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1 - Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) program (2020-2024)

Africa South of the Sahara; Africa
Funded by Canada and Sweden, the 4-year program aims to support the development of responsible and inclusive AI systems by Africa and Africans. The site offers a wide range of information on supported projects, research, conferences, blog articles or podcasts. In the area of education & research you can find the following resources, among others: * Innovation Research [...]

2 - #TheSouthAlsoKnows (NORRAG Project)

South America; Latin America; Africa; South Asia; South-East Asia; Eastern Europe; Pacific Rim
The "NORRAG - Network for International Policies and Cooperation in Education and Training" presents a project that aims at giving the so-called Global South a voice. With #TheSouthAlsoKnows Project, Education experts from the Global South can network, register for an expert database and publish articles on a wide variety of topics related to education and education policy on [...]

Learning Assessments at a Glance

international; Pacific Rim; Africa; South America; Central Asia; South Asia; East Asia; South-East Asia; Australia
The table offered by the Centre for Global Education Monitoring (GEM) provides a systematic overview of key features of international and regional learning assessments.

Centre for Global Education Monitoring (GEM)

international; Pacific Rim; Africa; South America; Central Asia; South Asia; East Asia; South-East Asia; Australia
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) established the GEM Centre in 2013 to develop, document and disseminate models of good practice related to different aspects of education. This includes assessment, as well as other areas of policy and practice that can contribute to improved learning outcomes. The GEM Centre supports the development of educational [...]

5 - Association pour la Promotion des Ressources éducatives libres africaines (Aprelia)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara; international
The "Association for the Promotion of African OER" was founded in 2009. It provides information about OER in Africa including links to various projects, OER materials, courses, software, etc. Some of the resources are sorted by language (francophone, anglophone, lusophone) or as pan-African. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

6 - Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development Centre for Africa (GCYDCA)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
The GCYDCA aims at developping and institutionalising guidance, counseling and youth development in Africa. The centre was founded in 1994 by the education ministers of almost all African states (49 out of 54). It is located in Malawi. The website seems to have been updated in 2016 for the last time. It provides some information on GCYDCA goals, activities and programmes which [...]

7 - African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability (AfriNEAD)

Africa
AfriNEAD aims at improving the usefulness of research on disability in Africa for politics, interest groups, the society as a whole. Amongst others, the website provides information on the AfriNEAD Symposium, on activities, on developments (laws, integration, ...) in the field of disability. There are not many resources under "Research & Resources", but you will find a link to [...]

8 - African Journal of Disability

Africa
The African Journal of Disability is available on the Internet for free. The first issue was published in 2012. It is the official journal of these three institutions: Center for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (Ghana), African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability and Centre for Rehabilitation Studies (South Africa). The private South African company AOSIS [...]

9 - List of signatures of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa

Africa
[This is a copy of the original website as of 01.04.2012. The original website is offline.] The link leads you to a list of signatures from African countries to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It informs you about whether a country has signed the Convention and Protocol or not, and when. The list is probably based on the international list of [...]

10 - A-PODD - African Policy on Disability & Development

Africa; Sierre Leone; Uganda; Malawi; Ethiopia
A-PODD was a three year research project (2009-2011) run by the Centre for Global Health at Trinity College Dublin in cooperation with two institutions in South Africa. The website provides the four project reports for the countries analysed (Sierra Leone, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia). "[The] research investigated the need for disability to be included on the agenda of national [...]

11 - Inclusion Africa

Africa
Inclusion Africa is the regional member of Inclusion International. The NGO was establisehd in 2012 with headquarters in Kenya. It advocates for the inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa. The website provides some background information on the aims and the activities of Inclusion Africa, as well as links to conferences, news and others. "Inclusion [...]

12 - African Disability Rights Yearbook

Africa
The African Disability Rights Yearbook is presented as an annual peer-reviewed journal. Contributions to the journal mainly come from scholars doing research on the rights of people with disbilities in Africa. The yearbook has 3 sections: (thematic) articles, country reports, and regional developments. The yearbook was first published in 2013 by the Centre for Human Rights, [...]

