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African young global leaders to benefit from Dangote fellowship

By Yetunde Ebosele
23 April 2015   |   3:51 am
THIRTEEN out of the Seventeen Africans recognised as Young Global Leaders (YGL) in 2015 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) are to benefit from the Fellowship instituted by the Dangote Foundation.
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THIRTEEN out of the Seventeen Africans recognised as Young Global Leaders (YGL) in 2015 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) are to benefit from the Fellowship instituted by the Dangote Foundation.

A statement explained that the African youngsters were part of the 187 young leaders from 66 countries honoured for leadership and service to society by the WEF.

The Dangote Fellowship, created by the WEF and Chief Executive Officer and President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, was designed to increase the quality and quantity of young African leaders across the continent by supporting the engagement of African YGLs in the community, such as those from small enterprises or the non-business sector.

The Fellowship helps YGLs from Africa attend YGL and World Economic Forum events and funds the organization of an YGL Africa Education Module.

Dangote said the institution of the fellowship award was his own way of contribution to the intellectual development of exceptional young people of African descent.

The statement explained that the YGLs come from diverse backgrounds and bring a range of expertise to the community from across the world, adding that over 50 per cent of the new intake are women, “half come from the private sector and half from the public sector, including academia, arts and culture, civil society, government, media and not-for-profit organizations”.

According to Director and Head of the Young Global Leaders Community at the World Economic Forum, John Dutton, “The World Economic Forum has announced the leaders under 40 who are shaping the future of industry and society. About half of the new class of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) come from emerging economies with 17 from sub-Saharan Africa.

The list of YGLs has a strong representation from women leaders and is split 50-50 between business and non-profit sectors (academia, arts and culture, civil society, policy and government, media and social

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