Candidates Shortlisted for Third Stage Application (2023 YIL Fellowship)
These are the names of the candidates shortlisted to participate in the next stage of the application process.
| First name | Last name | Country |
| Aanuoluwapo | Ojo | Nigeria |
| Abdul-Gafar | Adeyanju | Nigeria |
| Abdulfetah Melaku | Mekonen | Ethiopia |
| Abdullahi | Abdullateef | Nigeria |
| Abel | Gebreselaasie | Ethiopia |
| Abigael | Kazeem | Nigeria |
| Abinet | Sintayehu | Ethiopia |
| Adams | Ibrahim | Nigeria |
| Adebukola | Ibitoye | Nigeria |
| Adeyinka | Meduoye | Nigeria |
| Adoo | Atera | Nigeria |
| Agu | Charles | Nigeria |
| Ahmad | Bashir | Nigeria |
| Ahmad | Idris | Nigeria |
| Ahmad Tijjani | Abdulkadir | Nigeria |
| Ahmed Salim | Habib | Ghana |
| Aliah | Atia | Cameroon |
| Amidu | Mohammed | Nigeria |
| Aminu | Musa | Nigeria |
| Amos | Ansah | Ghana |
| Andrew | Ssemwanga | Uganda |
| Anita Myriam Emma | Kouassi | Benin |
| Anthony | Abanga | Ghana |
| Arthur | Nyasulu | Malawi |
| Atanga | Roy Atasiri | Cameroon |
| Ayodele | Adedokun | Nigeria |
| Ayuba | Lawal Abunbauri | Nigeria |
| Azeezat | Salawudeen | Nigeria |
| Babu | Denis | Uganda |
| Barbra | Awino | Kenya |
| Bayero Hassan | Gagare | Nigeria |
| Becky | Ibrahim | Nigeria |
| Bertha | Nkelenga | Zambia |
| Beza | Berhe | Ethiopia |
| Bukola | Adeseye | Nigeria |
| Chibuzor | Chijioke | Nigeria |
| Chidinma | Oduenyi | Nigeria |
| Chigozie | Uzoma | Nigeria |
| Chinedu | Isagbah | Nigeria |
| Christine | Muthoni | Kenya |
| Christopher | Ebikebena | Nigeria |
| Cyril Yayra Yao | Tasiame | Ghana |
| Daisy | Tolo | Kenya |
| Dawit | Gebremariam | Ethiopia |
| Deborah | Joseph | Nigeria |
| Dessalegn | Masrie Mequanent | Ethiopia |
| Dessalegn | Wassie | Ethiopia |
| Donah | Onguti | Kenya |
| Donatha | Nyiramaritete | Rwanda |
| Doreen | Cherono | Kenya |
| Eddah | Phiri | Malawi |
| ekemode | seun | Nigeria |
| Elijah | Adesina | Nigeria |
| Elisha | Korir | Kenya |
| Eliyab | Seifu | Ethiopia |
| Elsie | Chepkoech | Kenya |
| Eman | Massresha | Ethiopia |
| Emilia | Mundjele | Namibia |
| Emily | Otieno | Kenya |
| Emmanuel | Simiyu | Kenya |
| Emmanuel | Simon | Nigeria |
| Emmanuel | Adamolekun | Nigeria |
| Esther | Uwase | Rwanda |
| Faith | Ekekwe | Nigeria |
| Fatima | Muftau | Nigeria |
| Fausta | Tumukunde | Rwanda |
| Fernando | Sozinho | Mozambique |
| Folake | Sowonoye | Nigeria |
| Frank | Nkhwazi | Malawi |
| Gabriel | Opoku | Ghana |
| Galma | Molu | Ethiopia |
| Gladys | Sih | Cameroon |
| Godwin | Abugbilla | Ghana |
| Goretti | Kat | Congo- Kinshasa |
| Grace | Osei | Ghana |
| Harriet | Afandi | Kenya |
| Hashimu | Adamu | Nigeria |
| Henok | Tamrat | Ethiopia |
| Herve Chanel | Bizimana | Burundi |
| Hilda | Nanyondo | Uganda |
| Hillary | Ouma | Kenya |
| Hussain Ibrahim | Opeyemi | Nigeria |
| Ibrahim | Modu Aji | Nigeria |
| Iradukunda | Auxillia | Rwanda |
| Iradukunda | Providence | Rwanda |
| Irenosen | Addeh | Nigeria |
| Isaac | Matizanadzo | Zimbabwe |
| Isaiah | Akindunbi | Nigeria |
| Jairus | Kibagendi | Kenya |
| James Mustapha | Humper | Sierra Leone |
| Jean Claude | Mujyanama | Rwanda |
| Jeff | Shikali | Kenya |
| Jennifer | Agbo | Nigeria |
| John Chinaka | Onyeche | Nigeria |
| Joseph | Adasoogo | Ghana |
| Joseph Kwesi | Honny | Ghana |
| Joshua | Chikwizo | Zimbabwe |
| Judith | Mbita | Zambia |