13 - African Disability Alliance (ADA) [Webarchive]

Africa; Southern Africa
[Caution: As the original website is momentarily not accessible we link to a copy from the web archive as of March 2022 instead]. The Africa Disability Alliance (ADA), formerly Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (SADPD) until April 2014, is a pan-african agency that works to promote disability programming and policy implementation processes by [...]

14 - Continental Plan of Action for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities 2010 – 2019

Africa
"The African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1999-2009) was adopted by the 35th Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Algiers, Algeria in July 1999. The 1st AU Conference of Ministers of Social Development, which convened in Windhoek, Namibia, 27-31 October 2012, extended the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities for the period [...]

15 - Inclusive Education Reports (IBE/UNESCO)

international; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Arab States; Pacific Rim; North America; Caribbean
[This is a copy of the original website as of 16.05.2015. The original website is offline.] This website of the International Bureau of Education (IBE) of the Unesco provides regional (continental) and country specific reports on the status of inclusive education. On the right hand side, you will find further links to websites, publications, events, multimedia and more). [...]

16 - The Southern African Association for Russian Language and Culture (SAARLC)

Russian Federation; South Africa, Republic; Southern Africa; Africa
"The Southern African Association for Russian Language and Culture (SAARLC) is a non-profit organisation that advances the interests of Russian Language and Culture in South and Southern Africa. It was established in October 2003 and the Association mainly aims its activities at Russian speakers as well as people interested in the Russian Language and Culture as far afield as [...]

17 - The African Federation for the Gifted and Talented

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
The African Federation for the Gifted and Talented aims at supporting and promoting gifted and talented persons as well as pointing out to the theme "giftedness" in African educational policy in general. Among others, the Federation conducts Gift and Talent Testing and Gift Management in schools. The website offers information on the Federation and its activities. You will [...]

18 - World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC)

international; Africa; Africa South of the Sahara; Asia; Pacific Rim; Europe; France; United States; United Kingdom
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) unites researchers on Giftedness around the world. The website offers information on the biannual WCGTC World Conference, on national associations for gifted and talented children, on gifted support and events and news around the topic. Furthermore, WCGTC publishes a newsletter and a journal, the Gifted and Talented [...]

19 - Aontas - the National Adult Learning Organisation

Ireland; international; New Zealand; Scotland; Australia; Africa; Asia; United Kingdom
Founded in 1969, AONTAS\' aim is to do research on and promote adult education in Irland. AONTAS is affiliated to the European Association for the Education of Adults. Since its beginnings, a focus of AONTAS work is on adult literacy. Based on a woking group on this topic, AONTAS decided to found the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) in 1976. Since the 1980s, women [...]

20 - School of Education - University of Limerick

international; Ireland; Africa; South America; Asia
The school (formerly "Department of Education and Professional Studies") has a research and teaching specialisations in: At the Research Centre for Education and Professional Practice (RCEPP) * Education & Clinical Psychology * Leadership, Evaluation & Change * Globalisation & Diversity * Teaching, Learning & Assessment * Professional Practice and at the EpiStem - [...]

21 - Education Department - National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Ireland; Asia; Africa
The research of the department focusses on the following themes: - Teaching, Learning and Curricular Development - Development Education, Social Justice and Educational Disadvantage - Educational Leadership - Educational Counselling and Guidance - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Furthermore, the department has an Education Resource Centre with diverse [...]

22 - Country Facts - Africa

Africa; Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierre Leone; Somalia; South Africa, Republic; Sudan; Swaziland; Eswatini; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia; Zimbabwe
The site Country-Facts.com offers short, informative articles for most countries on earth that serve to give a first overview of the country. Specific topics are discussed in further contributions. The site makes no claim to completeness, may in some cases, however, be quite helpful.

23 - Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA)

Africa
The Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) is a non-profit making organization established to promote co-operation amongst examining and assessment bodies in Africa. The main objectives for which the AEAA is established include the promotion of co-operation amongst examining and assessment bodies in Africa, the encouragement of relevant examining and [...]

24 - Education-Africa

Africa
The page offers various links on the educational system of various African states. It is designed as a Wiki. The different fields are: Ministry of Education, educational system, schools, science and research...

