The Journey Journal

We are grateful for the College Board’s decision to co-invest with African Leadership Academy (ALA) in the potential, promise and impact of young people....

Welcome to ALA’s final newsletter of the year; we hope you have enjoyed a productive, creative and innovative 2017 enriched by inspiring moments. We certainly have, right...

On 12 December, staffulty and students gathered in the auditorium as DSC 2017 took shape. DSC or Do Something Cool, is a special tradition...

There’s always time for a good book. But there’s never a better time to indulge in an absorbing read than during the holidays. So...

Temilolu Awofesu, a Year 1 student from Nigeria, reflects on how life at ALA has changed his interpretation of Home.  Home. What does it mean? Home...

Born in South Africa to American journalists, Kate Kraft spent five years at ALA – from 2010 to 2015 – in the African Studies...

Every culture or nation has characteristics that set it apart from others. But this truism seems lost when speaking to people who’ve never experienced...

The ALA community hosted various meaningful events around the globe this past month. In early November, we joined our peers at ALU to host African...

As the medium of communication between African Leadership Academy’s student body and the administration, the Student Government (SG) plays a vital role in entrenching ALA’s identity...

When Julia Agudogo graduated in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University in North Carolina earlier this year, she did so with a stellar triumph to...

Meet the team behind Sm’Artrepreneurs, an ALA Student Enterprise that offers a platform for artists to develop their skills while giving them practical experiences...

“Education is not the filling of pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats Mopati Morake, Head of Writing and Rhetoric, is one of...

Eddy Oketch is the first graduate of African Leadership Academy to run for public office, having just finished his campaign for Senate in Migori,...