The Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum (CAFOR) is partnering with the European Business University (EBU) in Luxembourg to strengthen capacity for African youths by providing 50 scholarships through CAFOR for African students in the areas of TVET cum business studies. The purpose of this scholarship is to ensure relevant education for
The African Union Commission convened the first extraordinary virtual meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST3) on 30th April 2020 to consider the sectorial response of Education, Science and Technology and Innovation to the COVID-19 pandemic and share national experience and strategies to control the global outbreak of the coronavirus
1- The STC-EST 3 convened a virtual bureau meeting on 9th April 2020 to discuss the Education, Science and Technology responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was chaired by E. Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uganda and chair of the STC. The following members of the STC Bureau participated
The Coronavirus is bringing the World to a standstill. Although it is happening now in peacetime, it all looks like we are already in a third world war as we witness significant disruptions around the globe. Practically all local and international meetings are under suspense worldwide, and many nations have declared a state of emergency.
It has been busy over the last few days for CAFOR as we prepare for the Roundtable Conference that will be held after the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit that is beginning now. The theme for the CAFOR Roundtable is “Supporting the African Union’s innovative practices in the fields of education, science
Let me first take this opportunity on behalf of CAFOR and on my behalf to wish all our partners, collaborators and friends a happy and prosperous new year. I also wish you all a delightful and prosperous decade full of excellent results for the new generation of Africans. As this new decade of the 2020s
Toussaint Yaovi TCHITCHI Research professor in the Department of Language and Communication Sciences, retired; Former Minister of Information and Communications; Former Director of the National Institute for Training and Research in Education (INFRE); Former Director of the National Center for Applied Linguistics (CENALA, now INALA); Commander of the National Order of Benin on an exceptional
It was eight years ago on this day, December 2, 2011, that Prof Alfred Opubor passed away in Cotonou, Benin. Prof. Opubor was a great visionary who spearheaded the campaign to use Communication for Education and Development in Africa. This campaign is what has given rise to the formation of CAFOR. According to Mrs Bukola
The Secretariat of the Coalition on Media and Education Development Africa Forum (CAFOR) led by the Executive Director of CAFOR, Dr Lawalley Cole was received in audience by the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey in his office on November 6, 2019. The Senior Advisor of CAFOR, Mr Tshimanga
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