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Obiageli Ezekwesili

Obiageli Ezekwesili

Founder and CEO, Human Capital Africa

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Obiageli Ezekwesili is the Founder/CEO of Human Capital Africa. She is a former education minister in Nigeria.

African philanthropists can turn around the continent’s early learning challenge

As aid shrinks and debt repayments rise, the role of private philanthropy has never been more urgent.
Primary school children in Zanzibar on June 2, 2025.
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