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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

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09/21/22

Latest edition of 'Focus of Africa' is out

The Yale Africa Initiative is excited to announce the release of the 2022 fall edition of Focus on Africa. The newsletter covers all the latest news pertaining to ongoing Yale-Africa relations.   In this edition of Focus on Africa we are pleased to share t...
09/15/22

'Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition'

A new exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, 'Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition,' presents a nuanced account of the artist’s 50-year career and presents him as part of a woodcarving tradition that flou...
Kere
09/12/22

Yale School of Architecture visiting professor Francis Kéré receives the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Francis Kéré, the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at the Yale School of Architecture, is the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Born in Gando,...
09/01/22

African Linguistics School 6 held in Porto Novo, Republic of Benin

The African Linguistics School (ALS) is a two-week institute which brings the latest work in core areas of linguistics to students from African universities. This year's ALS 6, which was co-sponsored by Yale University, met in Porto Novo, Republic of Benin from July 1...
08/01/22

Yale Young African Scholars concludes 2022 program sessions

The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program was held virtually in late-July 2022 with 326 students from more than 35 countries participating in seven days of online programming. Upon the conclusion of the program, each student earned a Certificate of Completion and was...
Yarwood
06/14/22

Yarwood named director for Africa and the Middle East

Janette Yarwood will join Yale’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) as the Director for Africa and the Middle East on June 27. Prior to joining Yale, she held several roles in Washington D.C. working on U.S. policy toward Africa.  Most recently, Yarwood w...
05/02/22

Yale SOM group releases 2022 list of top African startups

Yale African Startup Review (YASR), a digital publication created by students and alumni of the Yale School of Management, selected 30 companies for its 2022 list of Africa’s most innovative startups. Publication of the list is intended to draw attention to the African s...
04/29/22

Collaborative study of ancient DNA in Africa unearths patterns of life in the Stone Age

A new study co-led by Jessica Thompson, assistant professor of anthropology at Yale and assistant curator at the Peabody Museum, has made crucial progress in studying the movements of African populations during the Stone Age by sequencing genomes from ancient DNA. The study wa...

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