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ALA Alumna Cynthia Okoye ‘14 Wins Bill Gates Sr. Prize
African Leadership Academy Alumna Cynthia Okoye has been awarded the Bill Gates Sr. Prize in recognition of her outstanding research and social leadership. She...
ALA Alumna Geraldine Mukumbi ‘11 Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar-Elect
African Leadership Academy alumna Geraldine Mukumbi has been named a 2022 Knight-Hennessy Scholar-Elect and will now pursue a PhD at Stanford University.
She was previously...
E-Fest: Bringing Innovation to Africa’s Solution Issues
The Entrepreneurship Festival (E-Fest) is a hallmark event at ALA: it comes at the end of the second term, during which Year 1 students...
Mohamed Echkouna ’11 Announced As 1 of 6 Winners of Netflix...
ALA alumnus Mohamed Echkouna ’11 has been named one of the six winners of the ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ short film competition, which was created by...
The Team Behind The Design: Architect Mphethi Morojele
When discussing the renovation of the older buildings on campus, a recurring theme emerges: we need to preserve the “look and feel” of ALA,...
The Team Behind the Design: Architect Sinethemba Buthelezi
In South Africa, there is only a small group of professional architects. Sinethemba is one of them, and one of the very few black...
2022 Founders Day Sports Carnival: ALA Campus Life Returns
The 2022 Founders Day Sport Carnival marked a welcome return to vibrant life on campus. In the wake of the lockdown restrictions, it had...
Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr David Sengeh: How Data Solves Sierra Leone’s...
“Why are you talking about data? Our children are poor, they can’t eat data.” This is just one of the many instances of the...
Alumna Osa Nwokah ’18 Releases New Music Video
ALA alumna Osaruwa Nwokah ’18, now studying in the USA, has released a new music video Pepempere. We caught up with the budding young...
Break Down Barriers and Unlock the Power of Youth
We believe in the power of youth at ALA. It is one of our founding beliefs. The importance of empowering and inspiring young people...
ALA Students Present Research on Climate Change in Africa
The world powers gathered in Scotland in November 2021, for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, popularly known as COP26, to hash out...
ALA Alumnus Kudzai Mbinda ’16 Named Rhodes Scholar-Elect
African Leadership Academy alumnus Kudzai Mbinda ’16 has been named Rhodes Scholar-Elect and will pursue a master’s degree in energy systems at the University of Oxford. ...
Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr. Acha Leke: COVID-19 And The Path To...
ALA co-founder Dr. Acha Leke gave a lecture to ALA students recently, our first in-person Distinguished Guest Speaker since the pandemic lockdowns. He was...
