As digital learning expands across Africa, questions of access and infrastructure often dominate the conversation. Yet another issue runs just as deep: whose language, whose assumptions and whose cultural references shape the learning experience itself? At eLearning Africa 2026, Irene Elorm Hatsu Fiebor, Senior eLearning and Digital Learning Officer at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, will lead a workshop […]

By Jim Plamondon, CEO, Spix Foundation #6 in a series of 30 on Africa’s EdTech Breakthrough System & Project. Executive Summary Africa’s EdTech Breakthrough was the act of designing a continent-scale system that lowers African EdTech’s Four Barriers – Policy, Technology, Data, and Economics – as a unified whole. The result of Breakthrough is the Breakthrough System: a coherent, continent-scale EdTech system composed of […]

A new generation of Ghanaian studentpreneurs is turning the spirit of independence into a movement for technological and economic self-determination. On the morning of March 6, 1957, Kwame Nkrumah stood before a crowd in Accra and declared that the black man was capable of managing his own affairs. The crowd erupted. A continent took note. Ghana had become the first sub-Saharan African nation to […]

Distance Education for Africa has learned, over years of quiet experimentation and steady growth, that access is only the first hurdle. What truly changes lives is relevance: education that speaks to people where they are, equips them for where they are going, and treats them as active participants in a rapidly changing world. In December 2025, that philosophy was on full display as DeAfrica […]

Earth Observation has become one of the most effective ways to understand environmental change, infrastructure development and the pressures shaping life across the African continent. Satellite data now informs decisions about agriculture, water management, urban growth and climate resilience. Yet despite its growing relevance, Earth Observation remains distant from many learners, often obscured by technical language and tools that feel inaccessible. Founded by Muongeni […]

Executive Summary AUDA NEPAD‘s African EdTech 2030: Vision & Plan (V&P) is Africa’s first continent-wide blueprint for making high-quality digital learning reliably available to every learner. The V&P targets three of the Four Barriers—Policy, Technology, and Data—by anchoring Africa’s strategy on two instruments: a continental Policy Framework and Africa’s Digital Public Infrastructure for Education (DPI-Ed). These instruments translate broad digital-education aspirations into concrete, interoperable […]

Commissioned by GIZ, this new report by eLearning Africa and Jigsaw Education examines how the private sector is contributing to digital and green skills development across 25 African countries. It explores who is delivering training, how programmes are structured, and where gaps in access and quality remain. The findings point to a fast-growing but uneven landscape. While digital and green skills initiatives are expanding, […]

A groundbreaking report showcased at the eLearning Africa 2025 Conference sets out the interventions needed to overcome critical barriers to scalability for the EdTech ecosystem. Significant digital infrastructure gaps across the continent are driving an urgent need for innovation, with some countries reporting as few as 2% of primary schools connected to the internet. The report highlights a wave of innovative approaches that are […]

Dr Waleed Al Ali is the Secretary General of The Digital School, a flagship initiative under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. With a mission to expand access to inclusive, high-quality digital education, The Digital School has already reached over half a million learners worldwide. Ahead of eLearning Africa 2025, where The Digital School joins as a Diamond Partner, we spoke with […]

Across Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe as well as in Malaysia and Uzbekistan a bold reimagining of education is underway. With UNICEF’s support, these six countries are pioneering digital learning innovations to engage students, empower teachers and improve learning outcomes.   Take 12-year-old Prosper Kolesi from Zimbabwe, for example: Like many students worldwide, he struggles to keep up in a one-size-fits-all classroom. “Every child learns […]