PAPSS launched on 13 January 2022. Ironu asks whether the institution behind it built repeatable execution capacity, and who leads the businesses on the rail.
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Profiles
Dakar express train in Senegal — leadership lesson how the market shifts for investors
Senegal’s Dakar Regional Express Train enters passenger service on 27 December 2021, and the real test is whether execution capacity is repeatable.
Twitter vs. Buhari: Lessons on Digital Diplomacy from the Standoff
The standoff between Twitter and the Nigerian President, Prof. Muhammadu Buhari, resulting in its four months temporary ban in Nigeria is a good lesson as put in a gunslinging proverb that says, “in a standoff, never pull a gun on a man’s forehead, forgetting that he has a dagger on your balls”.
Post-Covid New Normal Priorities for CEOs In Africa
Middle East, Africa, and the World at large, now have a new normal of economic activity because of the Covid19 Pandemic, and new thought on ways of leading businesses into profitability have emerged. A Mckinsey study revealed that the pandemic has both revealed and...
ArcelorMittal expansion in Liberia — value-chain opening what comes next for investors
Behind the ArcelorMittal-Liberia expansion lies a governance test. Ironu examines the operators, execution capability and whether institutions outlast
Reconfiguring Leadership for Progress and Profitability
Change in leadership is necessary, and changing leadership helps in the development process of an institute and businesses. Anderson has delved into the history of Change Leadership and links the early origins to the dissatisfaction of leaders during the late 1980s...
Baleine energy discovery in Côte d’Ivoire — value-chain opening for regional operators
Behind Baleine sit operators and institutions. Ironu profiles the execution question: did Côte d’Ivoire’s find rest on luck, a leader, or repeatable capacity?
Marampa iron-ore restart in Sierra Leone — value-chain opening — what the numbers mean
Marampa resumes high-grade iron-ore exports in Sierra Leone. A Profiles read on leadership, execution and whether the restart is a repeatable institution.
Strengths of the Chinese Economic and Political Model
The Chinese model (socio-economic and political system) is about leadership – visionary, strategic, technocratic and meritocratic leadership. It is driven by a long-term shared national vision, strategic thinking, strategic planning, effective implementation, monitoring and evaluation.




