Archive | January 2014

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Applying to the African Leadership Academy | Tunde Folawiyo

The African Leadership Academy is a premier Pan-African institution, encouraging the development of today’s youth and tomorrow’s future African leaders. Founded in 2004, the prestigious African Leadership Academy was open to students in 2008 and remains one of the continent’s foremost learning institutions, due to the encouragement fostered by millions of supporters, including Tunde Folawiyo. […]

ALA students attend summit on African development | Tunde Folawiyo

With the help of businessmen like Tunde Folawiyo, the African Leadership Academy is able to broaden the horizons of its students, not only by offering them a theoretical education, but also by bringing them along to important events, such as the Economist Africa Summit, which was held earlier this year in London. Two young leaders […]

ALA essay competition enables young people to offer solutions to Africa’s most pressing issues | Tunde Folawiyo

Members of the Global Advisory Board, including Tunde Folawiyo have helped the African Leadership Academy to become what it is today; one of the leading educational institutes for young people in Africa. It was founded by Fred Swaniker, a man from Ghana, who wanted to find a way to tackle some of Africa’s biggest problems; […]

ALA graduate establishes Kenyan development organisation | Tunde Folawiyo

The support provided by members of the African Leadership Network, including Tunde Folawiyo, has enabled the African Leadership Academy to guide and nurture many talented and capable young people. One such example is Eddy Gicheru Oketch, an ALA graduate who is currently a student at Trinity College Hartford. Whilst the ALA offers its students a […]