African Leadership Academy announces the Andrew Arkutu Fellowship
The African Leadership Academy is proud to announce the launch of the Andrew Arkutu Fellowship, which is funded generously by the families of Drs. Edo Bedzra and Jo Ling Goh. This…
ALA News & Updates
ALA Alumnus Mope Khati ’11 Wins Seat in Lesotho Parliament
The African Leadership Academy congratulates alumnus Mope Khati ’11, who has won a seat in the recent Lesotho national elections. A candidate for the Revolution for Prosperity Party (Thalaboliba ea…
Fred Swaniker Delivers the Inaugural Frederick Pardee Memorial Lecture
The African Leadership Academy community gathered on September 20th to celebrate the life of philanthropist and investor Frederick S. Pardee, who was a generous benefactor to our institution. ALA co-founders…
Taalu 2022: Let’s Tend to our Garden
The African Leadership Academy community welcomed the return of life to our campus and arrival of the Year 1s with one of our most anticipated celebrations of the calendar: our…
Keamogetse “Moula” Mokhobo-Amegashie on Building a Pan-African Career
“Build friendships. Your greatest gift is making friends and building relationships. Build multinational friendships,” said Keamogetse “Moula” Mokhobo Amegashie. She was delivering the Distinguished Guest Speaker talk at the African…
Hatim Eltayeb Appointed Chief Executive of the Academy
1 September 2022. ALA’s Board of Trustees announced today that Hatim Eltayeb will take the reins as ALA’s Chief Executive Officer. A native of Sudan, Eltayeb has been a part…
Cornell College Welcomes Its First ALA Cohort on Scholarships
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The African Leadership Academy is proud to celebrate Mahmoud Wael Attia Ali Elawady, Saad Makhal Mankarious, and Michael-Sean Lotanna Ossai of the recently graduated Class of 2020, who are recipients…
Alumnus Eddy Oketch ‘08 Wins Seat in Kenya Senate
The African Leadership Academy congratulates alumnus Eddy Gicheru Oketch ’08, who won the race for Senator of Migori County in the recent parliamentary elections in Kenya. Oketch was a part…
Dean Hatim Eltayeb’s 2022 Graduation Day Speech
“I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the past two years have been the most difficult of my professional career. I imagine most of the faculty gathered…
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 received the award last month with…
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 a Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar and a…
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 develop and incubate business ideas, which…
Mohamed Echkouna ’11 Announced As 1 of 6 Winners of Netflix Short Story Competition
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 Netflix in association with UNESCO. The…
ALA’s New Creative Commons Heralds New Age for Our Young Creatives
The African Leadership Academy is on the cusp of opening its new Creative Commons, a critical project in our Campus Master Plan, which will help deliver on all three of…
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, meaning the Learning Commons. This is…
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 females among them besides. Given ALA’s…
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 not been possible to host gatherings…
Distinguished Guest Speaker Dr David Sengeh: How Data Solves Sierra Leone’s Problems
“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 pushback that Dr David Sengeh, Minister…
ALAMAU 2022 – Propelling Vision Toward Action
The African Leadership Academy Model African Union (ALAMAU) was established in 2013 as a platform for young leaders to develop implementable solutions to African challenges through a format inspired by the Model United Nations…
2022 Global Scholars Program Applications are Open
We are inviting youth from all over the world to experience a transformative African leadership camp through the Global Scholars Program (GSP) at African Leadership Academy (ALA). Over the past 11 years, the Global Scholars…
Maged Hassan ’19 qualifies for finals at the U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship
Maged Hassan ‘19 from Egypt is one of three students on the Connecticut College’s Arabic Debate Team who finished in the top four at the 2nd U.S. Universities Arabic Debating…
ALA partners with the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF)
ALA has recently partnered with the Project Management Institute (PMI) to help empower young people with the skills and mindset in entrepreneurship and project management necessary for 21st-century success. Through a series…
ALA selected as the only African school in GALESS TiltShift Challenge
A team of four ALA students have been selected to take part in the Global Alliance of Leading Edge Schools for Sustainability (GALESS) TiltShift Challenge, making African Leadership Academy the only school…
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 singer to reflects on her artistic journey, and the role which…
Eddie Ndopu ‘08 appointed to United Nations Foundation Board of Directors
The United Nations Foundation announced the appointment of ALA alumnus Eddie Ndopu ‘08 to its Board of Directors on December 13, 2021. The UN Foundation is an independent charitable organization…
Trevor Lwere ’16 selected for Schwarzman Scholars Program
ALA alumnus Trevor Lwere ’16 from Uganda will join the seventh cohort of Schwarzman Scholars for 2023. The Schwarzman Scholars experience is anchored in a rigorous and immersive Master of…
Breaking Down Funding Barriers for Young Entrepreneurs
Access to finance is difficult for any entrepreneur. It is particularly difficult if you are very young, with deep credibility and trust factors at play. According to Dr Adesina Akinwunmi,…
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 is something I saw in my…
ALA Students Join Network of Rise’s Global Winners
We are excited to announce that two of our current students, Ifeoluwa Aigbiniode ‘20 (Nigeria) and Michael Olivier ‘21 (South Africa) have been selected as global winners by Rise. The…
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 a new deal to limit the…