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Africa Career’s Network is Hosting a Baraza in Kenya
Africa Career’s Network (ACN) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation will host the first-ever Professional Development “Baraza” for students and graduates on the African continent, in...
ALA Alum Wins Top Prize at Rice 360°
In a prestigious competition that drew 120 students from 19 universities, there was only one title for winner of top
honors, and that title went...
Oberlin University’s LaunchU Awards ALA Alum $10,000
ALA Class of 2010 alum Sophie Umazi Mvurya has once more made headlines after winning a $10,000 prize from LaunchU, a program that seeks to...
Mentoring young entrepreneurial leaders
Divine Kangami is a member of the Economics faculty at African Leadership Academy. Before joining ALA Divine was a professional tutor, in the department...
Majak Aniyeth is ALA’s first Echoing Green Fellow!
On 8 June 2017 ALA alumnus Majak Aniyeth was announced as an Echoing Green Fellow and one of the most promising social entrepreneurs in the world. He is one...
ALA Students in Final Round of 2017 CFO Junior Case Study...
We are pleased to share that two teams from African Leadership Academy’s Investment and Finance Club, the Peacocks and Amakhosi, have made it to...
Ellen Chilemba is the 2017 Glamour Magazine College Woman of the...
Ellen Chilemba ’17 is the Glamour Magazine College Woman of the Year’s grand-prize winner for her work and founding of her organization Tiwale. Chilemba’s community-based social enterprise...
Boarding school chronicles: Surviving the first year away from home
Johannesburg is best for boarding schools
The economic hub of South Africa, Johannesburg, is also called Johannesburg or the City of Gold, Egoli. It’s a...
A Close-up of Life on Campus: A Video by ALA Student
Yassine Khalfalli is a 19 years old Tunisian currently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is passionate about music, film making, and photography. He is currently...
Exploring Africa on a Student Budget
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St Augustine
Many young people put off travelling, thinking that...
CEL’s Inaugural Entrepreneurial Leadership For All Symposium
This year, the Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership began an exciting partnership with the Susan McKinnon Foundation with the goal of creating a continual and...
Celebrating Fred Swaniker on the award of an Honorary Doctorate Degree
On 5 March,2017 our founder, Fred Swaniker, was recognised with an Honorary Doctorate degree from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). The award was given...
The 4th Annual ALA Model African Union
The African Leadership Academy Model African Union took place in Johannesburg from March 15 – 19, 2017. This year’s theme was Enhancing Capacity, Accelerating...
