Bridging Africa and its diaspora to catalyze a more sustainable and equitable world.
Our Impact
For over seven decades, AAI has bridged Africa and its diaspora to catalyze a more sustainable and equitable world. Taking a transcontinental, multifaceted approach, our programs span across four impact pillars: Liberatory Education, Community Building, Global Healing and Repair, and Economic Sovereignty.
Since our founding in 1953, over 23,000 Africans have received AAI scholarships and fellowships. Included in this community are H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa; H.E. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte; H.E. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia; the late Dr. Wangari Maathai; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nations Under-Secretary- General and Executive Director of UN Women; Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless; and thousands more.
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AAI Events
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
AAI’s 40th Annual Awards Gala
This year, the Africa-America Institute's 40th Annual Gala will center around "Bridging Cultures, Igniting Futures: An Evening Honoring Africa and its Diaspora Visionaries in Arts and Culture." Join us for grand celebration reflecting the richness and diversity of African and African-American cultures.
Cipriani 42nd Street
New York, NY
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Global Africa Forum
The Africa-America Institute in partnership with the Africa Prosperity Network present this year’s Global Africa Forum on Mobilizing Global African Investment for Africa's Infrastructural Needs.
New York, NY
FEATURED ALUMNI INTERVIEW
Artist, Educator, AAI Lifetime Achievement Awardee, and AAI AFGRAD alumnus, Ablade Glover celebrated his 90th birthday this August with art exhibitions at the October Gallery in London and at his Artists Alliance Gallery in Accra, Ghana. As a part of our African Graduate Fellowship Program (AFGRAD), Prof. Glover earned a master's degree from Kent State University in 1972. His art captures the African continent in a way that resonates with so many the world over, and with his founding of the Artists Alliance Gallery in Accra, he provides an invaluable platform for so many African artists.
