The twin forces of poor leadership and collective war trauma seem to be pushing the Great Lakes Region into endless conflict, creating a self-perpetuating circle of power-chasing and abuse. Namakula E. Mayanja considers why this is the case, and what the region needs to break this vicious cycle.
"Unless Africans from all levels of society recognize and embrace the challenge of leadership, Africa will not move forward... Leadership is not simply a matter of filling the top positions in a government, institution, or private business. Indeed, not every person in a leadership position is truly a leader"[1] .
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