His Excellency President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visited the Aga Khan Academy in Maputo on 13 January, while in Mozambique for the inauguration of its new President. He was accompanied by Ms Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Portuguese Government, and Ms Maria Amélia de Paiva, Portugal’s Ambassador to Mozambique.

On Thursday 14 November 2019, the International Exchange Manager for the Aga Khan Academies, Elizabeth MacFarlane, conducted two sessions introducing the Student Exchange Programme, which will now engage Aga Khan Academy Maputo students. Introduced in 2018, the exchange enables Academies’ Year 9 students to study and live at another Academy for three months, from the end of August to the beginning of December.

Music, laughter, food and gifts could be seen and heard as the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa held its 10th annual Zawadi Bazaar on Saturday, 7 December 2019.

As the Exchange Programme is drawing to a close, students have been able to squeeze in a trip to Watamu near Mombasa. Amaad Zaidi was impressed with how resourceful you can be with a water bottle. Kaleem and Anis in Hyderabad enjoyed camping and have spent time reflecting on their memories of the Exchange.