Wise
beyond his years at 33 Thomas Sankara had the wisdom of the elders and the
energy of a young man ready to usher his country into the Golden Age. Sankara
took power in a bloodless coup. He had resigned from the position as prime
Minister…
In front of 500 exceptional young leaders, President Obama announced the renaming of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in honor of Nelson Mandela. He also announced that the United States intends to double the number of annual participants in the Mandela Washington Fellowship to…
HARARE, Jul 10 2014 (IPS) - For 22-year-old Moselyn Muchena, a final year computer science student at the University of Zimbabwe, it seemed obvious to create a mobile application offering easy access to services in the local catering industry, largely because of the huge…
Proscovia Alengot Oromait
Proscovia Alengot Oromait is the youngest member of Parliament in Uganda and in Africa ever. At 20 years old she is now Member of Parliament (MP) for Usuk County, Katakwi District. Ms. Oromait was 19 when she was elected following the death of her…
Thulani Madondo
Congratulations to Thulani Madondo who has been nominated as a CNN Hero for 2012.
Madondo was nominated as a 2012 CNN Hero for his work with the Kliptown Youth Program (KYP), which provides meals for children, support with school fees, after-school care…
Forbes recently featured 3 young African Entrepreneurs that are certainly destined to become Africa’s business titans. The young entrepreneurs won the Anzisha Prize hosted by the African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation.
Andrew Mupuya, 20 of Uganda is the Founder of YELI
In…