Setriakor Nyomi, ALU’s Tech Boy Wonder
Five year old Setriakor Nyomi sat in the comfort of his living room in Cape Coast, Ghana when his father brought home magnets and empty toothpaste boxes to show him and his siblings how to make door bells and makeshift TV sets. Although it seemed like nothing more than good fun at the time, it […]
Announcing the ALU School of Business
ALU is excited to announce the launch of the ALU School of Business (ALUSB), a first-of-its-kind institution that is building global leaders for the African century. ALUSB aims to bring the real story of African business to the next generation of pan-African business leaders—and, beyond that, to the global business community. Its mission is to […]
Why Africa Needs Moonshot Thinking
In his speech at the ALU Grand Opening gala dinner, ALU Founder and CEO Fred Swaniker shared his belief that Africa needs moonshot thinking if it is to catch up with the rest of the world. A moonshot is a big, bold, audacious goal that is beyond most people’s imagination. The original moonshot idea was […]
Student Blog: Exploring Identity through African Authenticity and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
Today we looked at two very different texts: African “Authenticity” and the Biafran Experience by Chimamanda Adichie and the Allegory of the Cave by Plato. Much like the ones we looked at yesterday, these selected chapters explore our identity as a whole and the way we perceive the world around us.
Student Blog: Hugh Masekela on Culture, The Arts and Fame
South African two-time Grammy winner and jazz legend, Hugh Masekela was on campus for the ALU Grand Opening celebration last week. A few of us got to sit with him and ask about everything from culture to dealing with fame. Here are some of the pearls of wisdom he shared: On Music and fame You […]
From Moonshot Thinking to the ALU Grand Opening
Founder and CEO of ALU, Fred Swaniker, had an idea in 2014 to transform the way education is done on the African continent. That idea turned into a small office of 4 in South Africa, worked its way up to welcoming its inaugural class of 176 students from 30 African countries in January 2016 to […]