Advancing U.S. Engagement
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The program advances U.S. engagement with Africa by connecting emerging leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa with American institutions, businesses, communities, and professional networks. Established in 2014, the YALI Fellowship has built and maintained a network of approximately 7,800 young African leaders across sectors critical to U.S. interests and foreign policy priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Previous Cohorts
- 2025: Leadership in Public Management
- 2024: Leadership in Public Management
- 2023: Leadership in Public Management
- 2022: Leadership in Public Management
- 2021: Leadership in Public Management
- 2020: Postponed due to COVID
- 2019: Leadership in Public Management
- 2018: Public Management
- 2017: Pioneering Energy Policy
- 2016: Pioneering Energy Policy
More Information
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX. UC Davis is a sub-grantee of IREX and is implementing a Leadership Institute as a part of the Fellowship. For more information about the Mandela Washington Fellowship, please visit the Fellowship’s website.
Please see our UC Davis Mandela Washington Fellowship Contact Information if you have questions or are interested in getting involved with the program.
