- Popular Nigerian singer Asa has been selected for the 2025 Yale World Fellowship
- Asa joins 15 other global personalities for this year’s leadership training
- The fellowship is coordinated by the International Leadership Centre of Yale University
Renowned Nigerian singer Bukola Elemide, known as Aṣa, has been named among participants for the 2025 Yale World Fellowship.
As a fellow, the singer-songwriter will join a global network of changemakers selected for this prestigious programme.
In an X (formerly Twitter) post on March 27, Asa’s feat was announced with congratulatory messages to the popular singer.
The Yale Fellowship initiative also brings leaders across various fields in the world for an intensive four-month experience at Yale University.
Coordinated by the university’s International Leadership Centre, the programme is a flagship initiative designed to groom global leaders and expand their perspectives.
Yale World Fellowship selects 16 participants every year from over thousands applications for the training. Since its launch in 2002, the program has welcomed over 400 Fellows from 101 countries.
2025 Yale World Fellowships participants
This year’s Fellows include professionals from politics, media, international development, and justice. Alongside Aṣa, the 2025 Yale World Fellows are:
- Bukola Elemide — Singer and Songwriter, Nigeria
- Vivian López Núñez —Judge, Judiciary of Paraguay
- Trinh Nguyen —Country Director, TRAFFIC International Vietnam
- Garo Paylan —Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Carlos Quintero Herrera Lasso —Lawyer, Policy Expert, and Community Organiser
- Mohammed Rezwan —Executive Director, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha
- Rhea See —Co-Founder and CEO, She Loves Tech
- Akim Daouda —Founder and CEO, Mwaana, Inc.
- Amna Baig —Superintendent of Police, Police Service of Pakistan
- Tamar Chugoshvili —Democracy Advocate and Executive Director, Egeria Solutions
- Mariam El Marakeshy —Storyteller, Filmmaker, Educator, and Cultural Specialist
- Sonam Kinga —Visiting Research Scholar, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
- Stav Shaffir —President, Ministry of the Future
- Mathias Wikström —CEO & Co-Founder, Doconomy
- Wei Xing —Founder, China Fact Check
- Mikhail Zygar —Author, Commentator, and Media Entrepreneur
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