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Meet Colette Campbell: ALA’s Catalyst Term Student, 2018
In April 2015, African Leadership Academy launched its Catalyst Term program, offering an opportunity to extend its global offerings to a select group of students from...
Meet ALA’s Class of 2018: Chemutai Wanjiru Ruto (Kenya)
Welcome to our series of introductions to African Leadership Academy’s 2018 cohort – and meet ALA’s feisty young changemaker Chemutai Wanjiru Ruto, who is...
African Leadership Academy’s Festive Rituals
School’s out! By the time you read this, most of our students and staffulty will be in the bosom of family and friends, celebrating...
ALA’s Recommended Reads: Our 2018 Page Turners
Whether your Festive Season break is brief, or wonderfully extended, whether you’re homebound or on the road, there’s no time more suited to settling...
10 Lessons From 10 Years: Everything Will Be OK
Welcome to lesson 10 from ALA CEO Chris Bradford’s reflections on lessons learned over the past 10 years of establishing Africa’s leading educational institution.
‘We...
Wilson Da Silva shares an inside view of ALA’s recruitment drive
‘Our job is to scout, so we go to places that a lot of people wouldn’t go – really remote; I’ve been to places...
Leaving a legacy: 5 tips from a Student Government veteran, Tania...
‘I learnt that one cannot be reactionary when in government … Reacting without thinking about the solutions to the problem
will not help you as a...
ALA All Community Call unites students and staffulty around the globe
The ALA All Community Call is an annual event which brings together student and staffulty alumni to reconnect with ALA, with Africa and with...
ALA’s Homecoming Spotlight: Ellen Chilemba, Class of 2010
Inspiration comes in many guises. It can be in the form of a book, a life-changing event or something innocuous as a conversation. For...
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Asha Guled on African Women Rising to...
Given my upbringing as a Somali diaspora in Europe (Holland), I can particularly relate to Ilhan Omar. It’s impressive to see that despite her...
Meet ALA’s Class of 2018: Aidah Namukose (Uganda)
Welcome to our series of introductions to African Leadership Academy’s 2018 cohort – and meet ALA’s award-winning young writer and photographer from Jinja, Uganda...
10 Lessons From 10 Years: Hard Things Are Hard
Welcome to Lesson 9 of African Leadership Academy CEO Chris Bradford’s reflections on lessons learnt over the past 10 years of establishing Africa’s leading...
Africa’s hope lies in these young hands: Sim Shagaya, founder of...
“We believe in you more than we believe in politicians.” This was the message from Sim Shagaya, Nigerian entrepreneur and business mogul and founder...
