Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA)

Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) www.yaldafrica.org
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‎The African Development Bank Group has launched an e-commerce manual 📘 to empower African women to build, market, and ...
03/18/2026


‎The African Development Bank Group has launched an e-commerce manual 📘 to empower African women to build, market, and scale digital businesses across the continent 🌍. It explores key models such as business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and consumer-to-consumer, while offering practical strategies on SEO and social media marketing 📊📱 to boost visibility, increase sales, and reach global markets 🚀.
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‎The guide also features inspiring success stories of women who have transformed small ventures into thriving digital brands 💡👩🏾‍💼, highlighting the impact of digital tools in Africa 🌐.
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‎💬 Ready to grow your business? Explore the guide and start your digital journey today!
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‎Learn more: [https://bit.ly/4oPAvAa](https://bit.ly/4oPAvAa) 🔗
‎French: [https://bit.ly/4spR6fZ](https://bit.ly/4spR6fZ) 🇫🇷
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Long before laboratories and universities, African societies had already developed powerful knowledge systems in agricu...
03/18/2026



Long before laboratories and universities, African societies had already developed powerful knowledge systems in agriculture, medicine, architecture, astronomy, and environmental stewardship 🌍🌿. This wisdom sustained communities for generations and built a deep understanding of nature, balance, and resilience.

Yet today, much of this knowledge remains undocumented, undervalued, and overlooked in global conversations about innovation and development 📚. Preserving indigenous knowledge is not just about protecting history . it is about rediscovering solutions rooted in our own heritage and using them to shape Africa’s future 🌱✨.

What traditional knowledge from your community deserves greater recognition and preservation? Share your thoughts below 👇

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5xf8ae8d

📢🎓 PhD students — this one is for you! Applications are now open for the 🌍 UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship 2026 (3 mo...
03/18/2026

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🎓 PhD students — this one is for you! Applications are now open for the 🌍 UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship 2026 (3 months). This fellowship offers registered doctoral students the opportunity to use the research resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER to advance their PhD dissertation or thesis on developing economies, while collaborating with leading researchers in areas of mutual interest.

✨ What fellows receive:
✈️ Travel support
🩺 Medical insurance
💶 EUR 2,070 monthly stipend for living expenses

👩‍🎓 Who should apply?
✔️ PhD students (especially in the later)
✔️ Early career researchers
✔️ Women and researchers from developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply

⏰Deadline: 31 March 2026
🔗 https://www2.wider.unu.edu/content/march-2026-visiting-phd-fellowship

🚀 📣 Tag a PhD student who should apply and share this opportunity.

✨Meet Fathiya Nur, a seasoned Kenyan journalist 🇰🇪 with a deep passion for the African continent 🌍. Beyond her profess...
03/18/2026

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Meet Fathiya Nur, a seasoned Kenyan journalist 🇰🇪 with a deep passion for the African continent 🌍. Beyond her professional work, Fathiya creates and shares educational short-form content that helps audiences better understand African countries, current affairs 📰, diplomacy 🤝, and policy 📊.

Through engaging TikTok videos 🎥, she turns complex African news and explainers into accessible, easy-to-digest content, using the platform as a powerful (and often “hidden”) learning tool 📱📚. Her work bridges information gaps and makes critical conversations about Africa more relatable, especially for young audiences.

Follow her on TikTok here: https://shorturl.at/pqxDX

What helpful content do you enjoy on TikTok, or want to see more of? 👀💡

It is 2026 are YOU 🫵🏽ready to be part of our incredible and the biggest youth movement shaping Africa’s future?We are yo...
03/16/2026

It is 2026 are YOU 🫵🏽ready to be part of our incredible and the biggest youth movement shaping Africa’s future?

We are youth digital activists who hold our African leaders and institutions accountable, enough is ENOUGH with all the promises of youth inclusion as they continue to talk about young people but sideline us! If you have had ENOUGH then join the YALDA team this year to INFLUENCE progress on our beautiful continent!

Are you a passionate, disciplined, hard-working young African LEADER with BIG dreams for the continent? The YALDA P&C Team is RECRUITING volunteers under its P & C.

