To LEAD means to FOLLOW! See this iconic and self reflecting picture (2020)
From left was the then South African Ambassador to The Netherlands, H.E. Ambassador Bruce Koloane,
the Nigerian Ambassador to The Netherlands, H.E. Ambassador Oji Ngofa, myself in the middle, next is the Rwanda Ambassador to The Netherlands, H.E. Jean Pierre Karabaranga and the Algerian Ambassador to The 
Netherlands.
It’s a privilege to be surrounded by Diplomats steering African bilateral and multilateral relationships with their host country.