Most of the educators and EdTech builders I know who are running genuinely impactful work across Africa share one common frustration: they are not short on ideas, they are not short on commitment, and they are absolutely not short on need. What they are short on is the small, flexible,Continue Reading
Here is the pattern I keep seeing across EdTech platform reviews, LMS evaluations, and course design audits: institutions invest heavily in the content layer. Richer media, bigger resource libraries, more interactive modules, and then wonder why their learner engagement metrics do not improve. The content gets better. The completion ratesContinue Reading
The headline version of AI in education in 2026 goes something like this: AI tutors are closing learning gaps, adaptive platforms are personalising instruction at scale, and the traditional classroom model is being fundamentally reimagined. That version is not wrong, exactly. But it describes a ceiling, not a floor, ofContinue Reading
Here is the flaw that shows up in almost every accessibility audit I have seen: the course was built first, and then made accessible. Captions were added after the videos were recorded. Alt text was written after the images were placed. The navigation structure was retrofitted to meet a complianceContinue Reading
In late 2024, the WTO concluded negotiations on a new E-commerce Agreement, a plurilateral framework governing digital trade that had been in negotiation for years and that, when it was announced, generated almost no coverage in EdTech circles. That silence is worth paying attention to. This agreement is already inContinue Reading
Picture a classroom or a Zoom grid, which is where so many of our classrooms now live. You have just asked your students to analyse the ethical implications of a policy decision. Half the room goes quiet. Two students type something into their phones. One of them reads an answerContinue Reading
Here is a number that should give every EdTech platform builder pause: by 2026, the global e-learning market has crossed $400 billion, and yet completion rates for most online courses still hover between 5% and 15%. We have built an enormous industry on top of a persistent failure. The infrastructureContinue Reading