25 - NEPAD e-Africa Commission

Africa
The purpose of the NEPAD ICT programme is to accelerate development of ICT infrastructure and ICT skills in Africa. It is also intended to bridge digital divide in Africa and between Africa and the rest of the world . The e-Africa Commission was created in 2001 and adopted as an ICT Task Team by NEPAD in 2002. It is responsible for developing policies, strategies and [...]

African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education

Africa
The objectives of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES) are the promotion of the understanding and the solidarity of the member countries, the establishment of a permanent cultural and scientific cooperation between the member countries, to collect and distribute all the university and research documents; statistics, exam information, directories, [...]

27 - The International Network for Higher Education in Africa

Africa
INHEA presents overall information on higher education in African countries. Among others country profiles, bibliographies, lists of links to relevant actors.

ExcelAfrica - The site for African Students and Professionals

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
The Webpage Excel Africa is a website made for students from Africa but also for those who are interested. One can find forums about studying at home and abroad. It is a useful opportunity to exchange knowledge with people all over the globe. The African continent is listed with 14 francophone and one anglophone countries. Furthermore one can also find every regional [...]

29 - Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Africa; Asia
The network of higher education institutions in the Commonwealth states, comprising more than 500 members, has been in existence since 1915. Its idea is to strengthen the professional profiles of universities in the member states and to integrate them into the research and science community, for instance by policy agreements with the European Union.

30 - Association for the Development of Education in Africa

Africa
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa maintains several working groups on educational issues in Africa, including education sector analysis, distance and open learning, informal learning, learning material, early childhood education, higher education in Africa. A biennial conference is held, and publications can be searched and accessed from the database [...]

31 - WES Regional Education Links

international; Africa; North America; South America; Central America; Caribbean; Asia; Pacific Rim; Europe; Middle East; Russian Federation; Central Asia
This site is intended to facilitate your search for pertinent and up-to-date information on international education systems. We have included links to education ministries, universities and colleges, educational organizations and accrediting bodies from countries all over the world.

32 - GIGA-Informationszentrum

Africa; Asia; Latin America; Middle East
The four regional libraries of the GIGA Information Centre collect literature on economic, political and social developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Besides library catalogues the service comprises online bibliographies and internet resources. GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies emerged from the German Overseas Institute (founded in [...]

33 - World Wide Colleges and Universities - Africa

Africa; international; Algeria; Angola; Botswana; Cameroon; Egypt; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Liberia; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Somalia; South Africa, Republic; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Mauritius
This web site is a resource of the Center for Global Education. The site provides web links to colleges and universities in Africa. Along with links to the home language home pages, the site also provides direct links to an English Language Home Page and the Website of the International Relations Office. Through connection to resources like the International Association of [...]

34 - The African Education Knowledge Warehouse (AEKW)

Africa
The African Education Knowledge Warehouse (AEKW) is a pan- African education portal which serves African SchoolNet practitioners, policymakers and school-based communities on ICTs in education across Africa. Various links provide an access to centres for special target groups (teachers, learners and others).

35 - Teachers for Africa (located in Namibia)

Africa
This website sponsored by YWAM (Youth With A Mission) - an international movement of Christians - offers training for individuals desiring to lead and to teach in the family, school and church. Main goal is to train students in a Christian world view with an emphasis on god, government, and education, specifically in an African context.

36 - The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa

Africa
The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa is an initiative of foundations of the United States for supporting higher education in African countries. This website contains information about the Partnership, the full text of publications sponsored by the Partnership, and links to other sites.

37 - Online education in Africa - promises and pitfalls

Africa
In their contribution to the 2nd Annual Conference on World-wide Web Applications (Johannesburg, 2000) Anthony Lelliott, Shirley Pendlebury and Penny Enslin explore the dilemma concerning information and communications technology (ICT) in Africa. First they provide a brief overview of current patterns of access and relative costs. Secondly, they question the prevalent touting [...]

38 - African Technology Forum

Africa
African Technology Forum (ATF) is the premier source of information on science and technology in Africa. They provide practical information to corporations, individuals and institutions in the US, Africa and the rest of the world. They publish a quarterly magazine on science and technology in Africa, and provide consulting services and networking opportunities for those [...]

39 - African Economics Research Consortium (AERC)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in July 1988, is a public non-profit organization. Its principal objective is to strengthen local capacity to conduct independent research into problems pertinent to the management of economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The website contains information about the AERC, its training and research programs. Sections as [...]