| Julius David | Wambogoo | Tanzania |
| Junias Natangwe | Jackson | Namibia |
| Kabir | Olaosebikan | Nigeria |
| Kabwa | Marvin | Uganda |
| Kadiatu | Sajodu Bangura | Sierra Leone |
| Kakimun | Eke | Nigeria |
| Kawthar | Olatunde | Nigeria |
| Kehinde | Ayodele | Nigeria |
| Kipngetich | Festus | Kenya |
| Kitgak | Simon | Nigeria |
| Kwabena | Bempah | Ghana |
| Leandro | Dos Santos | Brasil |
| Lemiso | Patrick | Kenya |
| Leodomir | Mfitumukiza | Rwanda |
| Manasi | Gupta | India |
| Marie-Pélagie | Amonle | Benin |
| Mary | Umunna | Nigeria |
| Mato | Adrian | Kenya |
| Maureen | Banda | Zambia |
| Mayel | Jacob Bulus | Nigeria |
| Mekdelawite | abey | Ethiopia |
| Melinda | Seixas | Zambia |
| Mercy | Sakala | Zambia |
| Michael | Sunmoni | Nigeria |
| Mikal | Araya | Eritrea |
| Milko | Kayo | Ethiopia |
| Miracle | Iheanyichukwu | Nigeria |
| Miriro | Munodawafa | Zimbabwe |
| Mive | Koyo | Kenya |
| Mubarak | Daha Isa | Nigeria |
| Mubarak | Aminu | Nigeria |
| Muhammad | Muhammad Ibrahim | Nigeria |
| Muhammad Sani | Dauda | Nigeria |
| Mustaf Mohamed | Takoy | Somalia |
| Mutale | Chisha | Zambia |
| Nadji | Agadi | Algeria |
| Namata | Lyton | Uganda |
| Nasifay | Girma | Ethiopia |
| Nasma | Aboubakary | Tanzania |
| Nebyat | Ahmed | Ethiopia |
| Ngemukong | Clarisse Sa’adatu | Cameroon |
| Nyanga | Fabrice | Cameroon |
| Odinaka | Kanu | Nigeria |
| Okello | Wilberforce Odembo | Uganda |
| Olabode | Afurewaju | Nigeria |
| Olayinka | Adeosun | Nigeria |
| Oluwadamilola | Adepoju | Nigeria |
| Oluwadara | Ilori | Nigeria |
| Oluwapelumi | Alegbe | Nigeria |
| Oluwatoyin | Adebayo | Nigeria |
| Oru Benson | Akum | Cameroon |
| Osei | Dirk Agyemang | Ghana |
| Oyinkansola | Aje | Nigeria |
| Patrick | Ashinze | Nigeria |
| Pedro | Chande | Angola |
| Peniel | Belachew | Ethiopia |
| Perryline | Elsy | Kenya |
| Peter | Olaniyi | Nigeria |
| Peter | Oyewole | Nigeria |
| Phelix | Awiti | Kenya |
| Phyllis | Banda | Malawi |
| Phyllis Naa Dromo | Dowuona | Ghana |
| Prince | Asiedu | Ghana |
| Rayees Ahmad | Ganie | India |
| Remico | Kibago | Uganda |
| Renny | Mulala | Zambia |
| Rex | Stephen | Nigeria |
| Roselyn | Alwala | Kenya |
| Ruth Uwenyi | Ajima | Nigeria |
| Samantha | Dzikawanda | Malawi |
| Samuel | Chinedu | Nigeria |
| Sedoami Flora | Dogbo | Benin |
| Shem | Yakubu | Nigeria |
| Silas | Bamigbola | Nigeria |
| Sodiq | Akinyele | Nigeria |
| Ssozi | Arthur Roykin | Uganda |
| Stephen | Akinrodoye | Nigeria |
| Steward | Ernest | Tanzania |
| Success Oghenekaro | Enarevba | Nigeria |
| Sunday | Asipa | Nigeria |
| Susan | Akoth | Kenya |
| Symon | Mtegha | Malawi |
| Tafadzwa | Muzira | Zimbabwe |
| Tim | Shikali | Kenya |
| Tina | Sungu | Kenya |
| Tolulope | Oladimeji | Nigeria |
| Tumisang | Swabi | Botswana |
| Tuyiringire | Zawadi | Rwanda |
| Ugabineza Tegura | Fara Cecile | Rwanda |
| Uzomah | Prosper | Nigeria |
| Victor | Tsuma | Kenya |
| Victor | Akintayo | Nigeria |
| Victoria | Egwu | Nigeria |
| Victory | Omuera | Nigeria |
| Vitu | mvula Klein | Malawi |
| Wahab | Idris | Nigeria |
| Waliu | Taofik | Nigeria |
| Wealth | Okete | Nigeria |
| Wesley | Omondi | Kenya |
| Wesley | Gatsi | Zimbabwe |
| Yacouba | Dembele | Mali |
| Yvonne | Okundi | Kenya |
| Zakariyahu | Abdullahi | Nigeria |
| Zichat | Rhoda Auta | Nigeria |
| Zikiru | Abdulfatai | Nigeria |
| Zubairu Khalifa | Galadima | Nigeria |