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Preparing for ALA’s Next CEO
The time has come for ALA to make a long-planned step in our process of institution-building: the transition to a non-Founder CEO.
For the past...

21-year-old Egyptian entrepreneur wins the 10th Anzisha Prize
Alaa Moatamed, Co-Founder of Presto, a leading delivery management service, takes home the $25,000 Grand Prize
With a pool of talented finalists from more than 15...

The Anzisha Prize: 5 lessons learned from supporting very young entrepreneurs
By: Dolapo Adeyanju
Young entrepreneurs’ journeys are shaped by many interrelated factors, one of which includes working closely with program managers, educators, and investors.
While investors...

Protests and Politics: Africa’s Pressing Need for Good Governance
On Saturday, 24 October, our ALforGovernance sector led a virtual panel discussion about the Nigerian youth movement #EndSARS which dominated social media and news...

Morgan Pelser ‘20 of South Africa shares insights from her 7-year...
ALA student Morgan Pelser ‘20 has been running a cotton candy company since she was 11. She shares some lessons she has learnt so...

Ammar Kandil ’10 of Yes Theory partners with Google to release...
Ammar Kandil ‘10, co-founder of Yes Theory shares his inspiring story in a candid interview with Dean Hatim Eltayeb.
Ammar Kandil ’10 co-founder of the Yes Theory movement has...

Cornelia Kruah-Togba ’08 creates fund to help support small businesses in...
Member of the inaugural ALA class, Cornelia Kruah-Togba is breaking boundaries as a public servant and advocate for youth and women’s empowerment in her...

Meet ALA’s Class of 2020!
September is the month of new beginnings for many. Despite the challenging year this has been, we have kept to our traditions (such as...

Students explore identity through the Creative Arts course at ALA
Dr. Sarah Kgagudi, Director of Creative Arts and Events at ALA shares how the Creative Arts course at ALA provides an introspective platform for students to examine identity through different mediums.
About...

ACN Securing Internships During a Global Pandemic
How did we secure jobs during the height of one of the most devastating pandemics we have experienced in recent history?
We chat with Ayado...

Reimagining the Future of Secondary Education in Africa
The Mastercard Foundation’s latest report reveals that for every 100 young people that enter primary education, 9 will go on to tertiary education and 6...

Women in Peacebuilding: An ALforGovernance Masterclass
In celebration of South Africa’s Women’s Month in August, the ALforGovernance Masterclass explored the role of Women in Peacebuilding on Friday August 7th. Two...

Entrepreneur and Designer David Lewis ’15 Partners with Bremen Fashion House
Nigerian fashion designer David Lewis ’15 is the founder of Lewini, a design-thinking clothing company reinventing the use of colors in everyday unisex clothing. After...

