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
With reference to our earlier announcement, the 3rdAfrican Youth SDGs Summit which was scheduled to be held during 10-12 June 2020 is now rescheduled to be held during 1-3 July,2020 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana. The 3rd African Youth SDGs Summit will coincide with the 5-year journey milestone of the SDGs adoption– and
Addis Ababa October 22 /2019 The African Union awarded today its first AU Continental Teacher Prize 2019 for three teachers from Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya. Ghanian Augusta Lartey-Young, Kenyan Erick Ademba, and Ugandan Sister Gladys Kachope won the 2019 AU Continental Teacher Prize for their commitment to quality teaching that resulted in high standard of
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