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Nchang Tchofor ’18 (Cameroon) named Future Nobel Laureate Scholar
ALA alumnus Nchang Tchofor ’18 has been recognized as a Future Nobel Laureate Scholar by The Nobel Prize Museum and EF Education First. This...
Mohamed Echkouna ’11 Announced As 1 of 6 Winners of Netflix...
ALA alumnus Mohamed Echkouna ’11 has been named one of the six winners of the ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ short film competition, which was created by...
Eddie Ndopu ‘08 appointed to United Nations Foundation Board of Directors
The United Nations Foundation announced the appointment of ALA alumnus Eddie Ndopu ‘08 to its Board of Directors on December 13, 2021. The UN Foundation...
ALA Alumnus Kudzai Mbinda ’16 Named Rhodes Scholar-Elect
African Leadership Academy alumnus Kudzai Mbinda ’16 has been named Rhodes Scholar-Elect and will pursue a master’s degree in energy systems at the University of Oxford. ...
ALA Alumni Emerge as Prize Winners at Oxford Africa Conference
The Living Machine‘s co-creator Jesse Forrester ’17 and Zambian entrepreneur Mainza Moono ’08 won first and third place respectively in the 2021 Innovation Fair of the...
Deepshikha Parmessur '13 appointed Prime Minister of Mauritius National Youth Parliament
Deepshikha Parmessur ('13), was recently appointed Prime Minister at the Mauritius National Youth Parliament, becoming the first female holder of the office, and adding...
New African Voices: ALA's Alumni Storytellers
“A story does many things. It entertains, it informs, it instructs.” – Chinua Achebe
Leadership comes in many forms – and nowhere is this clearer than...
Goodman Lepota on International Internships and Real Networking
In 2016, Goodman Lepota secured two internships any student would covet – in May, he joined the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and recently went...
ALA Graduates its Fourth Cohort of Students
On the afternoon of Friday, June 21st, seventy-eight students graduated from the African Leadership Academy. This year’s graduation festivities marked ALA’s graduation of its...
ALA graduates champion the cause of Peaceful Transition and alternative Leadership...
During the summer 2012 holiday, Eddy Gicheru Oketch, ALA Inaugural class graduate and student at Trinity College Hartford, spent his holiday in his home...
ALA launches Africa Careers Network
ALA is proud to announce the official launch of the Africa Careers Network web portal! Established in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, Africa Careers Network...
Words from ALA’s First College Graduate — Madelle Kangha
Madelle Kangha is from Cameroon and is the first college graduate from the African Leadership Academy. Madelle was selected to attend the Academy based...
ALA Welcomes Fifth Cohort of Students
We are proud to welcome our 5th class of students to the African Leadership Academy. This year, we received 2,960 applications to the Academy from...
