Nigeria’s Adekola Honoured By Egyptian President For His Role In ‘Advancing Education’

Loius Adekola, the founder of Ambassadors of Africa, has been honoured by Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi as one of the 12 young persons from Africa and the Arab region, playing a great role in shaping the future.

Adekola was honoured for his role in “educational advancement” on the continent, acknowledging his works “towards transforming education in Africa especially through his organization, the Ambassadors of Africa and his A-Students Project”.

Adekola received this recognition in March 2019, at the World Youth Forum, an initiative of the Egyptian government “to provide a platform for youths all over the world to meet, learn and collaborate towards making the world a better place”.

One of the 12 young leaders honoured by the Egyptian President, Adekola is also the founder of Edvant Edge Africa, which aims at “helping African Universities to build partnerships, raise funds and advance towards becoming 21st-century Universities indeed”.

Other honorees were drafted from UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Uganda, and South Africa.

In this interview with the media in Egypt, Adekola explains how he started his career in driving educational advancement on the continent.

He says “it was important to take action,” growing up in a place “where a lot of young people desired to be the best,” but are hindered by the lack of the right capacity and skillset.

He adds that Africans need to develop Africa, rather than leave the continent for greener pasture, stating that leaving Africa without development will leave us with “regrets” on the long run.