Poor, unconscious, and corrupt leadership is at the center of Africa’s enduring and deepening challenges, including political polarisation. It is impossible for Africa to reduce political polarisation without addressing the question of political leadership, both in ruling and opposition parties. Polarisation in Africa is largely planted and watered by political entrepreneurs. In Africa, public office is seen as an avenue to wealth, power, privileges, opportunities, and immunity. Polarisation deepens when demagogues polarise and manipulate the people with the objective to gain and retain power and privilege, gain access to resources, protect personal interests, and fight against their opponents. Other leadership structures such as civil society, traditional leadership, and religious leadership also play a critical role in either reducing or deepening political polarisation in Africa. Where these leadership constituencies are perceived as partisan, they cause and drive political polarisation. Where they are seen as non-partisan, they can promote depolarisation. International actors, especially African regional organisations, have a special role to play in the depolarisation of Africa. The Leadership and Depolarisation Project targets leaders at different levels of society to conscientize them regarding their role in the depolarisation of society.