
28 Sep 2022
![Voter Apathy — Especially Among the Young — Threatens Democracy in Africa](/uploads/ef43fce8-1cb3-4d93-ab2b-f600cfdd4fe2.png)
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Voter Apathy — Especially Among the Young — Threatens Democracy in Africa
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
15 Sep 2022
![Lessons from Kenya's Knife-Edge Presidential Election](/uploads/bf45ada8-0c88-40e7-a304-2b967b1ba1b9.png)
NEWS
Lessons from Kenya's Knife-Edge Presidential Election
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley, Greg Mills
6 Sep 2022
![Kenyan Election: Will Democracy Triumph?](/uploads/85204daf-7c3b-4e8c-8604-0fac4428fd96.jpg)
NEWS
Kenyan Election: Will Democracy Triumph?
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere
2 Aug 2022
![What it takes to Build a State: Lessons from Somaliland](/uploads/f3bd9228-7f42-4ba8-adfe-761268185886.png)
PUBLICATIONS
What it takes to Build a State: Lessons from Somaliland
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
12 Jul 2022
![Somaliland: How to Get onto the Right Side of History](/uploads/c6a001b7-1479-46a4-b208-360bef5c2332.png)
VIDEOS
Somaliland: How to Get onto the Right Side of History
John Steenhuisen, Tendai Biti, Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Richard Morrow, Ray Hartley, Richard Harper
29 Jun 2022
![The Case for a New and Better Social Compact for Africa in the Quest for Growth](/uploads/96dacdb5-ca94-4d09-a1a3-ca14874487ef.jpg)
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The Case for a New and Better Social Compact for Africa in the Quest for Growth
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
25 May 2022
![No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe: A Study of Migrant Experiences With COVID-19 in South Africa](/uploads/fe481210-c20f-41db-9223-bbb2416b3d8f.png)
PUBLICATIONS
No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe: A Study of Migrant Experiences With COVID-19 in South Africa
Alexandra Willis, Richard Morrow, Gugu Resha, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere
18 May 2022
![Youth Unemployment is Africa's Biggest Crisis and Puts the Continent at Risk of Becoming Home to Centres of Chaos](/uploads/5fd78121-870f-457a-9797-d5176524617d.png)
NEWS
Youth Unemployment is Africa's Biggest Crisis and Puts the Continent at Risk of Becoming Home to Centres of Chaos
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
23 Feb 2022