{"id":6963,"date":"2026-10-22T17:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/impact-alumni"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:58:44","slug":"impact-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/impact-alumni","title":{"rendered":"Impact &#038; Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"page-hero__media\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-hero size-aifp-hero\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smiling-fellow-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container page-hero__inner\">\n\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span> <span aria-current=\"page\">Impact &#038; Alumni<\/span><\/nav>\t\t<h1 class=\"page-hero__title\">Impact &#038; Alumni<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe AIFP brings together senior civil servants from across Africa to build the capacity needed to accelerate infrastructure investment\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section key-figures section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Key figures &amp;<br>\ncohorts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p>The programme is designed to support a Pan-African vision through diverse nationalities and regional representation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-figures__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__label\">Fellows in the 6th edition<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__text\">Verified count from the 6th edition cohort.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__label\">Countries represented<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__text\">Verified country count from the 6th edition cohort.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6<sup>th edition<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__label\">Edition referenced<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__text\">6th edition update \u00b7 16 February 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__value figure__value--word\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPan-African\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__label\">Network scope<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"figure__text\">The programme aims to create synergies between countries and regions across the continent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cohort-table\">\n\t\t\t\t<table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Cohort \/ intake<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Period<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Fellows<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Cohort summary<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Cohort \/ intake\">6th edition<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Period\">Reported 16 February 2026<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Fellows\">16<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Cohort summary\">Fellows from 14 countries participated in the 6th edition.<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Cohort \/ intake\">2024 edition<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Period\">2024<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Fellows\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Cohort summary\">Participants engaged in intense programme activities over five weeks.<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Cohort \/ intake\">2026 cohort<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Period\">2026<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Fellows\">\u2014<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Cohort summary\">Applications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed.<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section alumni-carousel section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Alumni stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p>No attributed alumni stories were found in the reviewed source pages. Approved alumni content is required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"alumni\" data-alumni>\n\t\t<div class=\"alumni__track\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Alumni stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"alumni-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alumni-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-1.png\" class=\"attachment-aifp-card size-aifp-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-1.png 810w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-1-761x1015.png 761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"alumni-card__quote\">&ldquo;The AIFP has been a very good opportunity for me to apply the knowledge I&#039;ve learned and acquired on issues directly related to PPPs. &rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alumni-card__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBENE NDJATE \u2013 Democratic Republic of the Congo \u2013 Cohort 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"alumni-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alumni-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-2.png\" class=\"attachment-aifp-card size-aifp-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-2.png 470w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"alumni-card__quote\">&ldquo;It increased my confidence, because through the program, I gained knowledge on how to manage private firms\u2019 interest, public interest and banks\u2019 interests. &rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alumni-card__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMULUEMEBET BREHANU \u2013 Ethiopia \u2013 Cohort 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"alumni-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"alumni-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-aifp-card size-aifp-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed-1-1.png 674w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/unnamed-1-1-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"alumni-card__quote\">&ldquo;When I was sharing with some of the fellows, I realized the differences that we have with other countries. It opens your eyes.&rdquo;<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alumni-card__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMARION MARY NABASESE \u2013 Uganda \u2013 Cohort 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container alumni__foot\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alumni__progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"alumni__bar\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section benefits-list section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container benefits-list__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"benefits-list__heading\">Programme<br>\nbenefits<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"benefits-list__items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Tailored training by academic experts and infrastructure professionals<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Understanding and training in the tools and resources currently available<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>&#039;Hands-on&#039; learning through placements with private sector Sponsor Organizations<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>A network of practitioners across Africa and globally to share knowledge, insight, technical expertise and experience<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section cta cta--media\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container cta__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Explore application process<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta__heading\">Be part of AIFP<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__text\"><p>AIFP is looking for infrastructure practitioners from African governments with at least three years\u2019 experience in infrastructure development or PPP projects in their country.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-row cta__buttons\"><a class=\"btn btn--white\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/application\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Apply now<\/span><span class=\"arrow-circle arrow-circle--green\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"icon icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 15\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.644 8.071a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.414L13.28.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l5.657 5.657-5.657 5.657a1 1 0 1 0 1.414 1.414zM0 7.364v1h18.937v-2H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"btn btn--sky\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/partners\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Partner with us<\/span><span class=\"arrow-circle arrow-circle--white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"icon icon--arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 15\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.644 8.071a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.414L13.28.293a1 1 0 1 0-1.414 1.414l5.657 5.657-5.657 5.657a1 1 0 1 0 1.414 1.414zM0 7.364v1h18.937v-2H0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__media\"><div class=\"media media--video\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"media__play\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cbj4dT0IAlg?autoplay=1&#038;rel=0&#038;start=32\" aria-label=\"Be part of AIFP\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__poster\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cbj4dT0IAlg\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"media__play-icon\"><span class=\"icon icon--play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M8 5.14v13.72a1 1 0 0 0 1.52.85l11.06-6.86a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.7L9.52 4.29A1 1 0 0 0 8 5.14\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6963","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7211,"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6963\/revisions\/7211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}