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Alumni Spotlight: Lilian Maboya (South Africa)
Lillian is …..
I really don’t know how to answer that question. Just leave it blank. OK, I’m a 23-year old from Limpopo. I...
ALA Graduates Class of 2013
Ninety-One young leaders from the ALA Class of 2013 graduated on Friday June 19th, 2015, with former South African first lady, Mrs Graca Machel...
Build in a Box – BUILDing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Across Africa
Today, half of Africa’s population of almost one billion people is under the age of 25 and it is estimated that by 2040, one...
Post-Secondary Opportunities for Talented Africans
ALA alumnus Joseph Munyambanza (DRC graduates from Westminster College, June 2015)
As the population of young people across the continent continues to grow, so do...
Reflections of a Changemaker
This piece was taken from a speech delivered by one of ALA’s graduates, Mariem Bchir in a speech delivered to ALA’s Global Advisory Council (link to...
ALA launches Catalyst Term
African Leadership Academy is delighted to unveil Catalyst Term: a study-abroad experience developing catalysts of positive social change. Â Beginning in September 2015, a select...
‘DO SOMETHING COOL' 2014
ALA’s young leaders, staff and faculty dedicated two days last December to showcase their creative talents by exhibiting individual and joint projects, and learning...
UZOAMAKA AGYARE-KUMI JOINS ALA AS DEAN
On Monday September 15, 2014, Mrs. Uzoamaka Agyare-Kumi was invested as the fourth Dean of African Leadership Academy, succeeding Chris Bradford who takes on...
ALA WELCOMES CLASS OF 2014
The ALA community welcomed 96 young leaders from 32 African countries into the Class of 2014 at a colourful Opening Ceremony on Monday, 15th September...
ALA BREAKS GROUND ON NEW DORMITORY
On graduation day, June 20, 2014, the ALA community turned the sod to mark the beginning of the first phase of the expansion of...
ALA GRADUATES FIFTH COHORT OF YOUNG LEADERS
African Leadership Academy (ALA) graduated its fifth cohort of young leaders on Friday June 20th, 2014. Eighty-seven members of the Class of 2012 who...
ALA CELEBRATES 21 SOUTH AFRICAN ICONS
Starting on Friday, 30 May, 2014, African Leadership Academy (ALA) began hosting a unique showcase of 21 South African Icons whose lives and achievements...
ALA Joins Global Online Academy
African Leadership Academy has recently joined the Global Online Academy (GOA), an exclusive online community of 50 international schools including the Dalton School, USA; Eton College,...
