Filter by:
Filter by:
Leadership in Action: The Global Scholars Program at ALA
Every year, African Leadership Academy welcomes young people from around the world to its Johannesburg campus for the Global Scholars Program (GSP), an immersive...
Taalu 2026: Homecoming at ALA
On September 11, African Leadership Academy’s community gathered for Taalu, our annual cultural homecoming. Students and staff arrived in traditional and cultural attire to...
AI for Africa: Developing the Next Generation of AI Innovators
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), one of the world’s leading AI research institutions, and African Leadership Academy (ALA) partnered to launch...
Chevron Engineering Leadership Program 2026: Engineering the Future of Education in...
The sixth edition of the Chevron Engineering Leadership Program took place on the African Leadership Academy (ALA) campus from June 22 to July 10,...
A Summer of Learning and Leadership at ALA
This summer, African Leadership Academy welcomed young people from across Africa and beyond for three short programs designed to turn learning into action. Across...
What Does It Mean for an Organization to Truly Learn?
How does a student in the classroom today become a leader shaping Africa tomorrow?
For Cynthia Mangaba, Director of Institutional Learning at African Leadership Academy,...
When You Look at Yourself, What Do You See?
At African Leadership Academy’s 17th graduation ceremony, Dean Uzo Agyare-Kumi began with a question she placed at the center of everything:
When you look at...
Celebrating Excellence: ALA’s 2026 Graduation Awards
Every graduation, ALA pauses to recognize students who have not only excelled, but have also made the community stronger through their presence. This year’s...
Applications to Join African Leadership Academy’s 19th Class Are Now Open!
The search for Africa's next generation of leaders has begun. Applications for the Class of 2027 are officially open, and we are once again...
Your 2am Moment: Reflections from Dr. Amel Karboul’s Address to the...
Dr. Amel Karboul began with a specific moment: 2am on April 18, 2009, in Germany.
She had just given birth, was battling a postnatal infection,...
Mtu ni Watu: A Person Is People
When student speaker Njoki Njoroge '24 (Kenya) walked onto the graduation stage, she carried a box.
Inside were small, ordinary objects: an empty packet of...
100 Young Leaders Join ALA’s Alumni Network
On 18 June 2026, 100 young people from across the African continent walked across the graduation stage as the newest graduates of African Leadership...
Celebrating ALA’s Class of 2024
On June 18, 2026, African Leadership Academy celebrated its 17th graduation, welcoming 100 graduates into a network of more than 1,550 young leaders across...
