{
  "id": 2895020,
  "title": "LEAP Africa trains women for leadership roles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/leap-africa-trains-women-for-leadership-roles",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T23:54:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/leap-africa-trains-women-for-leadership-roles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LEAP Africa has concluded its fifth cohort of the Leadership Accelerator Programme for Young African Women, culminating in a physical boot camp held in Nairobi, Kenya. The programme attracted over 4,500 women from 48 African countries and 12 non-African countries, with more than 1,500 participants completing the free online learning phase. The Leadership Accelerator Programme aims to equip young women with the necessary skills, knowledge, networks, and confidence to become leaders and drive change in their communities. The boot camp featured keynote sessions, panel discussions, experiential learning, peer collaboration, and case study presentations facilitated by speakers, industry experts, and women leaders from across Africa. Participants described the boot camp as a transformative experience, highlighting the opportunity to learn from facilitators and connect with emerging leaders from different African countries.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "LEAP Africa trains women for leadership roles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/leap-africa-trains-women-for-leadership-roles",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:02:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}