Women In Leadership

The Global Matriarch: Why a Woman’s Ambition is the World’s Most Undervalued Asset

CEO East Africa MagazineWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2026March 8, 2026

By Patricia Muumba As a daughter of Uganda living in the United States, I sit at the intersection of two worlds that share a singular truth: the potential of a…

From Presence to Power: Building The Table We Deserve

CEO East Africa MagazineEnergy, Oil & GasThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2026March 8, 2026

By Marieme-Sav SOW, Vice President for engagement and advocacy at TotalEnergies EP Africa Often, I am the only woman in the room – sometimes, the only African woman. This is not a complaint, but a…

How dfcu Bank Helped Agnes Mbabazi Turn Agrifarm Into a Ugandan Agribusiness Force

Paul Murungi100 Women Fixing UgandaThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2026March 8, 2026

As Uganda celebrates International Women’s Day 2026, Agnes Mbabazi’s success story of building Agrifarm Uganda, an agro-input business, is one of the stories featured in “She Powers Uganda’s Economy —…

Build Homes, Not Empires: Why Empowering Women is Uganda’s Greatest Gain

CEO East Africa MagazineWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2026March 8, 2026

By Elizabeth Namaganda In the heart of East Africa, a pulse of resilience defines the Ugandan woman. As we celebrate Women’s Day under the theme “When we give, we gain,”…

Closing the Gender Gap in our Digital Defense Systems

CEO East Africa MagazineWomen In LeadershipMarch 6, 2026March 6, 2026

By Catherine Bwire In the few seconds it takes to tap your phone, transfer money, or pay school fees, you are engaging in an act of profound trust. You are…

Glocal Leadership: How African Women Are Redesigning Power From Inside Out

CEO East Africa MagazineLeadership & GovernanceWomen In LeadershipMarch 5, 2026March 5, 2026

By Damali Ssali During Women’s Month, we often celebrate representation: more women in boardrooms, more women CEOs, and more women at decision-making tables. Representation matters; it always has. But as…

Why Give Him a Robot and Her a Doll? The Women in STEM Story We Do Not Talk About

CEO East Africa MagazineWomen In LeadershipMarch 4, 2026March 4, 2026

By Sarah Musumba Let’s start with a truth we do not say loudly enough: the future is being coded, engineered, calculated, and scientifically tested every single day. The only question…

The Sacrifices you Make Today will Benefit Another Woman Tomorrow

CEO East Africa Magazine100 Women Fixing UgandaWomen In LeadershipMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Primrose Kobusingye I was 26 years old when I took on the mantle of acting head of marketing. Yes, 26. Armed with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, I…

The Unspoken Truths About Being a Woman in the Corporate Space

CEO East Africa MagazineLeadership & GovernanceWomen In LeadershipMarch 1, 2026March 1, 2026

By Lyz Cynthia Zaninka Corporate boardrooms today may look more diverse than they did a decade ago. More women at the table, more women with leadership titles, and more companies…

The HR Playbook Behind Centenary Bank’s Rise: How Uganda’s Biggest Indigenous Bank Built a Workforce That Wins

Muhereza KyamuteteraLeadership & GovernanceThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 21, 2026February 24, 2026

When Fabian Kasi assumed leadership of Centenary Bank in August 2010, the institution managed UGX 807 billion in total assets. By 2024, that figure had expanded to UGX 7.1 trillion…