African Leadership Academy seeks to transform Africa by developing a powerful network of over 6,000 leaders who will work together to address Africa’s greatest challenges, achieve extraordinary social impact, and accelerate the continent’s growth trajectory.
Africa’s greatest need is ethical and entrepreneurial leadership. Too often, we only invest in addressing the symptoms of poor leadership in Africa: we give blankets, food, and medicine to those impacted by war, poverty, and famine. But these efforts will never stop unless we develop leaders who prevent wars, entrepreneurs who create jobs, and innovators that develop lasting solutions to the root causes of Africa’s problems. We aim to develop the future Nelson Mandela, the next Wangari Maathai, and the African Bill Gates.
Overview
Website | Visit website |
Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Targets |
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Sectors | Sector agnostic |
Team
Programs
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Anzisha Prize 2023
Identifies, trains and connects high potential very young African entrepreneurs
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Anzisha Prize Fellowship 2022
Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs
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Anzisha Prize 2021
The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs
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Anzisha Prize 2020
Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs
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Anzisha Prize 2019
Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs
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Past Program