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Mainza Moono ’08 Democratizes Art Ownership With New Venture
Picture three people in a gallery: A painter, a hotel manager, and a young urban professional. They don’t know it yet, but each person...
Welcome to ALA’s New Deputy Dean, Tinhiko Nkuna
We are incredibly excited to introduce Ms Tinhiko Nkuna who joins African Leadership Academy as Deputy Dean.
Tinhiko graduated from Rhodes University with a B.A....
Gabriele Oettingen and Angela Duckworth Train ALA Faculty to “WOOP”
African Leadership Academy has partnered with renowned psychologist Angela Duckworth and professor of psychology Dr Gabriele Oettingen in an exciting project centred around WOOP...
AL for Agribusiness Announces Partnership with Small Foundation
Our AL for Agribusiness network is excited to announce its partnership with Small Foundation, whose generous contribution will accelerate the delivery of a multi-year program to...
Saad Mankarious ’20 Develops E-Learning App to Boost Student Engagement
Meet first-year Egyptian student Saad Mankarious who is, quite literally, changing the game when it comes to encouraging higher student engagement in learning. Designed...
ALA Students Awarded Top Prizes in News Decoder Global Storytelling Contest
Three ALA students were awarded top prizes in the bi-annual News Decoder Storytelling Contest – making it the first time that three students from...
African Studies Educator Mona Hakimi Shares How We Extend Beyond Borders...
“My Story” is a tradition at ALA that gives a glimpse into the stories that live, breathe and have being in the people in...
Welcoming Distinguished Staffulty from Across Africa and Around the World
African Leadership Academy prides itself on attracting a diverse and highly-skilled staff and faculty (“staffulty”) members. These dedicated professionals and global change-makers create a world-class team...
Senegalese Alumna Fatoumata Fall ‘08 makes 2021 Forbes 30 under 30
Senegalese ALA alumna Fatoumata Fall ‘08 has made the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 List due to her transformative work with Ralph, a US-based career agency...
ALA’s Year-One Students Tackle Education Access During Covid
Across Africa, the incoming ALA class of 2020 are already implementing impactful and innovative solutions to the challenges the global pandemic has brought upon...
Tchofor Dick Nchang ‘18 Bridging the Gap in Health Sector Inequalities...
Cameroonian alumnus Tchofor Dick Nchang ’18 is doing incredible work in the healthcare sector with his organization, the Sickle Cell International Foundation. Nchang describes...
Haissa Toure ‘15 and Komlan Batchey ‘15 Collaborate to Develop Organic...
When alumni Komlan Batchey ‘15 and Haissa Toure ‘15 heard of an opportunity to intern at Kawan Africa through the African Careers Network, the pair partnered up...
Akan Nelson ‘09 is Improving Financial Literacy for Financial Inclusion in...
ALA alumnus and former staffulty member Akan Nelson ‘09 and Daniel Osineye’s Evolve Credit recently reached a milestone: securing pre-seed funding of US$300 000, all of...
