AUDA-NEPAD Outcome
Africa’s Heads of State Have Spoken. Now Comes the Work.
In February 2026, African Heads of State and Government, meeting at the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Addis Ababa, welcomed the African EdTech 2030 Vision and Plan.
The Assembly called upon Member States to adopt and localise the Plan across their national strategies. It directed governments to invest in Digital Public Infrastructure for Education (DPI-Ed) and to build teacher digital capacity at scale.
This decision places digital education at the centre of Africa’s continental development agenda, alongside the broader STISA-2034 Implementation Plan, which frames Africa’s transition toward innovation-led and knowledge-based economies.
AUDA-NEPAD, as the architect of the Vision and Plan, will continue to support implementation, monitoring, and reporting to Member States and AU institutions.
The Assembly’s decision is a directive.
Member States are now called to:
- Adopt and localise the Africa EdTech 2030 Vision and Plan within their national education strategies
- Invest in digital public infrastructure for education
- Build teacher digital capacity to support learning outcomes at scale
The Vision and Plan is already aligned with the AU Digital Education Strategy and Implementation Plan 2023-2028, the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 2026-2035), and STISA-2034. The political architecture is in place. What the continent now needs is organised, practitioner-led action to make delivery real.
Mwanga wa Elimu is anchored in the AUDA-NEPAD Africa EdTech 2030 Vision and Plan. The movement exists to translate continental policy into continental reality.
Where the Vision sets the destination, Mwanga wa Elimu organises the people and the infrastructure to get there. Through a growing coalition of Luminaries across policymaking, investment, development, research, and education, the movement is building the unified EdTech ecosystem the Vision requires: interoperable, scalable, and built in Africa, for Africa.
The AU Assembly’s decision strengthens this work. It confirms that the political will exists at the highest level. It is now the responsibility of every practitioner, institution, and investor in African EdTech to act on that mandate.
Mwanga wa Elimu is that act.
Join the Luminaries building the ecosystem
The AU Assembly has set the direction. Mwanga wa Elimu is organising the coalition that will deliver it. If you are a policymaker, investor, developer, researcher, or educator committed to Africa’s EdTech future, your place is here.