• Producing locally relevant innovations and globally competitive tech talent

  • Developing a digital knowledge creation ecosystem

  • Fostering a startup technology ecosystem across Africa

Revisit the conference, held in January in Kigali Rwanda

Afretec Network’s Annual Conference

Pan-African representation

Welcoming the ninth Afretec Network university partner

Carnegie Mellon University Africa has announced that the African Engineering and Technology Network has signed its ninth university partner, Universidade Agostinho Neto. The pan-African network includes representation from Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa.

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University of Lagos

Afretec Network machine learning workshop cultivates a new generation of AI leaders

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The University of Lagos, in partnership with the Afretec Network, held a three-day introduction to machine learning workshop this month.

University of Lagos

Visiting scholar presents research at University of Lagos through Afretec program

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Through an Afretec-funded doctoral mobility program, Caroline Saina Ingati Jelagat from the University of Nairobi, Kenya recently presented her research on water availability at UNILAG.

University of Lagos

The University of Lagos kicked off the 2025 Doctoral Academy in partnership with the Afretec Network

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The University of Lagos kicked off the 2025 Doctoral Academy in partnership with the Afretec Network this week. Doctoral scholars from across Nigeria and Afretec university partners were welcomed by UNILAG as the five-day program commenced in Lagos. Through the collaboration with Afretec, the initiative is looking to shape the next generation of researchers and transform doctoral training in Africa.

Carnegie Mellon University Africa

The Afretec Network welcomes ninth university partner

The African Engineering and Technology Network has signed its ninth university partner, Universidade Agostinho Neto. Located in the capital city of Luanda, Agostinho Neto University is Angola’s oldest and largest public higher education institution.

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