As we get closer to 2024, when the African Union will declare that year to be the Year of Education in Africa, it was satisfying to meet with some external partners during the past week to discuss potential collaboration with CAFOR on various projects and programs. On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, a CAFOR delegation with
CAFOR, the Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum, recognizes the private sector’s significant role in contributing to humanitarian causes in Africa. Education is crucial to the continent’s development, and with the backing of private entities, its full potential can be achieved. That being said, CAFOR is pleased to note that the Commercial
On Tuesday 10th, October 2023, I had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from the Africa Network Campaign on Education for All – ANCEFA, led by Mr. Gnelou Paul, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to my office at AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. Ms. Sebastiana Neto, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, Dr. Limbani
Monday 4th September 2023 It is with great pleasure that I report on the meeting that took place on September 4th, 2023, between His Excellency Ambassador Samad Ali Lakizadeh, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ethiopia, and the Permanent Representative to the African Union and a delegation from CAFOR. The delegation consisted
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Theodore Menelik-Mfuni as Special Technical Advisor to the Executive Director of CAFOR in the Secretariat of CAFOR in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Regional Representative and Head of the CAFOR Regional Office for the Central Africa Region based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Professor Menelik-Mfuni’s appointment has been
Promoting sustainable agricultural practices and food security in Africa with effective European and African collaboration On Wednesday, 31st May 2023, it was a pleasure to be a guest keynote speaker at the United Community of African Students (UCAS) of Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands for their Africa Day Event. My subject of
Africa needs to concentrate on improving its educational system, making effective use of its resources, and having leaders who pay attention to the people rather than to third parties. Dr. Lawalley Cole, Executive Director of the Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum, provides practical solutions to contemporary challenges the continent is facing.
The Ambassador of Ireland to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Her Excellency Ambassador Nicola Brennan, received in her office in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, 11 April 2023, a delegation of the Coalition on Media and Education for Development Africa Forum (CAFOR) led by the Executive Director, Dr. Lawalley Cole accompanied by the
We were delighted to meet this morning – Friday, 24 March 2023, with the new Permanent Representative of the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Néfertiti MUSHIYA TSHIBANDA. We briefed each other on various issues regarding the situation with young people in Africa
This past Thursday, March 23, 2023, it was great to receive in our office at AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa representatives from the Ashagari Charitable Organizations (ACO) based at Haya Hulet in Addis Ababa. The triad from Ashagari consisted of Ms. Workaferahu Kidane, Ms. Mekdes Gebre-Wolde, and Ms. Eman Masresha, each with a portfolio focusing
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