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Class of 2017 Reflects on Exceptional Growth through ALA Theses
In the run-up to our 10th graduation ceremonies, each member of our graduating class presented their thesis to the community. In what has become...

Leading HIV Researcher and Holocaust Survivor Visit ALA
In June, we welcomed two world-leading experts to the ALA campus – HIV/AIDS researcher, Dr Bruce Walker and holocaust survivor and French resistance activist,...

Meet the Entrepreneur Educating Refugees: Ntakamaze Nziyonvira
As part of the Anzisha Education Accelerator Program, ALA has provided a professional development opportunity to a cohort of education entrepreneurs from the ALA alumni...

Meet ALA Class of 2018: John Ewotu
“My first year here (at ALA) has been full of challenges and growth opportunities.”
Young entrepreneur, John Ewotu from Uganda recently returned from Boston where...

Former Refugee, Jeanbat Busisi ’13 Defies the Odds and Graduates as...
After 20 years as a refugee, African Leadership Academy (ALA) alumnus Jeanbat Busisi, celebrates graduating as an Industrial Engineer from Arizona State University. His...

Eddie Ndopu ’08 Joins the UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocates
ALA alumnus, Eddie Ndopu (Class of 2008) has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary General as one of 17 high-profile Sustainable Development Goals Advocates,...

What is the Anzisha Education Accelerator?
The African Leadership Academy has proven over the last 10 years that educating the continent of Africa is a high priority, and this is...

Africa Should Not Focus on Missed Opportunities
Following a successful 2019 African Leadership Academy Model Africa Union (ALAMAU2019) conference, the recent secretariat team, under the leadership of Mr. Faith Abiodum, shares their journey...

The Anzisha Scenario – A future where students of high potential...
April 15, 2019, will hopefully mark the day a new phrase enters popular discourse about how our economic futures could play out. The term...

How Global Corporations Help Shape Student Ventures at ALA
At the heart of many successful ventures lie strong, mutually beneficial partnerships. In an entrepreneurship education and training program, such partnerships can provide vital...

ALAMAU 2019 – Leveraging Africa’s Progress for Sustained Growth
The African Leadership Academy Model Africa Union 2019 (ALAMAU 2019) welcomed more than 250 delegates, from 22 different schools on the continent and the...

Connecting Educators Through the Teaching Africa Workshop Series
African Leadership Academy’s Teaching Africa program started with two successful pilot events in 2017. It features a series of professional development workshops that explore interdisciplinary approaches...

Meet ALA’s Class of 2018: Michael Bongo (Kenya)
“Businesses are doing something that’s already been done, but to me entrepreneurship is more original and community centred.”
Micheal Jembe Bongo, is a young, budding entrepreneur from the...

