An Open Letter to ALU, Sincerely, Alpha Bangura
Dear ALU, I write to express my heartfelt gratitude for giving me this golden opportunity to come this far in your admission process; especially for choosing me to participate in the Africa Rising course. Since I left high school (Prince of Wales School) in 2012, I have never participated in an academic challenge as rigorous […]
Feeding Africa’s Billion
“The single most pressing challenge facing Africa’s governments is to harness the continent’s increasing wealth and use it to improve people’s lives. Agriculture is at the heart of that challenge,” says the Africa Progress Panel’s 2014 report. Indeed, agriculture is the backbone of most African economies as majority of the continent’s people live near or […]
Hair: Africa’s Billion Dollar Industry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For many African women, hair care is a lucrative business as hairdressers, product sellers and importers make up a huge part of the informal economy in Africa. According to Reuters, Market research firm Euromonitor International estimates $1.1 billion worth of shampoos, relaxers and hair lotions were sold in South Africa, Nigeria and Cameroon alone last […]
How the Mobile Phone is Transforming the Continent
The mobile phone is playing a crucial role in African society today. This is highlighted by a factoid that believes “the average Sub-Saharan African woman touches her hair 37 times a day and touches her phone 82 times a day.” Mobile penetration in Africa has risen to 67 percent as of 2012; with researchers predicting […]
African Higher Education Summit: Our Proposed Agenda
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]African Heads of State, education thought leaders and sector stakeholders will gather for the African Higher Education Summit in Dakar, Senegal from March 10 – 12, 2015. According to The Africa Report, the conference, which is themed Revitalizing Education for Africa’s Future, will give leaders the chance to develop an action plan that will transform higher education […]
#LeadTheChange: Nigerian Applicants Motivated to Make Presentations About ALU
ALU Nigerian applicants Idowu Gbenga and Oluseye Obadeyi teamed up to visit schools in their neighbourhood to spread the word about ALU. The two became friends while taking ALU’s online application course Africa Rising and decided to spread the word about the life-changing course. Gbenga is a Computer Science student at the Lagos State Polytechnic and Oluseye is studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Lagos.
We caught up with them over email to find out how Africa Rising motivated them and why they are applying to ALU.