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Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

Associate Researcher, The Brenthurst Foundation

Ghana Ghana


Marie-Noelle Nwokolo was previously our Machel-Mandela Fellow and now works at the Brenthurst Foundation as a researcher. She is a recent MSc Development Management graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and an alumni of the Programme for African Leadership (PfAL) at LSE. Prior to the Foundation, Marie-Noelle worked across a broad spectrum of roles at organizations such as The Advisory Board Company in Washington D.C, WaterAid UK, Diamond6 Leadership & Strategy and PrimeStrategy Ghana. She has spoken at, and organized, convenings on growth, poverty and inequality, such as the flagship LSE Africa Summit. Prior to this, she graduated from Dickinson College, Pa, USA with an undergraduate degree in International Business & Management (Departmental Honors) and a minor in Economics. She is a proud member of Sigma Beta Delta, and Phi Beta Kappa - the oldest and most prestigious academic honour society in the United States.


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Content by Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

Zanzibar's Bright Future as a Blue Economy Destination

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Zanzibar's Bright Future as a Blue Economy Destination

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Richard Morrow

16 Aug 2021

Planning is Easy, Implementation is the Real Skill

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Planning is Easy, Implementation is the Real Skill

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

28 May 2021

Africa needs to ramp up education to meet the changing world of work

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Africa needs to ramp up education to meet the changing world of work

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

16 Apr 2021

Understanding and Building Resilience of Health Systems in Africa: COVID-19 and Beyond

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Understanding and Building Resilience of Health Systems in Africa: COVID-19 and Beyond

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere

14 Apr 2021

The Brenthurst Foundation Podcast

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The Brenthurst Foundation Podcast

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

Africa's dearth of statistics a major impediment to policymaking

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Africa's dearth of statistics a major impediment to policymaking

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Natalya Oberst

20 Jan 2021

Ghana's election: A play for change or continuity

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Ghana's election: A play for change or continuity

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

5 Dec 2020

A Aspiração Asiática

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A Aspiração Asiática

Emily van der Merwe, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn, Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, Ray Hartley, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

14 Oct 2020

L'aspiration asiatique

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L'aspiration asiatique

Emily van der Merwe, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn, Bobi Wine, Greg Mills

14 Oct 2020

The Asian Aspiration Documentary

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The Asian Aspiration Documentary

Ray Hartley, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Bobi Wine, Hailemariam Desalegn, Olusegun Obasanjo, Greg Mills

12 Oct 2020

If Africa masters the rules of artificial and data intelligence, it can solve some of its biggest issues

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If Africa masters the rules of artificial and data intelligence, it can solve some of its biggest issues

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

12 Oct 2020

Kingdom of Lesotho must seize textile manufacturing crown

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Kingdom of Lesotho must seize textile manufacturing crown

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

22 Sep 2020