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There is an Africa which the world doesn’t know: an Africa full of fresh ideas, innovations, new thinking for moving the continent and inspiring solutions for the challenges of the world in the 21st century.

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Ashesi University College in Accra

The Ashesi University College in Accra, is the first non-religious private sector university in the country and a subsidiary of Ashesi University Foundation, a non-profit, publicly supported corporation based in Seattle, Washington. Ashesi's vision is to train a new generation of ethical and ... more...

Partnership with Africa

President Horst Köhler: "The humanity of our world will be measured against the fate of Africa" Africa is changing. A new dynamism can be sensed. Africans have launched their own vital initiatives to tackle the problems on the continent. The founding of the African Union and the ... more...

BIOTA Africa Network

BIOTA AFRICA has been jointly invented by African and German researchers aiming at the establishment of research supporting sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in Africa. While, initially, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) was open to fund the ... more...

CIDA City Campus

CIDA is designed to develop thinkers and leaders, and as a result to help rejuvenate the economy of South Africa through leveraging the finest knowledge and skills that exists in the nation and in the world. CIDA is a: high quality low cost holistic relevant cutting-edge technology ... more...

Africa - Open for Business

Ten stories, one continent, a global world. Get ready to see Africa as you’ve never seen it before. Imagine an Africa with entrepreneurial spirit that is striving to take care of itself and finding African solutions to African problems. That’s what you will see in this groundbreaking ... more...

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SEKEM

The SEKEM initiative was founded to realise the vision of sustainable human development. SEKEM aims to contribute to the comprehensive development of the individual, society and environment. A holistic concept encompassing integrated economic, social and cultural development forms the key ... more...

Africa Drive Project – ADP www.adp.org.za

The South African Education system is currently facing a serious shortage of qualified primary and secondary school educators. This is particularly prevalent in the strategically important learning areas of science, mathematics and technology. According to President Thabo Mbeki, “Special ... more...