With an estimated 10 African countries featuring among the world’s fastest growing economies, Africa’s status in the global economic landscape is set to change dramatically. Indeed, innovative new technologies combined with a pioneering spirit to improve lives are already changing the way Africans learn, work, play, think and imagine. But are the changes to education and skills development systems sustainable? How are African youth […]

Relive the eLearning Africa 2012 experience by taking a walk down YouTube lane.  This six-minute film conveys just a small slice of the colour and camaraderie that characterised this year’s eLearning Africa conference and exhibition which was held in Cotonou, Benin from May 23rd – 25th. eLearning practitioners, providers, buyers, suppliers, students, researchers and high-level decision makers from government, business and education caught up […]

eLearning Africa platinum sponsor Wyse Technology has now been acquired by  Dell Inc thus bringing two of the world’s leaders in desktop virtualisation and cloud computing under one roof. What will the new-look company offer its customers and partners?

Ministers of Education and ICT from across Africa have called for a rethinking of the financing strategies adopted by their higher education institutions if the United Nations Millennium Developmental Goals are to be attained by 2015. These are the findings of eLearning Africa’s Fifth Ministerial Round Table on Education and Sustainable Financing in Africa.

  Terry Morris, a UK-based photographer, attended this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Cotonou. The eLearning Africa News Portal is proud to exhibit some of his impressions of the conference and Benin.

Participants of eLearning Africa 2012 in Cotonou will have noticed enthusiastic groups of children bearing cameras and photographing all around them. These young paparazzi were taking part in an innovative digital photo workshop as part of the conference activities.

Max Ahouèkè, Benin’s Minister of Communication and Information and Communication Technologies, has closed the annual eLearning Africa conference which was held in Cotonou from May 23rd – 25th. Ahouèkè praised those gathered for the progress that has been achieved in implementing ICT-enhanced educational practices across Africa. He said, “More and more students now have access to world-class learning resources without the barriers of distance […]

Three lucky eLearning Africa fans are each walking away with a Wi-Fi and 4G-enabled iPad3 after their names were drawn from those of the 876 respondents to the eLearning Africa 2012 Survey conducted earlier this year. Dinah Amankwah of Ghana, Joseph Mevognon of Benin and Abraham Kule of Uganda are on top of the world!

The eLearning Africa 2012 Report is now available for download! The Report was launched by Max Ahouèkè, Benin’s Minister of Communication and Information and Communication Technologies, at the Opening Plenary Session of eLearning Africa 2012 on Wednesday, May 23rd.

The exponential increase in mobile subscriptions in Africa is increasingly influencing many spheres of society – from banking to disaster management. The impact of mobile technologies on learning, teaching and education delivery seems less influential, but it has in fact increased.  This growing influence is already having disruptive effects on our education systems. What is the nature of this disruption, and will it revolutionise […]