An Investment in Legacy,
Leadership & Global Impact
The Aare Afe Babalola Legacy Project is a high-impact intellectual, cultural, and media initiative designed to document, preserve, and globally project the life, values, and contributions of one of Africa’s most respected legal minds and institution builders.
Delivered under the prestigious Eminent African Series (EAS)—an initiative of the Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit (NDDIS)—this project goes beyond a conventional biography. It is a multi-platform legacy initiative comprising a globally distributed book, an international documentary, and a series of high-level launch events designed to inspire a continental ethical renaissance.
The Aare Afe Babalola Legacy Project Comprising: The Eminent African Series Publication
The Boy Who Slept with Snakes
The Authorised Life and Legacy of Aare Afe Babalola OFR, CON, SAN, LL.D (h.c)
By Edna Fernandes and Thierry Bayle
Africa at a Crossroads
A Continent at a Defining Moment
Born from the Eminent Nigerian Series (ENS)—a visionary ethical reawakening initiative by leading Diaspora voices—the project has successfully laid an intellectual foundation within Nigeria. Today, the Eminent African Series (EAS) reflects a broader conviction: the ethical renaissance Africa requires must be continental in scope.
The Evolution: ENS to EAS
From National Foundation to Continental Scope
While Africa is rich in human capital, natural resources, and cultural depth, it grapples with complex systemic challenges—from governance deficits and institutional erosion to youth unemployment and brain drain. The Eminent African Series advances a corrective narrative: not lamenting the past, but reviving the ethical legacies of Africa’s finest sons and daughters to chart a new trajectory.
The Values That Build Nations At the centre of EAS is the promotion of values established in African culture and identified as components of responsible international engagement.
Authors
Edna Fernandes
" Edna Fernandes was born in Nairobi to parents of Goan origin and grew up in London, where she lives. She was special correspondent for Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper, foreign correspondent for the Financial Times and political correspondent for Reuters."
Thierry Bayle
" Thierry Bayle, an international fashion strategist and Founder of Global Fashion Management, with over 20 years’ experience advising global luxury brands, governments, and emerging designers."