Meet the Fellows

Get to know the 25 outstanding individuals who were hosted by the University of Notre Dame, as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders 2015. Read their bios here and discover even more under the Bonus Videos tab.

Abdimalik Yussuf Aden

Kenya

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Abel Carvalho Chipepe

Angola

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Abosede Oluwaseun Lewu

Nigeria

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Adama Gorou

Cote d'Ivoire

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Aissata Mazou

Niger

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Balayneh Nekatibeb Begna

Ethiopia

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Boussoura Talla Gueye

Senegal

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Evelyn Zalwango

Uganda

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Farai Peter Chizengeni

Zimbabwe

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Helen Plinser Duo

Liberia

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Jackson Saya Ndonga

Kenya

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Juscelina Carla Maria Guirengane

Mozambique

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Lebohang Constance Selloane

South Africa

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Mahamadou Seydou Souley

Niger

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Marshall Anusa Dyton

Malawi

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Matthew N. Magare

Kenya

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Merab Twahirwa

Rwanda

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Mohammad Ilrshaad Goolamally

Mauritius

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Nana Diaby

Mali

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Phillip Peter

Zimbabwe

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Princess Sekyere

Ghana

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Raindolf Owusu

Ghana

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Razikua Rodjesta Kaviua

Namibia

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Sam Musariri

Zambia

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Veronica Affuah Da-Silva

Ghana

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