WE ARE ON A MISSION TO CAPTURE ONE OF THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Africa’s looming population boom contains the key to catalytic systems-change: abundant human capital. We are transforming Africa by developing 3 million ethical, entrepreneurial leaders at a speed and scale never before seen.
THIS IS THE AFRICAN CENTURY.
By the end of the century, almost half of the global population will be African. And by 2035 - less than 15 years from today - Africa will have the largest and youngest workforce in the world.
African youth have the unique opportunity to leverage this energy to drive prosperity and innovation in their communities and across the continent. With such a significant percentage of the global population coming from this part of the world, the African continent will join the world in defining where the twenty-first century will go.
How will we ensure this population is led well?
Anchored in its unique and effective leadership development curriculum and our global network, the AL Group has been successfully producing and placing globally competitive African talent at a speed, scale and quality never before seen.
Using an experiential, technology-enabled, peer-to-peer learning model, we’re equipping and harnessing the potential of the young African workforce to meaningfully engage with — and contribute to — African economies as leaders and innovators.
We are transforming
Africa by developing 3 MILLION ethical and entrepreneurial leaders
by 2035
Our Potential
At the African Leadership Group, we don’t view one billion African youth as a problem: we see a massive talent pool with the potential to become a source of untold global innovation, entrepreneurship, and prosperity for the continent and the world.
Imagine millions of ethical leaders equipped to design empowering and just policy, and entrepreneurial leaders ready to create jobs and discover new ways to improve quality of life.
Over 20+ years, we’ve built a model that works
POTENTIAL
We select young leaders with passion, courage, imagination, resilience, and good values.
PRACTICE
We believe leadership is best developed through hands-on practice.
NETWORKS
We connect leaders with access to capital, mentors, and collaborators to amplify their impact.
A lifelong ecosystem for
developing and placing leaders
African Leadership Academy
ALA, based in Johannesburg, is a globally recognized pre-university program that identifies high potential youth across the continent and then develops their leadership and entrepreneurial skills in a two year diploma program that empowers each of them for a lifetime of impact.
African Leadership University
ALU is an undergraduate and postgraduate institution that uses a unique and innovative learning model that integrates students’ learning with the real world, empowers students to take ownership of their own learning, ALU has two campuses—one in Mauritius and one in Rwanda.
ALX Africa
ALX offers job-ready training in the tech fields with programs designed to be responsive and agile, training learners in skills that will remain future-proof. ALX works with Sand Technologies to address the global shortage of tech talent by connecting their talent with career opportunities through the global network of Sand Technologies.
Sand Technologies
Sand Tech specializes in solving enterprise-level challenges through advanced AI and data solutions, empowering companies to achieve meaningful results through digital transformation projects spanning enterprise AI, data science, software engineering, and IoT, enable clients to navigate the dynamic tech landscape and scale rapidly to meet market demands.
HIGH-SCALE, HIGH-QUALITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
With state-of-the-art campuses in South Africa, Mauritius and Rwanda, and a pan-African blended online / in-person learning platform, the AL Group is developing young leaders from more than 40 countries across the continent.
Over time, this collective of AL institutions, programs, and products will transform a generation of young Africans into ethical and entrepreneurial leaders who can solve the complex challenges facing the continent. By shaping millions of these world changers, we can unlock investments to new businesses and social ventures, develop a culture of leadership and accountability, and create a better quality of life for generations to come.
In short, we believe Africa has the potential to be the go-to source for talent and leaders in the coming century.
The AL Group isn’t just focused on reimagining education, we are unleashing a movement: millions of leaders that will spread across Africa and the World with an ironclad entrepreneurial skill set to solve the most pressing problems.
Our leaders are disrupting and driving change
in diverse fields
GOVERNANCE
Eddy Oketch
Founder of youth entrepreneurship accelerator, Ongoza, and was a Senate candidate in Kenya.
HEALTH
Julia Agudogo
Designed speculum-free cervical imaging, which addresses women’s fear of painful, invasive screenings.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Spencer Horne
Founder of Cloudline, a company that brings logistics access to the continent’s most marginalized communities.
ENERGY
William Kamkwamba
Known as ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ and was the subject of a major motion picture.
ARTS &
CULTURE
Melissa Kariuki
Launched Whip Music, a start-up that simplifies music talent discovery.
EDUCATION
Ashraf Ismail
Developed KnowArk, an accredited online academy for refugees.
REGIONAL
INTEGRATION
Fatima Al Ansar
Youngest Malian diplomat at age 26. Now is Head of Mission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mali
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Terence Chambati
Co-Founder of Huchi Capital. Developed an IoT-enabled bee hive for remote monitoring
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IN THE MEDIA
FIND OUT WHY THE AFRICAN LEADERSHIP GROUP HAS BEEN NAMED…
“The Harvard of Africa” -CNN
“#39 Most Innovative Company In The World, #1 in Africa” -Fast Company
“1 of 8 Places In The World Where History Is Being Made” -New York Times
"Fred Swaniker named "Most Influential People of 2019" - TIME Magazine
AND WHY…
Bill Gates has highlighted us a number of times on his social media accounts.
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