Ministers of Education in Africa held their Annual AFTRA Ministerial Session in Windhoek, Namibia on May 9,
2023. The Session takes place every year on the first day of the AFTRA
Conference to enable the Ministers appraise critical issues concerning teaching
and learning in Africa and to come up with the appropriate policy directions.
During the Ministerial Session, the Ministers normally receive technical briefs
from key international agencies involved in teacher development and
professionalism within and outside Africa. In 2023, the following
authorities presented technical briefs to the Ministers: (1) Head of the
International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030, Paris, France; (2) Head of Education
Division, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; (3) Director,
UNESCO-International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia; (4) Regional Director,
Education International Africa Region, Accra, Ghana; and (5) Executive Director
(Academics), AFTRA. The Communique released by
the Ministers at the end of their Session can be download below: ENGLISH, FRENCH OR PORTUGUESE VERSION.