Taalu 2022: Let’s Tend to our Garden
The African Leadership Academy community welcomed the return of life to our campus and arrival of the Year 1s with one of our most anticipated celebrations of the calendar: our…
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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, Eltayeb has been a part…
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ALA DeJen Parents Association hosts Parents Weekend
The Academy was proud to host a strong network of parents over a 2-day gathering of academic celebration and social connection. The ALA DeJen Parents Association provides parents with the opportunity…
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10 Lessons From 10 Years: Diversity Is Our Best Teacher – and our Source of Innovation
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Welcome to Lesson 7 of African Leadership Academy CEO Chris Bradford’s reflections on lessons learnt over the past 10 years of establishing Africa’s leading educational institution. ‘Our best teacher at…
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What is GSP? Unpacking ALA’s unique leadership holiday camp
African Leadership Academy’s Global Scholars Program (GSP) is unique in many respects. A truly global program aimed at young aspiring leaders from all over the world, led by facilitators from all over…
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Uzo Agyare-Kumi and Zukiswa Mthimunye – meet the inspiring women who co-created 5 days of leadership learning for the Obama Leaders: Africa program
When the opportunity to co-create with The Obama Foundation a 5-day experience for an inaugural cohort of 200 African leaders, ALA’s Dean of Global Programs was clear: “Zuki and I…
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Our Village at ALA – A Conversation With ALA’s Dean Emeritus
The young students aged 16-19 selected to take part in African Leadership Academy’s (ALA’s) two-year pre-university diploma programme are bestowed with an enormous responsibility to consider sustainable and innovative solutions…
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