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ALA’s Bezos Scholars Host the 8th South African Ideas Festival
During the month of February, African Leadership Academy hosted the eight annual South African Ideas Festival (SAIF), bringing together 35 scholars from high schools...
16 ALA Students Participate at Harvard and Georgetown Model United Nations
Over the past month, 16 first year students in ALA's International Relations Council were selected to attend two of the world’s most internationally acclaimed...
Maxwell Simba ’19: From Nairobi to Johannesburg via Hollywood
Growing up in small agricultural town called Kitali in northern Rift Valley, Kenya, Maxwell Simba discovered from a young age that that he had...
The Power of Productive Internships: Okongo Kinyanjui ’14’s TED Journey
Okong’o Kinyanjui has a true passion for TED and the TED Fellows program. Originally from Kenya and currently in his final year of studies...
Koffi Emmanuel Sadzi ’17 Takes the Road Less Traveled and Ventures...
Koffi Emmanuel Sadzi '17 from Togo made the daring decision to continue his education in Israel at Tel Aviv University. Koffi, who received the...
Noemi Duker ‘17 Wins Business Case Competition with Oberlin College
Speaking about her decision to participate in the competition, Noemi said, “I asked myself, ‘If I were not at ALA would I still have...
Student Enterprise, AfroFem, Contextualizes Feminism at ALA and Beyond
Afro Feminism is a movement that aims to end sexism and sexist exploitations specifically on the African continent. The Student Enterprise (SE) does this...
Five ALA Students Join MIT Peers on HIV Research Course in...
The Evolution of an Epidemic course, which took place from 16-25 January, featured an immersive experience that introduced students to a holistic approach to...
Top Global Firms Join ALA in Facilitating New York Professional Development...
More than 60 ALA alumni and Mastercard Foundation scholars participated at the first professional development Baraza hosted by Africa Careers Network (ACN) in New...
Developing Critical Thinking and Analysis through Seminal Readings at ALA
Each term at ALA, students, faculty and staff immerse themselves in a week-long exercise of studying and discussing carefully chosen texts, all reflecting the...
ALA Welcomes First Cohort from The School for Ethics and Global...
African Leadership Academy welcomes 21 new students to our campus, marking the official start of ALA’s partnership with the School for Ethics and Global...
Khauhelo ‘Mile ’18: Student Leader, Entrepreneur, and Self-Published Poet
Khauhelo 'Mile '18 is Chairlady of the ALA Student Government, the leader of multiple student enterprises, and most recently, the author of a self-published...
Mareme Dieng ’13 Combines College with Leadership Role in Silicon Valley
Mareme Dieng ’13 from Senegal, is combining a rigorous schedule as a college Senior with a prestigious role as Head of International Partnerships and...
