Call for applications: French-African Young Leaders programme

The programme seeks to identify, assemble and nurture the most promising high-potential talents in Africa and France on the cultural, economic, political, academic and social sectors by engaging them with national and continental leaders in the public and private sector.

This programme will be conducted under the patronage French President Emmanuel Macron and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana.

Successful applicants will spend five days in Paris, France, from 7 to 13 July and another five days in Accra, Ghana, in October, where they will hold high-level meetings and networking sessions with leaders from various public and private sectors.

The application deadline is 17 May 2019.

Eligibility 

To apply, one must:

• Be between 28 and 40 years old as of 31 October 2019.
• Be a French national or an African.
• Be fluent in English. Fluency in French or a demonstrated interest to learn French is highly beneficial and will be an advantage in the application process.
• Be able to demonstrate engagement across public and private sectors, and geographical borders.
• Demonstrate applied skills and experiences in any domain, which could include culture, art, manufacturing and industry, services, public administration, agriculture, health, science, education, tech, media, sports, and community.
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership, commitment and a continued involvement (three years minimum) that impacts the applicant’s community, country or sub-region.
• Display of a privileged professional and/or personal and/or associative relationship with France and Africa (at least two out of these three points). This connection should be a lasting link of three years minimum.

Interested candidates can read the original call here and apply here.