Since our inception, a singular philosophy has driven Ashesi’s community: Africa’s future progress is inextricably linked to what is happening in African universities. College-educated Africans significantly influence the continent’s economic and social development. To safeguard Africa’s future, we must be intentional about educating the students who will inevitably become its leaders. Over two decades, we have built a proven model for an educational experience focused on preparing students for such impactful work.

In planning for our third decade, we reached across our community to ask: what would Africa need to do today, to become a more successful continent fifty years from now? What skills do we need to build to help students lead us beyond our current horizon, into a flourishing future? And in these conversations, we identified six key opportunities that will guide our work over the next years.