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 Yale Africa 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
Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact
Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact
An expanding network of senior African women leaders
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
Africa News
News Related to Africa
The Yale Global Mental Health Program (GMHP) begins 2021 with new teaching and trainee leadership.
Theddeus Iheanacho, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, and Sirikanya (Sanya) Sellers, MD, a first-year resident, are the new faculty and residency leaders, respectively. Bot...
The third in our series of African Women as Pillars of Resilience public webinars took place on 16 November 2020. The focus of this webinar, conducted in both English and French, was "Mitigating the Economic Impacts of the Pandemic on African Women."...
10/29/20
The Yale Africa Startup Review
The Yale Africa Startup Review (YASR) is an annual Yale-wide Africa student-led feature of startups shaping the future of innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa. The Review is a product born out of our shared desire to ensure the narrative of African innovation and ent...
In our alumni spotlight series, we interviewed Helinna Ayalew who is the Head of Digital Education at Liquid Telecom. Helinna received her M.A. in African Studies from Yale University and B.A. in International Studies from Macalester College. She spoke with us about her passio...
In our alumni spotlight series, we interviewed Naana Frimpong who currently serves as Counsel at King & Spalding, LLP. Naana received her Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and her undergraduate degree from Amherst College. She spoke to us about her time at Yale, her...
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