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Highlights from ALA’s 2024 Graduation
On June 20th, we proudly graduated our 15th class. Join us in reliving the unforgettable moments from African Leadership Academy's Class of 2022 graduation!
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ALA Honors Outstanding Graduates at Graduation Ceremony
Each year at ALA’s graduation ceremony, four exceptional graduates are honored with awards for their leadership inside and outside the classroom. These awards celebrate...
“Would it have mattered to the continent that you have lived?”
Graduation speech by student speaker, Letšabisa Motšoene '22 (Lesotho)
“Would it have mattered to the continent that you have lived”, this is a question that...
Celebrating ALA’s Class of 2022
On Thursday, ALA’s 15th class, the class of 2022, graduated from the Academy. Ninety-eight students walked across the stage, joining an alumni community of...
African Leadership Academy & African Leadership Foundation welcome five new Board...
African Leadership Academy and African Leadership Foundation are pleased to announce five new Board Members. Each of these individuals brings a wealth of experience,...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Seminal Readings at ALA: Building Leadership Through Critical Analysis
It’s a Friday afternoon on the ALA campus, and a small group of Year One students are sitting in a semi-circle, engaged in an...
Taalaw 2018 – Gallery
Every year in September ALA marks the official opening of the new academic year, celebrating in vibrant fashion with an assembly of students, staffulty,...