At the YALDA (Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa), we’re not waiting for change — we ARE the change. We are youth digital activists, building the continent we want by holding leaders accountable, leading bold campaigns, and connecting youth across borders for Africa’s transformation.

📝 Apply now to be a volunteer by Friday 27 March 2026 at MIDNIGHT CAT
📚 Written assessments begin Saturday 28 March 2026, so make sure you are AVAILABLE that day!!!

🔗 Apply to join the movement of influence here:

🌍In the 2026 Global Social Progress Index, Mauritius ranks as the top-performing country in Africa, placing 56th out o...
03/16/2026

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In the 2026 Global Social Progress Index, Mauritius ranks as the top-performing country in Africa, placing 56th out of 171 countries with a score of 72.28 📊. The index measures social progress beyond economic indicators, evaluating how well countries meet people’s basic needs, support wellbeing, and create opportunities for citizens to thrive 🚀. Mauritius performs particularly strongly in basic human needs, achieving near-universal access to clean water 💧, sanitation 🚻, electricity ⚡, and healthcare 🏥.

🔗 Discover more: https://shorturl.at/xLKUY

Did you know Mauritius leads Africa in social progress?

No one can take away your DIGNITY, VALUES, or SELF-RESPECT unless you first surrender them. The choices you make determ...
03/16/2026


No one can take away your DIGNITY, VALUES, or SELF-RESPECT unless you first surrender them. The choices you make determine what you allow others to do with your life. When you know your WORTH and stand firmly in your PRINCIPLES, you become harder to exploit, manipulate, or diminish. Protect your MIND, your VOICE, and your IDENTITY with intention. Do not trade your INTEGRITY for approval, comfort, or temporary gain. True strength lies in refusing to hand over what is most precious within you. Guard yourself well, because what you refuse to sell cannot be bought.

What VALUE do you need to protect more firmly today?


03/15/2026



Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds. Choose to water the positive ones today and watch how your world changes

🤔 Ethiopia has launched Africa’s first Smart Police Station (SPS) in Addis Ababa’s Bole District, a major step in the...
03/15/2026

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Ethiopia has launched Africa’s first Smart Police Station (SPS) in Addis Ababa’s Bole District, a major step in the country’s digital transformation journey. This innovative facility allows citizens to report crimes, submit tips, and request police documents using tablet screens 📱, connecting them to real officers working remotely 💻. The system removes the need for queues ⏳, paperwork 📄, or even in-person interaction with officers 👮🏽‍♂️.

Supporters say this could improve efficiency, reduce corruption 🔍, and speed up service delivery, while critics question whether removing physical police presence might affect trust and accessibility for some communities.

🔗 Read more: https://shorturl.at/tZOsV
💬 Could this work in more African cities, or are traditional police stations still necessary?



Young women across Africa continue to shape communities, lead initiatives, and contribute to social and economic develop...
03/14/2026

Young women across Africa continue to shape communities, lead initiatives, and contribute to social and economic development. 🌍 At the same time, meaningful conversations on gender progress remain important in strengthening opportunities for leadership, participation, and collaboration.

Join the Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa for our March webinar titled Accelerating Gender Progress: Pathways for Women’s Leadership and Participation. 👩🏾‍💼🌱 This session will explore how mentorship, supportive networks, and youth driven initiatives can help strengthen women’s leadership while encouraging both women and men to contribute to building inclusive spaces across the continent.

Be part of this engaging conversation as young leaders, professionals, and development practitioners come together to share ideas and perspectives on advancing inclusive leadership in Africa. 🤝

Register here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/V-H8X1ECQvG9em0ZZtJKOg

🌍📚🎓Application are now open for the UNIV’R Scholarships to France 2026. This programme is now open for applications for...
03/13/2026

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Application are now open for the UNIV’R Scholarships to France 2026. This programme is now open for applications for Maters Level studies in France Starting September 2026. Selected Refugees residing in a first country of asylum will benefit from material and financial support for the pursuit of their studies in France.

Programme offers:
✅Full scholarship (living costs, travel, social security)
✅Administrative support
✅Long stay student visa(Individual)

Deadline: 15 March 2026
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/55ax5vhx

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