African Leadership Academy

"...Over the past 30 years, over $300 billion has been spent on Aid to Africa. At their 2005 summit, the Group of Eight nations pledged an annual increase of $50 billion in aid to African nations. The vast majority of this historical and most recent aid funding has been allocated towards addressing many of the problems above. But this aid has not been allocated towards addressing one of the root causes of the problems – the continent’s undersupply of leaders. To enable rapid development, we must train and empower a new generation of ethical and dedicated leaders to drive positive political, economic, and social change across the continent...The African Leadership Academy aims to develop these leaders..."