United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged to construct regional leadership centres in Senegal, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, to promote leadership quality and entrepreneurship development among African youth.
This was disclosed during a town hall meeting held with the young African leaders organised as part of US-Africa Summit which begins on Monday. According to the agency, the MasterCard Foundation will fund the centers for five years and companies, including Microsoft, Dow Chemical Company, Intel Corporation, and Cisco Systems, will also provide financial, business tools and technical support to aid in the project.
Available information from American government stated that with 60 percent of Africa’s population under 35, the future success of African nations will depend on the leadership, skills, and ingenuity of this emerging generation of leaders and this public-private partnership is vital to helping better the continent for years to come.
President Obama created the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, renamed the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, in conjunction with the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) to partner with young people on the continent, providing the tools and training to start businesses and to support educational opportunities, health services and civic engagement.
President Obama has promised to double the number of Washington fellows from 500 to 1,000, to provide more grants for entrepreneurship, and to develop regional leadership centers.
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