The Africa OER Regional Consultation was held on 2-3 March, 2017 at the
Voilà Bagatelle Hotel in Port Louis, Mauritius.

Report: Africa Regional Consultation on Open Educational Resources

2-Day Meeting Agenda

Participant List

Number
Country
Name
Affiliation
1
Botswana
Mrs. Fancy Amey
Director
Southern African Development Community Centre for Distance Education
Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning
2
Botswana
​Ms. Grace Muzila ​
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Basic Education
Botswana
3
Botswana
Mr. Taolo Tsimanyane ​
Acting Deputy Director
Department of Information Communication Technology and Media Services
Ministry of Basic Education
Botswana
4
Cabo Verde
Ms. Alana Cristina Vieira Monteiro ​
​​Técnica da Direção Nacional de Educação
Serviço Multimédia e Educação
Cabo Verde
5
Côte d'Ivoire
​Mr. Bi Sehi Antoine Mian
​Enseignant Chercheur
École Normale Supérieure
Côte d'Ivoire
6
Equatorial Guinea
Mr. Santiago Bivini Mangue
Secretary-General
National Commission for UNESCO of Equatorial Guinea
Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Deporte
Equatorial Guinea
7
Ghana
Mr. Joshua C. Mallet
Director
Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS)
​8
IGO - Canada
Professor Asha Kanwar
President & CEO
Commonwealth of Learning
​9
IGO - Canada
Dr. Sanjaya Mishra ​
Education Specialist - eLearning
Commonwealth of Learning
10
IGO - France
Mr. Papa Youga Dieng
​Coordonnateur IFADEM
Direction de l’Education et de la Jeunesse
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
11
IGO - France
​Ms. Zeynep Varoglu
Programme Specialist, CI/KSD/ICT
UNESCO 
​12
Kenya
Mr. Charles Obiero
Senior Deputy Director
Directorate of Higher Education
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Kenya
13
Kenya
Ms. Catherine Ngugi
Project Director
OER Africa
14
Lesotho
Dr. H. Manthoto Lephoto
Director
Institute of Extra-Mural Studies (IEMS)
National University of Lesotho (NUL) ​
15
Madagascar
​Ms. Nivo Ralamboranto
​Chef de Service des Innovations Technologiques pour l’Éducation Direction des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale
Madagascar
16
Malawi
​Mrs. Ruth Samati-Kambali
Acting Deputy Director 
Malawi College of Distance Education ​
17
Mauritius
Dr. K. S. Sukon
Director-General
Open University of Mauritius ​
​18
Mauritius
​Mrs. Vandanah Gooria
Lecturer
Academic Affairs Division
Open University of Mauritius ​
19
Mauritius
Ms. Anuradha Gungadeen
Programme Coordinator for EL
Senior Lecturer in Open and Distance Learning
Centre for  Open and Distance Learning
Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE) ​
20
Mauritius
Mrs. Nema Devi Goorah
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research
Mauritius
​21
​Mauritius
​​Ms. Sandhya Gunness
Lecturer
Open and Online Learning
Centre for Innovative and Lifelong Learning
University of Mauritius ​
​22
Mauritius
​Professor Romeela Mohee
Professor
​Chemical and Environmental Engineering
University of Mauritius
23
Mauritius
​Mr. Kiran Bhujun
Director
Tertiary Education and Scientific Research Division
​Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research
Mauritius
24
Mauritius
Mr. Philippe Gino David
​Administrator
Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research
Mauritius
25
Mauritius
​Dr. Mohammad Issack Santally
​Associate Professor
Centre for Innovative and Lifelong Learning
University of Mauritius
26
Mozambique
Mr. Sérgio Cossa
Head, Planning Department
National Institute of Distance Education (INED)
Mozambique ​
27
Namibia
​Mr. Heroldt Murangi
​Director
Namibian College of Open Learning
28
Nigeria
​Professor Garba Dahuwa Azare
​Director General / Chief Executive
National Teachers' Institute
Nigeria
29
Nigeria
Mr. Imoh Sunday Egbo
Deputy Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to UNESCO ​​
30
Nigeria
​Her Excellency Mrs. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to UNESCO ​​
31
Nigeria
​Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed
​Executive Secretary
National Universities Commission
Nigeria
​32
Nigeria
Mr. Christopher Jibreel Maiyaki ​​
Director, Special Duties
National Universities Commission
Nigeria
33
Senegal
Mr. Mar Mbodj
​Sciences de l'éducation
Technologie éducative
Université Gaston Berger de St-Louis
Senegal
34
Seychelles
​Ms. Marie-Reine Hoareau
​Technical Advisor International Relations
Ministry of Education
Seychelles
35
Sierra Leone
Dr. Sahr Fillie
Principal
Freetown Teachers' College
Sierra Leone
36
Slovenia
​Mr. Gasper Hrastelj
​Deputy Secretary General
Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO
37
South Africa
Dr. Mark Horner
CEO / Director
Siyavula Education (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa
38
South Africa
Ms. Jenny Glennie
Founding Director
South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)
39
South Africa
​Dr. Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams
Associate Professor
Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
University of Cape Town
South Africa
40
Swaziland
Ms. Fikile Mdluli
Acting Chief Inspector Tertiary Education
Ministry of Education and Training
Kingdom of Swaziland
41
Tanzania
​Dr. Kassimu Nihuka
​Deputy Director Responsible for Academic
Institute of Adult Education
Tanzania
42
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
​Ms. Lisbeth Levey
​The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
43
Togo
​Mr. Koffi Michel Agboh
​Secretary General
UNESCO National Commission to UNESCO
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche
Togo
44
Togo
Mr. Kokou Awokou
Maître-assistant - CAMES
Expert en TICE et en ingénierie de la formation
Responsable de la Filière Formation des Enseignants du Secondaire
Institut National des Sciences de l'Education (INSE)
Université de Lomé
Togo
45
Uganda
​Mr. Lyazi Robinson Nsumba
​Director
Basic and Secondary Education
Ministry of Education and Sports
Uganda
46
Zambia
Ms. Bridget Moya
​Acting Director
Directorate of Open and Distance Education (DODE)
Ministry of General Education
Zambia