🏛️ Master of Public Administration

The Platform Getting Francophone Africans Into Top MPA Programs

No other solution has gotten Francophone African talents into Harvard Kennedy, Sciences Po, LSE, Oxford like Liwaza.

AI + 30+ Francophone African alumni including Harvard Kennedy alumni. Plus complete funding strategy: fellowships, scholarships, and loan support.

Get

320+
in GRE
Band 7+
in IELTS
CV that
showcases impact
Essays
with policy vision
Interview
with confidence
Admitted
to top MPA programs

How We Get You There

Our unique combination of AI technology and human expertise from Francophone African alumni

AI-Boosted Learning

Management test (GRE) and English (IELTS) preparation is flexible and personalized for you. Just 1 hour per day required.

30+ African Alumni Coaches

Francophone African alumni from Harvard Kennedy, Sciences Po who guide you personally

Personalized Study Plans

Custom roadmaps based on your timeline, target schools, and policy interests

Real Interview Questions

Practice policy discussions and case studies with actual questions

Funding Database

Access to fellowships, scholarships, and loans for public policy students

Policy Community

Connect with fellow Francophone African policy applicants and public sector leaders

Meet some of our 30+ expert coaches

Liwaza mixes AI and human expertise to help you reach competitive graduate programmes

Join Liwaza to work with our full roster of 30+ coaches from leading universities worldwide

Mendel Sanang

Mendel Sanang

Liwaza Founder | Product & Marketing | INSEAD | Wharton

Coaches for

INSEAD MBA, Wharton MBA, Top 20 Business Schools

Specialized for schools

INSEADWHARTONHEC PARISLBS
Marcelle N. Momha

Marcelle Momha

Harvard Kennedy School | International Development & Public Organizations

Coaches for

Harvard Kennedy School (MPA/MPP), Non-Business Graduate Programs

Specialized for schools

HARVARDColumbiaOXFORDLSE
Gwanygha'a Gana

Gwanygha'a Gana

CEO @ Rima AI (YC S22) | Harvard MBA

Coaches for

Harvard Business School (MBA), Tech Entrepreneurship

Specialized for schools

HBS
Santony Assamoi

Santony Assamoi

INSEAD MBA | CFA | Boston Consulting Group

Coaches for

INSEAD MBA, Strategy Consulting Careers

Specialized for schools

INSEADHEC PARIS
Romaric Ngambo

Romaric Ngambo

Harvard MPA | Executive Board HEC Paris ETA Practice

Coaches for

Harvard MPA/MPP, Public Policy Programs, Impact-focused careers

Specialized for schools

HarvardHEC PARISMIT SLOANYALE SOM
Gael-Germain Godonou

Gael-Germain Godonou

IESE MBA 26 | Operations | Infrastructure Finance | Strategy | Sovereign advisory | Public sector | Africa

Coaches for

IESE MBA, Infrastructure Finance

Specialized for schools

IESEINSEADLBS
Anye Wanki

Anye Wanki

Kellogg MBA | Consumer and Market Insights

Coaches for

Kellogg MBA, applicant positioning and interviews

Specialized for schools

KELLOGGWHARTON
Christian Amouo

Christian Amouo

Oxford MBA'25 | Impact Investing | Investment Director

Coaches for

Oxford Saïd MBA, Cambridge Judge MBA, Impact Investing, PE/VC

Specialized for schools

OXFORD SAIDCAMBRIDGE JUDGELBS

Target Top Public Policy Schools

Join students admitted to the world's best MPA/MPP programs

Harvard Kennedy
Sciences Po Paris
LSE
Oxford Blavatnik
Columbia SIPA
Princeton SPIA

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Community

Free

Get started with our free Community version

  • Largest community of Francophone African candidates, families & school partners, plus graduate alumni
  • Ask questions to experts and get insights
  • GRE tournaments
  • Join webinars with admissions officers
  • Basic profile guidance
  • Access to our library of resources, scholarships, funding, and more

Full package

80€/month

Complete graduate and international undergraduate preparation

  • Everything in Community, plus:
  • AI + human coach coaching toward strong GRE scores
  • AI + human coach for IELTS with daily speaking practice
  • 1-on-1 coaching from alumni of leading universities
  • AI ATS + human coach for resume optimization
  • AI + human coach for essay optimization
  • Interview preparation
  • Profile evaluation
  • Priority customer support on WhatsApp

IELTS module only

50€/month

Liwaza English prep focused on IELTS band targets, as an add on or a standalone option.

  • Focused IELTS study plan and drills
  • Speaking practice with AI + coach feedback
  • Writing and task strategies toward your band target
  • Progress tracking and priority support

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Liwaza's AI powered admissions platform

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Yes, Liwaza provides a structured program covering all GRE sections. After an initial diagnostic test, Liwaza's AI generates a personalized study plan with daily tasks, weekly objectives, and practice tests every two weeks to track your progress. The platform tracks everything you do, including time spent on each question and reading patterns, to continuously optimize your preparation.

