May 09, 2017
Eswatini: Official Launch in Swaziland of Adea Mobile Application for Capturing Teacher and Learner Attendance
Through its Working Group on Education Management and Policy Support (ADEA-WGEMPS) and in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training in Swaziland, the Association for… Read more »
May 08, 2017
Africa: Spotlight On Adea 2017 Triennial and Its Key Takeaways On Education and Training in Africa
The flagship event of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the 2017 Triennial on education and training in Africa, took place from 14th to 17th March… Read more »
March 30, 2017
Nigeria: AfDB-Funded Agricultural Transformation Youth Training Center Inaugurated in Abuja, Nigeria
On Monday, March 27, 2017, the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, officially inaugurated the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program, Phase 1 (ATASP-1)… Read more »
March 16, 2017
Africa: Building Africa's Education Systems for a Prosperous Future
Africa lacks a critical mass of skilled labor because of low access to, and high dropouts from education systems. Read more »
February 28, 2017
Africa: Association for the Development of Education in Africa 2017 Triennale
The Republic of Senegal - under the high patronage of Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Lead Champion for the Committee of Ten Champion African Heads of State on… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference Closes With Call for Agriculture to Be At the Centre of Africa's Development
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve… Read more »
Africa: Youths Affirm Agriculture As Economic Empowerment Tool
The agro-allied industrialization of the African continent cannot materialize without the involvement of the youths because they have the right drive and energy, participants at a… Read more »
November 08, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank Pours Us $22.9 Million Into Sudan's Education Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Sudan's Ministry of Higher Education, on November 3, 2016 in Khartoum concluded a six-day training workshop on basic modules on principles… Read more »
October 19, 2016
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $40-Million Corporate Loan for Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an eight-year US $40-million corporate loan to the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) in Ado Ekiti… Read more »
October 13, 2016
Africa: Adea and Jica Support Quality Science and Mathematics Education in Africa
"Probing and thinking critically is what will make Africa a continent of the 21st century... inculcating skills at an early age is the key, says Shem Bodo, Senior Programs Officer… Read more »
September 19, 2016
Africa: Talks Seek to Entrench African Ideals in Education
The fourth regional consultative meeting for Southern Africa to discuss the upcoming triennial of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) took place in… Read more »
August 11, 2016
Africa: Youth Development Initiatives Are Key for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
The focus of this year’s International Youth Day (IYD), to be observed on August 12, 2016, resonates with the African Development Bank’s key efforts that recognise the… Read more »
July 14, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB Helps Cote d'Ivoire Train the Next Generation of Agriculture Entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-industry Department (OSAN) in conjunction with the Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment, and Civic Engagement… Read more »
July 07, 2016
Africa: Adea Launches Regional Consultative Meetings in Preparation for the 2017 Triennale
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July 05, 2016
West Africa: Adea's Triennale Regional Consultation for West Africa Reiterates the Need to Invest in Science, Mathematics and Information Technology
After the first regional consultation meeting in Gabon in May 2016 on the fourth Triennale sub-theme "promoting peace and global citizenship through education", Senegal hosted the… Read more »
June 22, 2016
Africa: African Ministerial Forum Stresses Urgency to Accelerate ICT Integration in Education to Achieve Africa's Agenda 2063 and the SDGs
The Second African Ministerial Forum on the integration of information and communications technology (ICT) in education and training under the theme: 'Advancing inclusive knowledge… Read more »
May 25, 2016
Africa: Leaders Underscore Urgent Need to Create Jobs for African Youth through Agriculture, ICT, Industry
Africa needs to step up investments in skills development and promotion of entrepreneurship to create jobs for young people, African leaders and businesses executives have… Read more »
May 17, 2016
Africa: 2nd African Ministerial Forum On ICT Integration in Education and Training On Advancing Inclusive Knowledge Societies in Africa
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May 09, 2016
Africa: African Development Bank President Meets With Adea Steering Committee Delegation
A delegation of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Steering Committee, led by Oley Dibba-Wadda, ADEA Executive Secretary, met with Akinwumi Adesina,… Read more »
April 14, 2016
Africa: "You Can Count On the AfDB As Partner in Delivering Education for Africa", Says Adesina
Partnership - between the public, the private and the 'third' sector of NGOs and Foundations - was the theme of an event hosted by the Global Business Coalition for Education on… Read more »
April 15, 2016
Africa: Remarks At Global Business Coalition for Education Event By Akinwumi A. Adesina President African Development Bank Group, Washington, DC April 14, 2016
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February 29, 2016
Rwanda: Adea and Government of Rwanda Launch Inter-Country Quality Node On Teaching and Learning
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to… Read more »
February 04, 2016
Africa: Interview With Thabang Moleko, Mandela Washington Fellow
Please introduce yourself and tell us more about the Mandela Washington Fellowship program. Read more »
February 01, 2016
Africa: Gesci, Côte d'Ivoire and Adea Honour Graduates From ICT Leadership Programme
The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), the Ministry of National Education (MoE) of Côte d'Ivoire and the Association for the Development of Education in… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Africa: First Winner of AfDB Women's Scholarship Fund Pursuing Communication Science Studies in Abidjan
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." It is with these words from the late Nelson Mandela that the first laureate of the African… Read more »