PRESS RELEASE
London Academy Business School (LABS) Partners Focus Africa to Offer Professional Accredited Programs Across Africa
January 15, 2025
Africa’s workforce and people hold immense potential to shape the continent’s future, yet the pervasive challenge of insufficient professionally skilled and globally competitive manpower has significantly hindered the development. This skills gap has fueled the troubling trends of education migration and brain drain, depriving Africa of its brightest minds.
To change this narrative, Focus Africa has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with the London Academy Business School (LABS), a globally renowned transnational educational institution operating in over 96 countries. This collaboration aims to bring globally competitive education programs, professional training and development to African workforce and people, fostering a new era of sustainable development, innovation, and leadership on the continent.
A Legacy of Leadership and Impact: Focus Africa's Journey
Since its inception, Focus Africa has championed the socio-economic transformation of Africa, guided by its commitment to addressing pressing developmental challenges through innovative initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union Agenda 2063.
1.) Focus Africa Magazine & Leadership Award: For six years and now actively in 29 Countries and still counting, this flagship publication has showcased the untold success stories of African leaders & changemakers, innovators, and entrepreneurs catalyzing every industry and sector.
2.) Focus Africa International Expo: The platform which has held in over 17 cities across Africa while birthing international trade missions, connects African businesses, governments, and stakeholders who are leveraging innovative policies, programs and initiatives to drive sustainable development and social impact.
3.) Leadership Conferences and Youth Fellowships: This newest project to be launched in Universities across Africa as Focus Africa Fellowship Network is an empowerment program for young Africans in public policy, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement (aligned with SDG 4: Quality Education and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities) to raise a new generation of young African leaders and changemakers that will drive growth and development.
4.) Focus Africa Consulting: Providing market insights and policy guidance, this arm strengthens African businesses and trade networks under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an emerging single market of over 1.4 billion consumers across 54 African Countries valued at US$3.4 trillion with a burgeoning digital trade potential of over US$16 trillion.
5.) Focus Africa Enterprise Development Centre (FA-EDC): With our newest partnership and license by London Academy Business School (LABS), we are well positioned to facilitate knowledge with globally competitive certification and a supportive community of exchange programs and networking, lifelong learning and social impact.
The London Academy Business School: A Beacon of Excellence
With an illustrious history of empowering professionals worldwide, LABS is celebrated for its innovative approach to education, combining academic rigor with practical skills development. Its impact spans across industries, creating a network of leaders who drive progress in their respective fields. This partnership with Focus Africa is poised to extend LABS’ legacy to underserved communities in Africa, enabling access to professional certifications and training that meet international standards.
Transformative Potential of the Partnership
This partnership heralds a new era of human capital development and social impact in Africa. By bringing affordable and globally accredited programs to the continent, it will:
– Equip African workforce and people with the skills needed to drive innovation and economic growth (aligned with SDG 4: Quality Education and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure).
– Reduce the reliance on overseas education and training while curbing brain drain and education migration.
– Create opportunities for underserved communities to access life-changing education and professional training programs.
A Call to Action
As we officially embark on this historic journey, ushering in a new era of educational training and professional development programs across Africa, we invite institutions, governments, organizations, and well meaning individuals to join us in this transformative journey by collaborating and partnering with us or enrolling in the upcoming programs. Together, we can empower Africa’s workforce and people with the tools to lead, innovate, and transform their communities and shape the continent and the world.
For more details about the partnership and the upcoming programs, send us an email or WhatsApp focusafricamedia@gmail.com; +2348068722253; +2347068383208
Issued by:
Amb. Sucex Bright Ibeh
President and Founder, Focus Africa