It was a true honor to welcome Her Royal Majesty Queen Ameenata Koita, the revered Queen of the Fulbe in Ashanti, Ghana, to the African Union Headquarters this morning. Born in the United States, Queen Ameenata has dedicated her life to advancing the welfare of the African Diaspora and collaborates closely with the royal kingdoms
Our Executive Director, Dr. Lawalley Cole, held a productive meeting today with Ms. Kimberly Davis from UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa. She was joined by Board Member Dr. Beatrice Njenga, CAFOR Facilitator Founding Father Mr. Francis Michuki, and Ms. Meresia Aloo, the Communications Officer for CAFOR based in Nairobi. The team was also joined remotely
It is with profound sadness that the Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum (CAFOR) announces the passing of our esteemed Senior Advisor, Mr. Tshimanga Mukadi-Mutoke, who left us on August 22, 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following a brief illness. His departure is a tremendous loss to the CAFOR family, the African
On Wednesday, September 18, the Executive Director of CAFOR met with Mr. Nurhussein Hussein, Founder and Board President of the All Foundation. Mr. Hussein was accompanied by Mr. Lemma Bekelle, an educator. Also present were the Special Assistant to the CAFOR Executive Director, Dr. Tsedey Shume and Special Technical Advisor to the Executive Director and
The Executive Director of CAFOR, Dr Lawalley Coke and one of the founders that facilitated the creation of CAFOR in Nairobi in 2017, Mr Francis Michuki met with former Ethiopian Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn and currently President of AGRA – the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa. Over lunch last Thursday September,12 2024, we
Addis Ababa, July 8/2024(ENA) Africa in the recent decades, has been increasingly empowering its role in global conversation, said the Committee Chairperson for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation of Indonesia’s House Preventatives. A seminar entitled: “African in Today’s World, Where Indonesia?” organized today by the committee for Inter-parliamentary cooperation House Representatives of Indonesia and embassy of Indonesia in
Our Executive Director Lawalley Cole had a delightful reunion with our friends from the University of Pécs in Hungary, Professor István Tarrósy and Dr Zoltán Vörös. During their meeting, they delved into an annual review of the Memorandum of Understanding between CAFOR and the University of Pécs, Hungary , which was initially signed in Budapest
Message from the Chairperson of CAFOR – Prof. Kate Adoo-Adeku Dear Esteemed Members and Partners, I warmly greet each of you and express my heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated individuals who have been the driving force behind CAFOR’s achievements over the past three years. Despite financial and technical constraints, the CAFOR Executive Director and
On December 1st, 2023, CAFOR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ashagari Charitable Organization. Based in Addis Ababa, this non-profit and non-governmental organization with a strong focus on women leaders and youth is entirely led by women and youth. The Ashagari Charitable Organization aims to empower and equip individuals and communities to unleash their
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