The Africa Alliance provides a platform to stimulate a vigorous dialogue about business, investment and entrepreneurship in Africa. Through our faculty, students & alumni members, we are able to incorporate both practitioner and academic perspectives on how to do business on the continent and the opportunities that exist. The Alliance was created to formalise and strengthen our Africa initiative, and to stimulate action in addition to generating ideas. It also brings African thought-leaders together to talk on the opportunities on the continent; and connects members with other African related networks and groups.
The Continent is teeming with talent; and one of my goals is to attract the most diverse group of African MBA students that Oxford Saïd has ever had.
Created by students of the Alliance to inspire and support future African Oxford MBA candidates
Last 3 year average of African students on our MBA programme
10%
Africa representation
35
African students
48%
African women
9
African nationalities
60%
Scholars
The Africa Alliance focuses on a range of activities including:
I am a proud African, passionate about the economic development of Africa & my aim is for the Alliance to be a collaborative initiative that brings together bright minds to discuss & unravel opportunities in business and entrepreneurship in Africa.
I hope to assist in embedding and expanding the Africa initiative to ensure future African candidates receive the same or even better opportunities to be apart of the Oxford Saïd community.
You can sign up to our mailing list to receive our newsletters, invitations to events, and information on other Africa related activities.
Africa's Growth Trajectory: Globalization vs. Domestic Collaboration
This year's forum will be held on 14 and 15 March 2025 at Saïd Business School. We will explore the competing forces of globalisation and domestic collaboration as key factors in Africa’s economic and social development. We will bring together industry experts, policymakers, academics, and business leaders to discuss Africa's growth strategies and explore how these two approaches can drive sustainable and inclusive development.
The forum will be delivered in-person with an opening gala dinner at one of Oxford University’s historic colleges. All day sessions will be live-streamed.
Created by students of the Alliance to support African Oxford MBA applicants.
