Addis Ababa, 21 May 2015 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the key to improving education and thus boosting growth across Africa – but there is still widespread reluctance among teachers, trainers and managers to abandon traditional methods in favour of new solutions. That is one of the key findings in this year’s eLearning Africa…
eLearning Africa 2015 – Enriching Tomorrow What is your vision for Africa? How are you using technology to provide new solutions for education and training? How are you helping to transform Africa? Africa is on the threshold of an era of dynamic change. The combination of technology and education stands at the forefront of the…
View the Twitter feed at storify.com/AfriPerspects/. Can Africa’s tech movers and shakers design digital tools and gamified eLearning for sustainable changes in social systems? We will see in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from May 17 – 20! As many successful apps and computer programs, even start-ups and hubs, have been borne out of the dynamic hackathon environment in…
In May this year, the 4th edition of the annual eLearning Africa Report will be published. The Report is the most in-depth study of eLearning on the Continent and features the findings of a comprehensive survey into the impact of technology on education in Africa. The aim of the Survey is to show how technology…
– Originally published on elearning-africa.com – The tenth edition of eLearning Africa will take place on May 20 – 22, 2015, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2006, the inaugural event also took place in Ethiopia, and Rebecca Stromeyer, founder of the event, recently reflected on the impact that ten years of eLearning Africa…
The story of Marhaw is steeped in culture and African symbolism and is a registered company in Ghana and the UK. It is a Ghanaian owned & run company that operates in various parts of Africa. Our vision is to add value to the vibrant and precious Ghanaian Kente transforming it into new and innovative…
For Immediate Release The inaugural Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (CNIFF) will run in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7-11 November 2012, introducing the best of African cinema to African audiences. The festival will screen 58 titles, all of which will be African, East African or Ethiopian premieres. Films in competition come from Algeria,…
Emmanuel Jal is on tour – WE WANT PEACE! During the upcoming days in September, you can see former child soldier and today peace ambassador Emmanuel Jal performing live in Harare, Zimbabwe – Johannesburg, SA – Maputo, Mozambique – before he will be in Australia in October. Read the interview we took in July this…
Here we are again: Disturbing images of thousands of starving Somali children. Families seeking refuge in Kenya, Ethopia, and other countries in the East African Region. Those countries are already struggling to manage their own challenges, facing increasing drought periods themselves. The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has made an appeal to the international community for…
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