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Maged Hassan ’19 qualifies for finals at the U.S. Universities Arabic...

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...

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...

Google Explores ALA’s Seminal Readings in the Workplace

One of the core activities in ALA’s unique curriculum, Seminal Readings, has made its way to Google. Three ALA alums, Goodman Lepota ‘11, Tom Mbega...

10 Tips for Women Who Seek to Serve in Public Leadership

“Politics is essentially about solving the problem of the whole … Leadership is gender neutral” ~ Dr. Oby Ezekwesili At a time when the world...

Introducing ALA’s Global Summer Short Courses

We are delighted to announce a brand new set of short courses designed for young global leaders from all around the world – African...

Two ALA Students win STEM Competition at Annual Derby Day Event

Each year, students from a group of schools across Southern Africa come together for Derby Day, an activity-filled day comprising a range of sports...

Tanzanian Entrepreneur, Erick Laizer ’19 Develops Phone-Operated Smoke Detector and Security...

After noticing a big problem with fires, electric shocks, and house break-ins in his community in Arusha, Tanzania, first-year student Erick Simon Laizer '19...

Four ALA Students Develop Mobile App to Integrate Sign Language to...

Every year, the African Leadership Academy Entrepreneurial Leadership department hosts an Entrepreneurial Festival, also known as E-Fest, which showcases unique solutions to grand challenges...

The Living Machine: Transforming the Teaching of Science at ALA

The Living Machine, a sustainable wastewater treatment system designed and implemented by African Leadership Academy alumni Wuntia Gomda '17 of Ghana and Jesse Forrester...

Mareme Dieng ’13 Combines College with Leadership Role in Silicon Valley

Mareme Dieng ’13 from Senegal, is combining a rigorous schedule as a college Senior with a prestigious role as Head of International Partnerships and...

Award-Winning Entrepreneur Amy Wanday ’15, Shaping the Future of Sports in...

“My mission in life is to ensure that no other African child with a love for sport feels like they cannot pursue it in...

Beyond Education Series Ignites Education Conversations in Six Cities

Through the Beyond Education conferences series, senior executives from African Leadership Academy, education leaders from around the world, and a cohort of young African...

My Experience Leading ALA Recruitment in Francophone Africa…And Working Remotely

Although I work remotely, I constantly meet people and for me, the greatest rewards is to see the vision of ALA unfold in the...