2006 Biennial Meeting of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa Some 375 participants, including African ministers, academicians and experts, representatives of government and non-government organizations, and donor agencies, are expected to attend the Biennial Meeting of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), to be held 27-31 March, 2006, in Libreville, Gabon. ADEA is organizing the meeting together with Gabon's ministry of education and the government of Gabon.  The meeting will examine different ways of improving the quality of education in sub-Saharan Africa. Three topics will be explored in depth: 1) Effective schools 2) Effective literacy programs 3) Early childhood development programs ADEA's biennial meetings are at the core of the association's activities. Their main objective is to encourage and maintain frank and open discussions between African ministers of education, development agencies and other professionals in the field of education. These discussions guide the association's future actions, since dialogue is one of the keys for better understanding and progress. As a technical leader, coordinating institute and member of ADEA's Working Group for Non-Formal Education (WGNFE), UIE has been actively involved in preparations for the meeting. The WGNFE and UIE have been coordinating the main discussion papers on literacy and have commissioned about 30 studies to identify key findings and recommendations for influencing educational policy and resource allocation for literacy in sub-Saharan Africa. A thorough study of effective literacy policies, practices and programs in Africa will be presented, and reports on relevant experience will be contributed by Brazil, Cuba, Thailand and China. ADEA's WGNFE, UIE and its partners will follow up on key recommendations from the research studies and requests for assistance on effective literacy programs raised at the biennial meeting. Web-site of the 2006 ADEA Biennale Contact: Amina Osman (wgnfe@yahoo.co.uk) or Laura-Maria Rinta (lm.rinta@unesco.org)