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Yale Young African Scholars Concludes 2019 Sessions

October 3, 2019

The Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program has officially completed its 2019 sessions, offering academic enrichment opportunities to outstanding African secondary school...

YYAS participants during a breakout session. Photo credit to Dagan Rossini.

2019 Yale Young African Scholars Program Kicks Off

July 8, 2019

On July 25, the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) program kicks off its 2019 season with sessions in Accra, Ghana; Harare, Zimbabwe; and, for the first time, in Nairobi,...

Lucy Appiah, Associate Director of YYAS, delivering a presentation on the Program

His Excellency President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana visits the Yale Young African Scholars Team

June 6, 2019

His Excellency President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana and Her Excellency First Lady Neo Masisi, were among a delegation from Botswana that...