Africa

A short introduction to the Next Production Revolution (NPR) paradigma as a means to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and unlock Africa’s potential to innovation. The course is part of a series of Sprint MOOCs addressing the Next Production Revolution (NPR) paradigma, as a new wave of technological innovation with [...]

As African cities grow, learn how development and planning help urban actors to make cities just and sustainable for all. In the next 35 years, Africa will need to accommodate almost 900 million new urban dwellers. Hundreds of smaller cities are doubling in size every 20 years, half of [...]

Improve your knowledge of the spread of antimicrobial resistance in Africa and how to reduce it. Learn how to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Africa. Communicable diseases remain to be a leading cause of death in African countries (WHO). This course will look at the threat of antimicrobial resistance in [...]

Diagnostics remains at the cornerstone of universal efforts to end the HIV epidemic, with an extremely rich pipeline of tools and convenience of point of care testing available nowadays. Learn about major concerns in selecting a suitable assay, and how to balance optimally between improved patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness. [...]

Learn how to better manage COVID-19 patients in African primary care settings where patient attendance is down due to COVID-19. Enhance your knowledge of COVID-19 patient care and the virus' impact in Africa. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a decrease in primary care attendance noticed across peri-urban settings [...]

Learn about the drivers of democratic development in contemporary Africa. On a continent once dominated by closed political systems, democratic political institutions have taken root in more than a dozen African countries over the past 20 years. In this course, you’ll learn about this remarkable experiment, and try to [...]

This course will introduce you to the major events and dynamics of three distinct periods in African history, namely (1) the colonial period, (2) the era of decolonization, and (3) the post-colonial period.

Les pays francophones d’Afrique subsaharienne, bien que divers, sont confrontés à des défis similaires en matière de santé. Des études rigoureuses récentes, réalisées dans différentes régions du monde, ouvrent un certain nombre de pistes pour améliorer la santé des populations les plus vulnérables.