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Yale Africa Initiative

In 2013, President Peter Salovey launched the Yale Africa Initiative, a university-wide effort to prioritize and expand Yale's commitment to Africa. Learn more about the programs, partnerships, and collaborations that comprise the initiative.
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Yale Young African Scholars Program

Yale Young African Scholars Program

An intensive academic and enrichment program for African secondary school students

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African Women’s Leadership Program

African Women’s Leadership Program

Over 50 women from 35 African countries have participated in the leadership program since it was launched in 2015. The program aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of women who have attained positions of importance in African governments.

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Council on African Studies at Yale MacMillan Center

Council on African Studies at Yale MacMillan Center

Commitment to interdisciplinary research and study of Africa through joint endeavors

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Africa News

News Related to Africa

YYAS students standing in a formation depicting the outline of Africa
09/26/23

Yale Young African Scholars program returns to in-person sessions

Over the summer, secondary school students from across Africa engaged in the Yale Young African Scholars academic enrichment program. With the successful relaunch of the residential program, after having entirely online programming since the beginning of the pandemic, 48 stude...
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09/19/23

Interdisciplinary inquiry highlights African voices

Omobalaji Olarinmoye, a scholar of politics, international development, religious studies, and peacebuilding, recently assumed the position of Librarian of African Studies at the Sterling Memorial Library. In an interview with the Office of International Affairs, Olarinmoye sh...
Program participants (photo by Mara Lavitt)
06/27/23

African women leaders convene at Yale for Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact

The 2023 cohort of participants in the Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact, a key program of the Yale Africa Initiative, met on campus June 26-27 to advance the cause of women leaders on the continent of Africa. The program aims to both enhance the knowledge and skills ...
Chaste Niwe
05/02/23

Yale alum and Rwandan community leader Chaste Niwe

In an interview with the Office of International Affairs, Rwandan alumnus Chaste Niwe '19 shares how his Yale education equipped him to participate in efforts to build the next generation of leaders in Rwanda.  Will you share a little about your background...
04/26/23

Four Africans join the World Fellows class of 2023

The Maurice E. Greenberg World Fellows Program has invited 16 international leaders to join their 22nd cohort. Since the program’s start in 2002, it has welcomed over 400 fellows from 96 countries.  Four Africans will be part of the World Fellows class of 2023. They...
04/25/23

Africa Security Program conference focuses on Africa and China in a new era

A new Yale initiative focused on African security recently hosted a two-day conference, “After Bandung: Africa and China in a New Era,” on April 21-22 in New Haven.  Part of the International Security Studies research hub at the Jackson School of Global ...
03/31/23

Yale Africa Startup Review releases its 2023 list of top African startups

On March 30th, the Yale Africa Startup Review selected 30 startups from across the African continent for their #YASR30 2023 List. YASR is a project led by students and alumni of the Yale School of Management who seek to connect investors with African startups. Every year th...
03/29/23

The 2023 Kuznets Conference addresses gender equality

In early March, the Yale Economic Growth Center hosted the 32nd Annual Kuznets Memorial Lecture at Yale with live simulcast online. Hosted annually since 1987, the Simon Kuznets Memorial Lecture features a prominent economist speaking on issues in economic development. This ye...
03/16/23

March 2023 edition of ‘Focus on Africa’ newsletter

The Office of International Affairs is excited to release the March 2023 edition of Focus on Africa. Addressing all of the latest news at Yale related to the continent, the newsletter includes an interview with Cajetan Iheka, the new Chair of the Council of African Studies at ...

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