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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.

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

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

Commitment to interdisciplinary research and study of Africa through joint endeavors

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Africa News

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04/08/21

An Interview with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Patrick Njoroge, Ph.D. 93

Dr. Patrick Njoroge is the ninth Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). He holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Yale University (1993), a Master of Arts degree in Economics (1985) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (1983) from the University of...

04/07/21

Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccine: Yale Expert Onyema Ogbuagu Answers Commonly Asked Questions

What is RNA? How do mRNA vaccines work, and how effective are they? What does this mean for the COVID-19 pandemic? In a short video by the Yale School of Medicine, Onyema Ogbuagus, an infectious diseases specialist and the principal investigator of Yale's COVID-1...

04/06/21

An Interview with Yetty Williams '04 Yale School of Management (MBA)

Yetty Williams is a social entrepreneur, neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, parenting coach, and a coach for women who want to design their lives for abundance. Yetty also offers digital media marketing consultancy to business owners and ...

04/06/21

An Interview with Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, 4th year Medical Student

Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako is a 4th year medical student at the Yale School of Medicine. He grew up in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He earned a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering from Howard University, and a Masters in Bioengineering from the Georgia Institute of Technol...

04/05/21

An Interview with Assistant Professor Benedito Machava

Benedito Machava is a historian of colonial and post-colonial Africa. Raised and educated in Mozambique, he received his Ph.D. at Michigan University in 2018. His research focuses on liberation struggles, decolonization, nation-building, socialism, and socialist experiments in...