Elevate Africa, ALU Forms a Transformative Force in Africa to Promote Strategic Leadership

By Jessica Osajie / Posted February 7, 2025

Elevate Africa is teaming up with the African Leadership University (ALU) in a strategic move to empower mid-career professionals and strengthen leadership across the continent. With ALU’s reputation for innovative educational approaches and Elevate Africa’s focus on impactful leadership, this partnership looks set to create a transformative experience for the fellows.

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The mix of mission-driven study, real-world work experience, and engagement with industry leaders will definitely help these professionals refine their skills and drive change in their fields. It’s also great to see the leadership representation at the signing, showing a unified vision for Africa’s future.

To mark the signing of the partnership, CEO of ALU Veda Sunassee and Elevate Africa’s CEO Daniel Ikuenobe were joined by key figures from the impact and strategy advisory teams. This representation of leadership highlighted their strongly aligned commitment to equipping the next generation of African leaders with the skills and mindset to solve Africa’s challenges and seize its greatest opportunities.

During the signing, Veda Sunassee, CEO of ALU, said: “We are proud to collaborate with Elevate Africa in creating this innovative program. Our institutions share the same passion for supporting African talent in developing solutions to problems that the continent faces, and the same mission to unlock the full leadership potential of our vibrant continent. “

Exuding a mark of satisfaction, Elevate Africa’s CEO Daniel Ikuenobe added that; “The Elevate Africa Fellowship aims to equip the program participants with skills they can use to deliver tangible change in their communities. We are excited to work with a partner, ALU, with a decade of expertise in designing and delivering innovative and groundbreaking programs. Through our partnership, we believe our fellows will be part of a strong pool of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders”.

The program will kick off in March 2025 on ALU’s state-of-the-art campus in Kigali, Rwanda where the selected participants will convene to kick off their 10-month leadership fellowship.

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ALU, which also has a higher education institution in Pamplemousses, Mauritius, is training Africa’s leaders and visionaries of tomorrow through a mix of mission-led study and work experience. It aims to develop 3 million ethical and entrepreneurial African leaders by 2035.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of ALU’s launch. Various events celebrating its decennial – and the impact its students, past and present, have made in Africa and around the world – will be held throughout the year.

Analysts believe that this initiative could be a transformative force, fostering a network of leaders equipped to address critical issues and contribute meaningfully to Africa’s development.

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