40 - African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
ANSTI, the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions, is an organ of cooperation that links African institutions engaged in university level training and research in the fields of science and technology. It was established in January 1980, through the financial support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and [...]

41 - International Education Resources: Africa

international; Africa
This link list contains various educational institutions of each country which sometimes have a short description added. The countries are listed in alphabetical order. At the beginning supranational resp. regional institutions of the African region are listed.

42 - Creating virtual learning communities in Africa: challenges and prospects.

Africa
"This paper [by Osei Darkwa and Fikile Mazibuko] discusses the growing application of information communications technologies in Africa and other parts of the world. ... It then discusses the state of distance education in Africa, identifying the institutions offering distance education and the nature of the delivery platform used. The prospects and challenges in introducing [...]

43 - African Distance Learning Association

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
ADLA was set up by African scholars and students to assist African scientific and social institutions via traditional collaborations, volunteer teaching, information exchange, student exchange etc. in the field of distance learning (Open Colleges, Virtual Universities). The homepage offers links to distance learning sites and Africa education related sites.

44 - Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research (EMCER)

Malta; Mediterranean Countries; Europe; Africa; Middle East
The Centre operates as a loose network of associated scholars, engaging academics from across the region according to the profiles required by the different research projects it is involved in. Its main activities are: research, particularly qualitative research that involves field work in different Mediterranean and European societies in order to capture the lived realities [...]

45 - Africa Educational Trust (AET)

Africa
The Africa Educational Trust was founded in 1958. It supports education in Africa, African students studying outside of Africa and research and dissemination of information about Africa. The trust's major interest is to help people from areas where there is civil war or conflict. The AET's website informs about the trust and its work in different African countries and in the [...]

46 - AfricaEducation

Africa
The AfricaEducation homepage provides access to information in the area of education and development in Africa by offering links in different sections as curriculum resources, institutions, who's who, research reports, free resources ( services), school and other projects or online courses for teachers and learners. A text search engine is available to search the site and the [...]

47 - Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa (HSRC)

South Africa, Republic; Africa
The Council conducts applied social-scienfitic research projects and coordinates research programs that are policy-oriented and user- driven. The homepages has links to the following programs concerning educational matters: Assessment technology and educational evaluation, child, youth and family development, education policy research.

48 - African Education news

Africa
The homepage shows a link list by which one can reach education news from Africa; a country index is available.

49 - The new index on Africa: Education

Africa
This is a search result which compiles a list of African education sites from the country and subject pages of "index on Africa"

50 - International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)

Africa
The UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization General Conference in October, 1999. The Institute is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Institute\'s primary responsibility will be to develop the capacities of institutions in Africa working in the areas [...]

51 - Association for the Development of Education in Africa. Working group on non-formal Education.

Africa
ADEA has sponsored research involving the discovery of present and potential dynamics of the new generation of non-formal education activities emerging in Africa. More specifically, researchers have examined in relation to non-formal education: the activities sponsored by new actors, new relationships to formal education, and new needs for local direction of socio-economic [...]

52 - African universities online

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
This page contains a list of links to African university websites.

53 - Education for All. A Framework for Action in Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
This URL provides the full text of the regional framework for action adopted by the Regional Conference on Education for All for Sub- Saharan Africa Johannesburg, South Africa, 6-10 December 1999. The guiding principles, areas of action and targets are presented.

54 - Africa south of the Sahara. Topics: Education

Africa
This link list compiles resources (institutional sites and sites with full text papers) on education in Africa and on African studies. The entries can also be searched by countries. The links are annotated with a short description of contents, accessibility and author.

55 - A Guide to Africa on Internet

Africa
This site provides selected information sources and databases on Africa (Africa Studies). Information ressources include, for example, country specific information sources; subject related information sources; libraries and databases; journals and magazines.

56 - Africa: Education, communication and development

Africa
This site is useful for anyone who is involved or interested in education and development in Africa. The site mainly comprises annotated lists of links to relevant sites of interest, and the emphasis is on distance education. Main sections are: institutions, associations and resources of distance education, education research for quality of life, journals and distance [...]

