During her Fellowship, 2022 Fellow Ina Mariama Traore of Cote d'Ivoire spent four weeks in Denver, Colorado, for a Professional Development Experience with Denver Water.
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To African Diaspora Youth and Exchange Alumni
On August 15, 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a gathering in Washington, D.C. to discuss U.S.-Africa relations and his recent trip to South...
Alumni Enrichment Institute Participants Arrive in the United States
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome 200 Participants from the 2021 virtual Fellowship cohort for the Alumni Enrichment Institutes.
Hundreds of Young African Leaders Convene to Collaborate on Sustainability and Inclusion
Hundreds of young African leaders recently convened for the virtual 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit. Selected from a pool of more than 35,000 applicants, the 700...
2022 Mandela Washington Fellows Arrive in the United States
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to welcome the 2022 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders to the United States.
Virtual Professional Development Experiences Increase Global Connections
For the first time since the Fellowship’s inception, seventy 2021 Fellowship completed their Professional Development Experiences (PDEs) virtually. Learn more about the recently completed virtual...
U.S. Educational Institutions to Host Mandela Washington Fellows
The U.S. Department of State and IREX are pleased to announce the 27 U.S. educational institutions selected to host 700 Mandela Washington Fellows in summer...
Youth Participation in National Planning Is Key to Good Governance
2021 Fellowship Alumna Patience Nganzi is committed to seeing more women, especially youth, assume leadership positions.
Fellowship Alumni Among Most Influential People in Lusophony
Congratulations to our Fellowship Alumni who were named among the 100 most influential Black personalities in the Portuguese-speaking world of 2021!
Opportunities for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects in Angola
Learn more about how 2021 Fellowship Alumna Nair de Sousa thinks carbon capture can make a difference in the fight against climate change.