PRESS RELEASE – African Centers of Excellence converge in Djibouti from 18th to 27th February 2019

African Centers of Excellence converge in Djibouti from 18^th to 27^th February 2019 to strengthen research, development programmes and innovations Djibouti, 14 February 2019. The first Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE I) project was launched in Western and Central Africa by the World Bank in 2014 to support higher education sectors specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), agriculture and health. In 2016, the second ACE project (ACE II) was launched in Eastern and Southern Africa. The ACEs are an innovative regional response to make higher education more relevant to Africa’s development. Read More on AAU's Website