opportunitiesforafrica

After finishing his postgraduate studies at the University of Bristol in the Southwest of England, Hamse Abdilahi was literally packing his bags to return to his home country of Somaliland when he received a university offer letter. It was none other than Oxford University....

MOGADISHU, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Forty-two Somali students drawn from different parts of the country were Wednesday awarded scholarships to study in various universities in China. Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian said the students who completed their secondary education in Somalia will pursue both...

Following an official invitation from the government of Somaliland, an Election Observation Mission(EOM) has been established to observe the presidential elections scheduled for 13 November 2017. The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) at University College London (UCL) has been commissioned by FCO to carry out this...

  Application Deadline: September 29th 2017 The Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) is a capacity building and business education initiative aimed at generating interest in entrepreneurship and designed to support budding entrepreneurs of all ages. Since its inception in 2010, The BET programme in partnership with the Enterprise...

Division: Finance Location: Berbera, Somaliland Department: MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL OFFICE- DPW FZE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL OFFICE - DEP Closing Date: 31-Mar-2017   Chief Finance Officer: Based in Somaliland - Berbera - you will report to the CEO of the Business Unit. This role will be responsible for...

Prepare for the TOEFL® test and learn how to improve your score and English language skills from the experts who create the exam. Enrolment: Starts on January 25, 2017 Timeline: 6 weeks @ 2-4 hours per week Skill Level: Intermediate Course of Study: English Language | Course Platform:...

Brief description: Wellesley College USA partners with the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program to educate African women Application Deadline: 1st November 2016 (early decision I), 1st January 2017 (early decision II), 15th December 2017 (Regular Decision) Offered annually? Yes Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the university About Scholarship: As part of the Scholars...

Application Deadline: January 15th 2017 Preventing/countering violent extremism (PCVE) is an issue that has been addressed nationally, regionally and globally since the turn of the millennium. PCVE is generally pursued through coercive hard power such as military-dominated peace support operations and surveillance to name a...

The application deadline is March 16, 2017, at 11:59 EST. Summer 2017 sessions will be held in three locations: Rwanda: 27 July - 2 August Ghana: 7 - 13 August Mauritius: 18 - 24 August The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity academic...

Application Deadline: 15 March 2017 The Faculty of science of the University of Geneva is an internationally top-ranked scientific institution covering a broad range of scientific disciplines: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Physics. It has...