Building Schools, Building Nations: The leadership Africa needs, by Dr Tukur Madu Yemi Why Traoré’s vision should inspire Nigeria and the rest of Africa Reports, though not yet fully confirmed, suggest that Burkina Faso’s young leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, declined an offer from Saudi Arabia to build 200 mosques, requesting instead that such resources be directed toward schools, hospitals, and jobs. Whether fact or anecdote, the story has spread widely across Africa and beyond. Its appeal is obvious: it illustrates the type of leadership Africans have long craved that places human...