'Africa people, prepare yourselves. The young people will get angry and when it happens, there is nothing that you can do to stop them.' These were the resounding words of Eric Mafuna at the launch of the 6th Harambee Africa Leadership Programme. Mafuna who is the founder of Black Management Forum in South Africa, further called on those present to reaffirm their commitment to making Africa the continent of the 21st century. He is currently on a mission to change the face of Africa for good - by training its future leaders both in business and politics. The launch was held at the former National Assembly, Tafawa Balewa Square, in Lagos Nigeria. The venue for the launch is considered symbolically as a house of history; where Nigeria got its independence five decades ago. The theme of theme for the programme is ‘Solving tough problems: Creating new realities’.
Fela Durotoye, a nation builder and one of the most sought after motivational speakers in Nigeria who was present at the launch with his charismatic delivery called on young leaders to stop dreaming and start projects that last. 'Dreams don’t come true. Projects do. Every time a solution is created, value is created. Every time value is created, wealth is created... leadership should be seen as a responsibility to create and deliver change', he challenged. 
Also present was a representative from the Governor’s office in Lagos State who affirmed the government’s continued support to youths committed to taking Africa’s leadership forward.
Speaking after the launch, Samuel Muiruri a social worker from Kenya said, 'I was challenged by the question of "how our presence here will add joy to the future." I felt the need to act now since my actions today determine how the future will be.' Mary Amon, a student from Ghana said, 'I was planning to resign as the regional youth secretary in our church because I have been unhappy with some of the things that are happening. I was challenged by the speakers and came to the realization that if I change my leadership style, things might change.' Both are participants of the Harambee training programme.
On the first day of the training, participants were introduced into the programme by Anthony Duigan, the head of Curriculum for Harambee. He introduced the different facets of leadership that will be handled during the programme including the core factors of leadership, tools of leadership as well as the applications of leadership. Later in the day, Prof Adeboye Adeniji, an associate professor of History and International Affairs at the Lagos State University gave the participants a detailed introduction into Nigeria, her challenges and opportunities. He reiterated on the need for visionary, focused and determined leadership to resolve the challenges Nigeria is facing, the main one being production of sustainable energy.
The programme brings together 17 participantsfrom eight different countries including Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Afghanistan. The participants will be taken through a one week intensive course before engaging the communities in Kaduna, Kano and Abuja on a two-week outreach programme.