• 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 and has a strong connection to the United States.

Seminars & Events

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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.

University of the Witwatersrand

Afretec brings together institutions to discuss gender equality in STEM

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In February, eight members of Afretec met to discuss gender equality in STEM academics, discussing how to support students and early-career scientists and how to increase the number of women in leadership positions.

University of Lagos

Afretec researchers share progress on AI and renewable energy research

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CMU-Africa's Sarath Tennakoon and University of Nairobi's Siphila Wanjiku Mumenya visited the University of Lagos to share progress on Afretec research that investigates using AI to extract carbon from landfill waste in Africa for renewable energy.