HOW TO REBUILD THE LINK BETWEEN THE EU AND AFRICA: THE ROLE OF EDUCATION

The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament and its Delegation for the Pacific, Africa, and the Caribbean, RENEWPAC, will host a high level conference dedicated to the role of education within the frame of EU – Africa relations. In a defining moment for the future relations between both Continents, education can play a pivotal role to relaunch trust and political commitment tackling, at the same time, one of the most pivotal elements for Africa’s development.

Pursuing Renew Europe strategic and political agenda, the upcoming high level Conference will have the presence of African Ministers and senior EU policy makers.

PROGRAMME

14:00-14:15 | Opening Remarks

• Mrs Myriam FERRAN, Deputy Director General of DG International Partnership, European Commission
• Mr. Max ORVILLE, Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe)
• Mr. Albert NSENGIYUMVA, Executive Secretary, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), former Rwandan Ministe

14:15-14:45 | Interventions by African political actors

• Excellency Mariatou KONE, Minister of National Education and Literacy, Ivory Coast
• Excellency Valentine UWAMARIYA, Minister of Education, Rwanda
• Mr. Armando ALI, CEO of the PAL Network (Popular Action for Learning), Mozambique

14:45-15:20 | Interventions by European political actors

• Mrs. Elisabeth MORENO, Business leader, former Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Diversity and Equal Opportunities
• Mr. Emmanuel PUISAIS-JAUVIN, Secretary General for European Affairs
• Mrs. Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA, Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA)

15:20-15:30 | Coffee Break

15h30-16h30 | Hands-on presentations

• Mrs. Margarita FOCAS LICHT, Manager for Partnerships, GPE (Global Partnership for Education)
• Mr. Manos ANTONINIS, Director of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM), UNESCO
• Mr. Mohamed FALL, UNICEF Regional Director for East and Southern Africa
• Pr. Abdel-Rahamane BABA-MOUSSA, General Secretary CONFEMEN
• Mrs. Asma ENNAIFER, Vice President Communication, Social Responsibility and Orange Digital Center, Orange Group

16h30-16h50 | Q&A

16h50-17h00 | Closing Remarks

• Mr. Albert NSENGIYUMVA, Executive Secretary, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), former Rwandan Minister
• Mr. Max ORVILLE, Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe)