Rutgers & Africa

Rutgers University is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, Rutgers will host 25 of Africa’s brightest, emerging leaders for a six-week Leadership in Business  Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Rutgers has been chosen as an Institute Partner each year since the program’s inception in 2014 and is connected to our 375 alumni of the program. Get to know some of our alumni here.

For years Mohamed Sanu made his mark on the football field at Rutgers and then for the NFL. Now he is working to make a difference for children in Sierra Leone, his mother’s native country where he lived briefly growing up.

Amara Chineme, a young professional from Kenya, describes the impact of the Mandela Washington Fellowship on her and how it will influence her work.