Liwaza offers comprehensive courses on every concept tested by the GRE (quantitative section), daily vocabulary articles (verbal section), and practical exercises. For the verbal section, you'll receive daily GRE articles at your preferred time, helping you learn over 1,000 vocabulary words in context. Book a demo to see Liwaza in action!

Yes, we offer full-length practice tests that replicate the exact conditions of the official exam. These tests are scheduled every two weeks to evaluate your progress and adjust your study plan accordingly. Our AI analyzes your performance in detail, including time management, reading strategy, and feedback question by question.

The difficulty level is similar to the real GRE. We base our questions on past official GRE questions and formats to prepare you for the actual exam conditions. Our content is designed to match the rigor and style of the official ETS questions.

Yes! After completing the diagnostic test when you create your Liwaza account, our AI generates a personalized work program with daily tasks. The AI tracks your progress, identifies your weaknesses, and adjusts recommendations accordingly. It even tracks your reading speed, eye movement patterns, and time spent on each question to provide highly targeted feedback.

Yes, every question includes detailed explanations and corrections. Our AI analyzes your behavior (time spent, reading strategy, mouse movements) and provides personalized recommendations to improve your approach. After each practice test, you receive a comprehensive breakdown of what went wrong and how to improve.

Yes! Our AI coaching is designed to help you achieve 322+ in GRE and band 7+ in IELTS. Our AI adapts to your learning style and focuses on your weak areas. 90% of our students achieve their target scores, with average improvements of 40+ points on the GRE.

Yes, we recommend complementing your Liwaza preparation with official ETS resources, including past official tests available on the ETS website. Liwaza provides the structured learning and AI powered feedback, while official materials ensure you're familiar with the exact format and style of the actual exam.

No. For graduate-level admissions tests, Liwaza focuses on GRE preparation only. Many top business schools accept the GRE; we help you build a competitive score and pair that with application coaching. If your target programs require the GMAT only, you would need to prepare for that exam outside Liwaza. We still support your essays, profile, interviews, and overall application strategy on the platform.

Liwaza AI does not write essays or CVs for candidates. Instead, it provides intelligent guidance and insights to help you create authentic, compelling application materials. Our AI analyzes your content for plagiarism detection, uniqueness (X factor), assertiveness, entropy scores, and other relevant insights specific to your target school and application requirements. This guidance is complemented by human coaches who provide final review and ensure you have all the elements needed to succeed.

Liwaza AI provides intelligent guidance rather than writing content for you. Our AI analyzes your essays, resume, and profile to offer insights on plagiarism detection, uniqueness factors, assertiveness levels, entropy scores, and other relevant metrics specific to your target school and application requirements. The AI guides you to improve your authentic content, ensuring it meets school specific criteria while maintaining your unique voice. Human coaches then provide final review and personalized feedback to ensure you have all elements needed for success.

Yes! Liwaza has coaches who achieved exceptional scores: 170/170 on Quantitative and 165/170 on Verbal. These coaches are available for one on one sessions and provide debriefs after each practice test. You'll be assigned a dedicated coach who will work with you throughout your preparation journey.

After receiving AI guidance and insights on your essays, resume, and profile, you get access to one on one guidance from alumni and current students at leading universities, with deep experience in competitive graduate admissions and international undergraduate readiness. These human coaches provide final review and personalized feedback, ensuring you have all the elements needed to succeed. This hybrid approach combines AI insights with human expertise for comprehensive support.

Our network includes alumni and current students from Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, INSEAD, LBS, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Columbia, and many other top-tier programs worldwide.

Our students achieve the scores required by their target schools. For example, Nelson Foka scored 167/170 on Quantitative and 155/170 on Verbal, earning admissions to INSEAD, Cornell (with 50% scholarship), and Michigan Ross (with 100% scholarship). Most of our students reach their target scores within 5 to 6 months of dedicated preparation.

Yes, we support applications to major graduate programmes worldwide, including the top 100 schools from the Financial Times ranking. For schools and families, we also support long-run international readiness—including SAT prep and English certifications—alongside graduate-focused coaching.

Success with Liwaza (as observed with our success stories) comes from using the solution consistently over the period of preparation you dedicate for acing your admission. Therefore, plan to use the solution consistently, regularly and following the personalized learning plan that will be generated for you. Trust the process.

Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time. You'll continue to have access until the end of your current billing period.

Liwaza helps you master the fundamentals to build a strong profile for competitive graduate programmes and international undergraduate pathways. Your results will depend on how consistently you use the solution (AI coach + community + coaches) to improve test scores, your CV, essays, and interview performance. We don't provide a money-back guarantee, but we put everything in place for you to succeed.

Still have questions? Book a demo today to see Liwaza in action.

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