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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.

Yale Young African Scholars Program

An intensive academic and enrichment program for African secondary school students

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Leadership Forum for Strategic Impact

An expanding network of senior African women leaders

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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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09/10/20

African Women's Leadership Forum holds public webinar

"African Women as Pillars of Resilience," the first in a series of public webinars, took place on 23 July 2020. The focus of this webinar, conducted in both English and French, was "Women Leading In Times of Crisis." The event was moderated by Biola Alabi a...

04/20/20

Focus On Africa - Spring 2020 Newsletter

In the Spring 2020 edition of the Focus on Africa newsletter you will see highlights from President Salovey's January visit to Nigeria and a roundup of stories from around campus and beyond. In his message introducing this edition, Eddie Mandhry (Director for Africa ...

04/13/20

An Interview with Professor Clare Muhoro, PhD '99

Recently, we interviewed Clare Muhoro, Professor of Chemistry at Towson University. She received a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from Yale University in 1999. We spoke about her time at Yale, her vision for Africa's future, her experiences being an African women in STE...

04/13/20

Yale doctor on COVID-19 threat to health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Elijah Paintsil, Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at the Yale School of Public Health, writes about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on an already fragile health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in a Viewpoint article published in the current i...

02/21/20

Yale Talk Podcast focuses on HAPPINESS Project in Nigeria

Yale Talk, a monthly podcast hosted by Yale University President Peter Salovey, focused a recent episode on the HAPPINESS Project which aims to increase access to mental health services in Nigeria. You can listen to the podcast by visiting the Yale Talk website. During a Jan...