{"id":4240,"date":"2013-12-12T13:24:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T11:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/OEB_Newsportal\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2016-11-17T15:02:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T13:02:39","slug":"focus-on-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/focus-on-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Edirisa\"<\/a> With ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN over, it\u2019s time to look forward to its sister Conference: eLearning Africa<\/span><\/a> 2014<\/span>. From the 28 \u2013 30 May next year, this leading pan-African event will gather over 1,400 e-learning professionals in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss \u201cOpening Frontiers to the Future\u201d. <\/b><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0death of Nelson Mandela<\/a>\u00a0last week, one of African education\u2019s\u00a0greatest proponents<\/a>, has once again thrown a spotlight onto learning on a Continent where innovation and development go hand in hand. Here, in an Around the World special, we\u2019ve gathered together a selection of fascinating stories from all over Africa \u2013 from Accra to Mogadishu, Tripoli to Cape Town, it\u2019s all here\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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12.12.2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UGANDA<\/strong>: while 90% of the nation\u2019s youth goes to primary school, attendance drops dramatically at secondary level. But Ugandans themselves are finding many ways to tackle their problems (BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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SOMALIA<\/strong>: after decades of war, women in Somalia are one of the most disadvantaged groups in the world. Journalists working in the country also face grave danger. And then, there are the power outages \u2013 all of which make it seem like Mogadishu isn\u2019t the best place for an all-female radio station. Nevertheless, Aman Radio is courageously giving a voice to Somalia\u2019s marginalised women (WNN<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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TANZANIA<\/strong>: the fight against AIDS is gaining ground \u2013 and it\u2019s partly thanks to a country-wide edutainment programme (ALLAFRICA<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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LIBYA<\/strong>: North Africa is known as a concentration point for refugees, from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Congo and elsewhere. The tragic deaths of many of them en route across the Mediterranean have brought international attention to their plight. Now Libya is offering them a helping hand \u2013 by extending free higher education to all refugees (LIBYA HERALD<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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SOUTH AFRICA<\/strong>: South Africans aren\u2019t waiting for the internet to come to them \u2013 they\u2019re growing it from the bottom up (ALLAFRICA<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\nand in other news\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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KENYA<\/strong>: people are using technology to distribute African-made video, music, photos and more \u2013 so why aren\u2019t they writing? (THE AFRICA REPORT<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN over, it\u2019s time to look forward to its sister Conference: eLearning Africa 2014. From the 28 \u2013 30 May next year, this leading pan-African event will gather over 1,400 e-learning professionals in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss \u201cOpening Frontiers to the Future\u201d.   The\u00a0death of Nelson Mandela\u00a0last week, one of African education\u2019s\u00a0greatest […]<\/p>\n

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