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ALAMAU 2021: Youth Placing Themselves at the Helm of Solution Building
The eighth edition of African Leadership Academy’s Model African Union (ALAMAU) took place between the 18th and 21st March, making this the first virtual...
Google Explores ALA’s Seminal Readings in the Workplace
One of the core activities in ALA’s unique curriculum, Seminal Readings, has made its way to Google.
Three ALA alums, Goodman Lepota ‘11, Tom Mbega...
Mobilizing Youth For Change Through the Pariah Nation Podcast
“What does it mean when we start our history at slavery?” asks Adnan Shafi ’17, a Kenyan ALA alum who is asking these and...
10 Tips for Women Who Seek to Serve in Public Leadership
“Politics is essentially about solving the problem of the whole … Leadership is gender neutral” ~ Dr. Oby Ezekwesili
At a time when the world...
Mainza Moono ’08 Democratizes Art Ownership With New Venture
Picture three people in a gallery: A painter, a hotel manager, and a young urban professional. They don’t know it yet, but each person...
Gabriele Oettingen and Angela Duckworth Train ALA Faculty to “WOOP”
African Leadership Academy has partnered with renowned psychologist Angela Duckworth and professor of psychology Dr Gabriele Oettingen in an exciting project centred around WOOP...
ALA Students Awarded Top Prizes in News Decoder Global Storytelling Contest
Three ALA students were awarded top prizes in the bi-annual News Decoder Storytelling Contest – making it the first time that three students from...
African Studies Educator Mona Hakimi Shares How We Extend Beyond Borders...
“My Story” is a tradition at ALA that gives a glimpse into the stories that live, breathe and have being in the people in...
Welcoming Distinguished Staffulty from Across Africa and Around the World
African Leadership Academy prides itself on attracting a diverse and highly-skilled staff and faculty (“staffulty”) members. These dedicated professionals and global change-makers create a world-class team...
Senegalese Alumna Fatoumata Fall ‘08 makes 2021 Forbes 30 under 30
Senegalese ALA alumna Fatoumata Fall ‘08 has made the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 List due to her transformative work with Ralph, a US-based career agency...
ALA’s Year-One Students Tackle Education Access During Covid
Across Africa, the incoming ALA class of 2020 are already implementing impactful and innovative solutions to the challenges the global pandemic has brought upon...
Tchofor Dick Nchang ‘18 Bridging the Gap in Health Sector Inequalities...
Cameroonian alumnus Tchofor Dick Nchang ’18 is doing incredible work in the healthcare sector with his organization, the Sickle Cell International Foundation. Nchang describes...
ALA Staffulty Recognized Globally as Changemakers on the Continent
ALA staffulty members are being recognized globally as changemakers on the continent and beyond for their outstanding work in this challenging year.
Oluwabusola “Busola” Majekodunmi...
