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Publications & Thought Leadership

Writing for the continent, and the people building it.

From long-form thought leadership on leadership and growth in Africa, to my book Nairobi 5453ft, my writing is built around one idea: that Africa's story, and the people shaping it, deserve to be told with more depth and ambition.

Thought Leadership

Long-form writing on leadership, growth in Africa, and the people building it.

I write regularly on LinkedIn, exploring leadership, organisational growth across Africa, and the people and institutions shaping the continent's next chapter. I am also developing a book project dedicated to elevating Africa's story, and the story of its people, on the global stage, in the same spirit as Nairobi 5453ft but broader in scope.

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Nairobi 5453ft

Nairobi 5453ft book cover, yellow edition
Yellow Edition
Nairobi 5453ft book cover, red edition
Red Edition
Nairobi 5453ft book cover, green edition
Green Edition

Nairobi 5453ft, published through Footprints Press, is a photographic and narrative love letter to Nairobi, a city sitting 5,453 feet above sea level and carrying an equally elevated sense of ambition, culture and possibility. The book brings together photography, essays and reflection to tell the story of a city, and by extension a continent, that is too often narrated by outsiders.

The project sits at the intersection of everything I care about professionally: storytelling, African identity, and the belief that how we frame a place shapes how the world, and the people who live there, imagine what is possible within it.

Articles & Features

Bylines, interviews and features.

Feature

Seeking Destiny

A feature exploring identity, purpose and the winding paths African leaders take to their calling, drawing on Natalie's own journey between corporate leadership and entrepreneurship.

Magazine

The Edition Magazine

A profile and byline in The Edition Magazine, discussing culture, leadership development and the future of work across African institutions.

Feature

Business Fights Poverty

A feature with Business Fights Poverty on inclusive leadership, workforce development and building organisations that work for the continent's next generation of talent.

Interview Series

The Edition Interviews: Natalie Manga

An in-depth interview with The Edition on building RIKA Africa, leading culture transformation across multinational institutions, and the future of leadership in Africa.

Media & Speaking

Recent appearances.

KTN News Interview NTV Media Feature RIKA Africa Leadership Summit The Edition Interviews on YouTube
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