Africa: Education via smartphones

Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, and the CNED (National Distance Learning Centre) have announced a partnership to facilitate access to educational content on smartphones in Africa. The announcement was made during the Global Partnership for Education Summit in Dakar, Senegal, which was attended by Emmanuel Macron, President of France, Jean-Michel Blanquer, French […]

Big African film festival in Sweden

About 60 African and African diaspora films will be shown during the 20th anniversary of the CinemAfrica Film Festival which will be held from February 26 to March 4 in Stockholm, Sweden. CinemAfrica said on its website that it has “… assembled the perfect mix of classical narratives, documentaries exploring the most current and vital […]

Mauritius to host Africa Energy Forum in June

The annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) will celebrate its 20th birthday by inviting the international energy community to Mauritius for the four-day conference and private exhibition from June 19 to 22. Two hotels will be reserved for the duration of the conference with the AEF Village to be purposely built on the grounds of a […]