February 12, 2021
Africa: Kix Observatory - Adea and AU-Cieffa Launch a Brief On Teacher and Learner Well-Being Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Observatory on COVID-19 Responses in Educational Systems in Africa, a consortium that includes… Read more »
January 08, 2021
Africa: Chad - The African Development Bank Grants $11.26 Million for Women and Girls' Education
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to finance the Girls' Education and Women's Literacy… Read more »
December 03, 2020
Africa: Leave No One Behind - Fostering Digital Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Africa
How can people in Africa acquire the skills to digitize work and help diversify and grow economies? Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: Digital Technical and Vocational Education and Training
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November 16, 2020
Africa: "Knowledge and Innovation Exchange" Launches to Share Information On Covid-19 Responses in Africa's Schools
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the African Union's International Centre for Girls' and Women's Education in Africa (CIEFFA) will hold a… Read more »
October 01, 2020
Nigeria: African Development Bank Partners With Government and Microsoft to Launch Digital Nigeria Elearning Platform
The African Development Bank, the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital Nigeria eLearning Platform, to provide marketable digital skills to the… Read more »
July 29, 2020
Lesotho: An African Development Bank project enhances primary and secondary school education - report
An education project in Lesotho, financed by the African Development Bank and implemented between 2008 and 2016, has provided the country with new primary and secondary school… Read more »
July 17, 2020
Africa: African Education Experts Push for More Virtual Learning to Cushion Against Pandemics - Adea Webinar
Africa must develop new education models that feature well-resourced virtual teaching and learning schemes to insulate it against disruptions due to disasters such as the COVID-19… Read more »
July 10, 2020
Africa: Impact of COVID-19 On Africa's Education - Reflecting On Promising Interventions and Challenges, Towards a New Normal
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March 08, 2020
Africa: In Zanzibar, the African Development Bank Gives a Second Chance to Young Students
Amid the gently swaying palm trees of the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar sits a school with a difference. The Raha Leo Alternative Learning Centre provides training to young… Read more »
March 04, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank and Association for the Development of Education in Africa Urge Partners to Tackle Skills Mismatch
The African Development Bank and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) have called for stronger links between technical and vocational education and… Read more »
November 13, 2019
Africa: Toilets in Schools Matter - How African Development Bank Is Making a Difference
At 14, Mercy Kamanga dropped out of school at Standard eight in St Paul's Primary School in Mzimba, Malawi, due to a lack of suitable sanitation facilities. Read more »
November 04, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Receives Honorary Doctorate From Bowen University
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded an Honoris Causa from Bowen University in Nigeria. The award, which was presented at the 14th… Read more »
September 20, 2019
South Sudan: Bank Approves $17.7 Million for First Education Project
The Board of the African Development Bank approved a proposal for $17.7 million on 5 September, 2019 to finance the first social sector project in South Sudan since the Bank's… Read more »
August 27, 2019
Malawi: African Development Bank Supports Government Efforts On Education for All in Malawi
Mangochi, Malawi, 27 August 2019: Agness Phiri is the deputy head teacher of St. Monica girls' secondary school, located in Mangochi, a township near the southern end of Lake… Read more »
July 25, 2019
Africa: Bank and partners prioritise the African Education Fund
The African Development Bank, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa and the African Union are recommending the establishment of the African Education Fund as… Read more »
June 05, 2019
Africa: University of Alberta Awards Akinwumi Adesina Honorary Doctorate
"You will achieve great things in life, but always remember: humility is what will make you stand out," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina told the University of… Read more »
May 21, 2019
Africa: Adea, the Didier Drogba Foundation and Education Ministry Sign MOU to Promote Digital Literacy in Africa
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) hosted by the African Development Bank, the Didier Drogba Foundation (FDD) and the Ministry of National Education,… Read more »
May 17, 2019
Malawi: 'One of the Best Opportunities I Received' - Malawi Student Looks Forward to Being a Teacher After Studies Funded By African Development Bank Project
Cecilia Phiri is a student at Chancellor College in Malawi. Located in Zomba, about 300 km south of Lilongwe, Chancellor College (CHANCO) is the largest of the five constituent… Read more »
May 16, 2019
Malawi: Increasing Access to Higher Education Through Investment in Modern Open & Distance Learning
Petros Gama, a Bachelor of Education Science student at Mzuzu University in Malawi. Read more »
March 11, 2019
Africa: The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan Sign MOU to Build Capacity
The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote capacity development within the two institutions for their mutual… Read more »
February 14, 2019
South Africa: South Africa Hosts First-Ever Africa Continental Play-Based Learning Conference
Ensuring that the children of Africa are adequately prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, as defined by its fast-paced social, economic and… Read more »
December 19, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank - Africa Education Fund Will Boost Innovation, Economic Transformation
The African Development Bank is keeping higher education, science and technology at the top of its development agenda as it backs a Read more »
November 01, 2018
Mozambique: The African Development Bank Launches Mozambique's Lurio University Support Programme and Awards 68 Scholarships
The African Development Bank and Mozambique's Lúrio University recently launched the UniLúrio Support to Skills Development for Agriculture and Industry Programme in… Read more »
October 30, 2018
Africa: Nigeria's Emir Sanusi Urges Africa to Put Education and the Poor At the Centre of Development
One of Nigeria's foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development financing to reach the poorest communities on the continent, to… Read more »
