Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to open eLearning Africa 2026 today

Vice President of the country, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, will officially open eLearning Africa 2026, Africa’s leading conference and exhibition on digital education, training and skills development. The eLearning Africa 2026, scheduled between June 3-5, 2026, will bring together more than 1,000 participants from over 80 countries, including ministers, deputy ministers, senior policy-makers, education leaders, business executives, innovators, development organisations, investors and practitioners. A central feature of eLearning Africa 2026 will be the high-level ministerial roundtable, an invitation-only gathering of ministers and senior government representatives from across Africa. The programme will also include more than 80 sessions, over 250 speakers, hands-on workshops and masterclasses, plenary sessions, debates, learning cafés, networking meetings and an international exhibition showcasing education and training technologies from across Africa and beyond.

The opening of the conference by Ghana’s Vice President underscores the national and continental importance of digital education, skills development and innovation at a time when African countries are working to strengthen education systems, expand access to digital learning and prepare young people for changing labour markets. To be held under the theme “Africa’s Time, Africa’s Terms: Learning for Sovereignty, Strength and Solidarity,” this year’s edition will examine how African countries can build the capacity to design, govern and scale digital learning systems that reflect local realities and priorities. Professor Opoku-Agyemang brings extensive experience in education, leadership and public service. She served as Ghana’s Minister for Education from 2013 to 2017 and was the first woman to hold the position of Vice Chancellor in Ghana, leading the University of Cape Coast from 2008 to 2012.

She has also served as Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, and as President of the Forum for African Women Educationalists. Her participation gives particular significance to this year’s discussions on sovereignty, skills and Africa’s digital future. As governments across the continent seek to expand digital learning, strengthen teacher capacity, improve workforce readiness and address questions of inclusion,the conference will provide a platform for policy dialogue, practical exchange and cross-border partnership building. The choice of Accra as host city carries symbolic significance.

Long regarded as a centre of Pan-African exchange and political thought, the city provides an appropriate setting for discussions about Africa’s role in shaping its own digital and educational future. Post Views: 15