Wednesday, October 28, 2026
As Africa invests in education, skills and digital transformation, a fundamental question is becoming increasingly urgent: how can the continent turn the knowledge, talent and ingenuity of its people into lasting economic opportunity and shared prosperity? This question lies at the heart of eLearning Africa 2027, taking place in Lomé, Togo, from 26–28 May. Africa’s greatest resource is not only what lies beneath its […]
What happens when the technologies shaping our future cannot understand the languages we speak? In Togo, a new national initiative is addressing this question by bringing local languages into the development of artificial intelligence. Launched under the leadership of Minister Cina Lawson, the programme aims to make AI more inclusive, strengthen the country’s technological capabilities and open new possibilities for accessing essential public services […]
Learning In Togo, a new initiative to bring fabrication laboratories into schools and regional innovation centres is putting practical experimentation, creativity and technological skills at the centre of education. With 101 specially trained FabLab managers preparing to take up their roles, the initiative raises a wider question: how can African education systems help young people become not only users of technology, but creators of […]
Nathaniel K. Cisco Jr. Assistant Minister, STEM/ICT, Ministry of Education, Liberia In my work on STEM and ICT education in Liberia, I have watched good projects arrive with real energy and real money, run well in a few classrooms, then stop the moment the grant ends. Tablets ended up in storage cupboards. Platforms went dark when a licence lapsed, and the teachers we trained […]
Sudan has taken a significant step towards the formal recognition of digital learning in higher education, following the approval of new regulations governing e-learning and blended learning across the country’s universities. Decision No. 138 of 2026, signed on 12 September by the President of the National Council for Higher Education and Scientific Research, gives e-learning and blended learning an officially recognised legal and regulatory […]
When Mwanga wa Elimu was publicly inaugurated at eLearning Africa in Accra on 3 June, the workshop opened with young voices. That sequencing choice was deliberate, and it was a small early statement of a larger position: that a movement built to shape the future of African education needs the continent’s youngest people shaping it, not gathered around its edges as recipients of the […]
Why the Global South must treat foreign compute dominance as a classic labor-substitution challenge. By Michael Onyango As policy-makers across emerging markets deliberate on building stable digital frameworks, a fundamental tension appears. While mobile broadband penetration in Africa has reached roughly 45%, a stark structural imbalance remains unaddressed: digital access without local infrastructure architecture merely replicates historical patterns of economic dependency. The global market […]
#eLAFashion is really crossing continents today, ARUJ KHALIQ wears a hand embroidered mirror jacket that was made for her in #Pakistan. She’s paired it with a teal satin silk top and a stunning handmade bag. This smart colourful look is finished off with swan stud earrings. In an unprecedented move for #eLAFashion we feature a second outfit from the same participant. BRICE AKA has already wowed the crowd […]
We kick-off Day 2 of the #eLAFashion Blog with some of those who will be building our future. Grade 7 and Grade 8 students from the M/A CRIG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL look superb in their ceremonial uniforms. The school is part of #Ghana’s Cocoa Research Institute. They have travelled to #Accra all the way from New Tafo-Akim in the Eastern Region.The vivid green uniforms are made […]
The #eLAfashion team has officially hit the conference floor. We are on the lookout for the bold, the beautiful and the brilliantly individual – the outfits that tell a story, celebrate culture and make eLearning Africa such a stylish gathering. We have already started capturing some of the standout looks from today, with more fashion moments to come throughout the conference. Day 1: It’s […]
