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The Continental Education Conference convened by African Union in collaboration with UNICEF and hosted by the Republic of Mauritania. The conference aims at advocating for, the scaling up of successful and innovative solutions towards achieving quality and equitable education, to meet the demands of the 21st century in Africa, exploring and agreeing on sustainable financing […]
...By Alicia-Ann Caesar, Charlotte Iraguha, Josephine Saidu, Mesfin Derash, and Yukabeth Kidenda With a youthful population set to become the world’s greatest workforce, Africa faces significant challenges in human capacity development. As education leaders working on the frontlines of social impact in countries across the continent – Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda–we witness […]
...By Dr. Charles E. Owubah, CEO, Action Against Hunger Growing up the son of farmers in Ghana, I understand the pain of going to bed hungry. Every year, for the months between planting and harvesting, we endured the “hunger season,” when no meal was certain. Life was difficult, but we got by with help from our extended family […]
...In line with the theme “Education Fit for the 21st Century,” join us in celebrating Africa Day by engaging in conversations and sharing insights on the future of education in Africa. Together, we can create an education system that not only meets the demands of the 21st century but also ensures that every African child […]
...eLearning Africa, the continent’s leading conference and exhibition on digital learning, training, and skills development, is set to convene its 2024 edition from 29-31 May in Kigali, Rwanda. This landmark event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Rwanda, promises to bring together an unprecedented gathering of experts, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and innovators from across […]
...By Yasmine Sherif The conflict in Sudan is one of the worst in the world today, and millions of children and adolescents bear the brunt within and across the border from Sudan. As we mark the one-year anniversary of this vicious conflict, we call on world leaders to ensure that all girls and boys impacted by […]
...Within a decade, one in three entrants to the global workforce will be from Africa. Over the next 30 years, the majority of the world’s new workers may well be on the continent. What they learn in the classroom and how they learn it is a vital question of our time. But Africa’s future success in education […]
...By Yasmine Sherif As we lead into the Africa Year of Education, and under the leadership of Africa, world leaders have an opportunity to solidify commitments to ‘Educate an Africa Fit for the 21st Century’. That means to empower Africa to deliver on the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Paris Agreement and Convention […]
...By Simi Nwogugu the Winner of Africa Education Medal Amina and her friends are children of farmers in Abaji, a suburb of Abuja. The girls often wondered why the fresh fruits and vegetables on their parents’ farms were rotting away while they could not get such fresh produce in town, and when they did, it […]
...By Zubair Suliman – Investment Director, Norsad Capital We’re often told that education is the best way out of poverty, but for many in Sub-Saharan Africa, the path out is often broken, especially for those who need an escape route the most. There are many reasons why education barriers in the sub-region persist. For one, […]
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