57 - The African Virtual University (AVU)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
This distance university uses modern information and communication technologies to give the countries of sub-Saharan Africa direct access to some of the highest quality academic faculty and learning resources throughout the world. World-class professors from universities around the globe deliver classes from a studio classroom. The website provides the program schedules in [...]

58 - Association of African Universities (AAU)

Africa
The Association of African Universities is an international non- governmental organisation set up by the universities in Africa to promote cooperation among themselves and between them and the international Academic community.- This website provides among other things information on the core programme of the AAU and on useful resources.

59 - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)

Africa
CODESRIA's principal objectives are facilitating research, promoting research-based publishing and creating multiple fora geared towards the exchange of views and information among African researchers. It challenges the fragmentation of research through the creation of thematic research networks that cut across linguistic and regional boundaries.- In particular this website [...]

60 - Conference of Ministers of Education of African Member States: MINEDAF

Africa
The site is a channel intended to facilitate exchanges, partnerships and collaborations between the institutions of African countries, Unesco and other partners. Since 1961, UNESCO has organized seven conferences of Ministers of Education. Conference papers are offered for download as pdf-files [this URL is the one of the 8th conference]. Other features are: a list of [...]

61 - An overview of the TEFL situation in various countries

international; Asia; North America; South America; Central America; Africa; Europe; Japan; Indonesia; India; Hong Kong; Morocco; Tunisia; Sudan; South Africa, Republic; Mozambique; Kenya; Egypt; Algeria; Puerto Rico; Panama; Mexico; Guatemala; El Salvador; Canada; Venezuela; Peru; Ecuador; Colombia; Chile; Brazil; Bolivia; Argentina; Ukraine; Serbia; Switzerland; Sweden; Spain; Russian Federation; Romania; Portugal; Poland; Netherlands; Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic; Lithuania; Kyrgyzstan; Italy; Hungary; Greece; Germany; France; Finland; Denmark; Czech Republic; Bulgaria; Belgium; Austria; Yemen; Vietnam; United Arab Emirates; Turkey; Thailand; Republic of Korea; Singapore; Philippines; Pakistan; Oman; Nepal; Mongolia; Malaysia; Laos; Jordan; Israel; Iran; China; Taiwan; Channel Islands; Caribbean; United States; United Kingdom
TEFL stands for "Teaching English as a Foreign Language". This website offers information on the situation of teaching English in various countries.

62 - DAAD Länderinformationen: Afrika

Africa South of the Sahara; Africa; international; Angola; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Djibouti; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Kenya; Comoros; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Congo; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Zambia; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierre Leone; Zimbabwe; Somalia; South Africa, Republic; Sudan; Swaziland; Eswatini; Tanzania; Togo; Chad; Uganda; Central African Republic
Country information for applicants for a study abroad in an African country (Sub-Sahara region). In order to view them one has to select the respective country. There is an address of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) , country information of the German Foreign Office, information about the education system and higher education, a specific link list, information [...]

63 - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)

Arab States; Africa; Asia
ALECSO is a specialized Arab organization, established by the League of Arab States. Its primary responsibility is the promotion and co-ordination of educational, cultural and scientific activities at the regional and national levels in the Arab world. It helps to evolve and implement new approaches and strategies of educational, cultural and scientific development that are [...]

64 - Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)

Africa; international
ADEA (an initiative of the World Bank in 1988) is a network and a partnership. This means that ADEA is neither a funding agency nor a traditional organization or an investment project. ADEA is a network of: African Ministries of Education; development agencies; education specialists and researchers; NGOs active in education.- This website provides access to working groups, [...]

65 - Afrique Education. Bimensuel international indépendent

Africa
The journal presents articles about recent developments in Africa, among others in the education area.

66 - National Consortium for Study in Africa (NCSA)

Africa
The NCSA promotes study abroad programs in Africa and seeks to improve the quality of these programs. This site provides the most comprehensive listing available of programs for study abroad in Africa available to U.S. students.

67 - African Educational Research Network (AERN)

Africa
These "international linkages on African education" permit to reveal internet information about all aspects and institutions of education in Africa, for example: universities and other national educational institutions, African Studies and Africa-related institutions, research, indexes of online journals and radio programmes, further link collections about research and [...]