This is an MIT Sloan student-led event. The MIT Africa Innovate Conference (AIC) returns for its 15th anniversary edition. This year’s theme, “African Intelligence : Building Systems for Shared Prosperity” explores how African ingenuity, institutional wisdom, and systems thinking converge to create scalable solutions for continental prosperity. We examine the intersection of policy, capital, and...

The theme of the 2026 conference, “The Diaspora Call: Cultivating a Culture of Changemakers,” will spark a movement of bold, visionary leadership among young Africans. Attendees will leave not only inspired but equipped with the knowledge, skills, and networks to become active change-makers.

Interested in developing (into a) conscious leader(s)? Join our Mentorship Program as a mentor or mentee. Mentees will be high school or collegiate members and mentors will be collegiate and/or professional members respectively. Info Session: Oct 2nd at 6pm ET.

DHS proposes a new rule to limit F-, J-, and I-visa stays to a maximum of 4 years, ending the long-standing ‘duration of status’ system. Aimed at preventing visa abuse, the change sparks concerns over academic flexibility and the future of international education in the U.S

This article will provide an overview of your Immigration Rights and offer practical guidance on how to navigate encounters with immigration enforcement officers. 

Interested in developing (into a) conscious leader(s)? Join our Mentorship Program as a mentor or mentee. Mentees will be high school or collegiate members and mentors will be collegiate and/or professional members respectively. Info Session: Oct 2nd at 6pm ET.

[ Unlocking Africa’s Growth Potential: The Role of Venture Capital in Technological Advancement and Economic Development; by Bryan Duncan, Chukwuebuka Nwafor and Louis David Kakou] We are pleased to invite you to participate in this knowledge production exercise where members of the National African Student Association collaborating under the umbrella of OSAA’s Africa’s Youth Voices...

[The Race towards a Green(er) Economy: Examining the Contested Futures of Sustainable Development in the Congo; by Yolian Ogbu] We are pleased to invite you to participate in this knowledge production exercise where members of the National African Student Association collaborating under the umbrella of OSAA’s Africa’s Youth Voices network will present abstracts of knowledge...

[Leveraging Climate Finance for Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected States; by Aline Abayo] We are pleased to invite you to participate in this knowledge production exercise where members of the National African Student Association collaborating under the umbrella of OSAA’s Africa’s Youth Voices network will present abstracts of knowledge products related to the issues addressed during the...

We are pleased to invite you to participate in an event launching Africa’s Youth Voices (AYV), a youth network coordinated by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA). Under the theme of "Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today: Fostering Youth's Ownership for Africa's Future-Ready Leadership", this event will be held on 15 April 2024,...