Can technology help teach literacy in poor communities? | MIT News

Project to provide children with tablets loaded with literacy apps reports encouraging results in Africa, U.S.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2016 ~7 min

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to give address at 2016 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods | MIT News

Nigerian economist and MIT alumna will be the guest speaker at the June 2 ceremony.

MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2016 ~4 min


In search of a major she loves | MIT News

Senior Amna Magzoub finds her niche in mechanical engineering, plans to bring skills home to Sudan.

Catherine Curro Caruso | MIT News correspondent • mit
March 30, 2016 ~9 min

Stealth technology | MIT News

Clapperton Mavhunga’s work uncovers an Africa where technology is abundant and sophisticated.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 2, 2016 ~8 min

Into Africa | MIT News

Entrepreneurs returning home to Africa find great promise, and many challenges.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 5, 2016 ~5 min

New insights on political participation in Sub-Sahara Africa | MIT News

PhD student Leah Rosenzweig's electoral insights shed light on reasons for citizen participation in authoritarian and transitional countries in Sub-Sahara Africa.

Peter Dunn | Department of Political Science • mit
Dec. 21, 2015 ~5 min

MIT Professional Education trains South African managers from the manufacturing sector | MIT News

Amy Grzybinski | MIT Professional Education • mit
Dec. 14, 2015 ~5 min

Potash: A silent crisis brews | MIT News

Farmers in Africa and other tropical areas in the Southern Hemisphere are stripping potassium from soils without replacing it.

Denis Paiste | Materials Processing Center • mit
Nov. 24, 2015 ~17 min


Charting a new course in Africa | MIT News

John Fernandez and his colleagues explore urban resource consumption to help guide the development of rapidly growing African cities.

Steve Calechman | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Oct. 26, 2015 ~9 min

Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand | MIT News

MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.

Catherine Curro Caruso | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 13, 2015 ~7 min

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