Africa Center Hosts YALI Fellows for Crisis Simulation Exercise
Young African leaders confront complex security challenges in simulated scenarios as means to strengthen problem-solving skills and intra-regional cooperation.
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Young African leaders confront complex security challenges in simulated scenarios as means to strengthen problem-solving skills and intra-regional cooperation.
Twenty-five YALI Mandela Washington Fellows participated in a one-day simulation exercise focused on Africa’s security concerns.
Twenty-five Young African Leaders Initiative Mandela Washington Fellows participated in a one-day simulation focused on some of Africa’s pressing security concerns.
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