Applications open for Obama Foundation’s Leaders Africa Program

Program Information

• Leaders Africa is a six-month, non-residential, virtual leadership journey for 35 emerging leaders from across the continent focused on exploring values-based leadership skills and building deep relationships with fellow cohort members.

Core Elements

Leaders participate in the following core elements as part of the program:

• Weekly Virtual Video Calls
  • These live virtual sessions are the primary form of collective engagement. These connections, an average of four times monthly, offer a mix of new content (conversations with experts, introductions to leadership frameworks, skill-building, etc.) and interactive, small-group work in breakout rooms.
• Monthly Community Groups
  • Leaders work in peer learning groups that encourage deeper relationship-building and peer-learning, and offer opportunities to reflect on case studies of prominent African leaders, or discuss open questions from the group sessions.
• Individualized Leadership Coaching
  • Each Leader is paired with a coach to help them gain self-awareness, clarify goals, brainstorm ideas, achieve their development objectives, and unlock their potential.

Eligibility Criteria

• Citizenship and Residency
  • You must meet one of the following criteria:
    • Citizen of an African country or territory or
    • Permanent resident of an African country or territory or
    • Have lived in an African country or territory for at least the last 5 years, regardless of citizenship or permanent residence status.
• Leadership Experience
  • You can demonstrate at least 3 years of relevant experience in your issue area.
• Age
  • You will be between 24 and 45 years of age on August 26, 2024.
• Language Proficiency
  • You are professionally proficient in spoken and written English.

For more information, visit Obama Foundation.