▁Moon , ▁professor ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁Open ▁University ▁( Un ited ▁Kingdom ) ▁and ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Te acher ▁Education ▁in ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁( TE SS A ) ▁Program me , ▁served ▁as ▁distinguished ▁guest ▁at ▁the ▁found ing ▁meeting . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁sign ator ies ▁accompanied ▁the ▁found ing ▁meeting . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁meeting ▁of ▁A DEF ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education , ▁University ▁of ▁P ret oria , ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Prof ▁Ir ma ▁E lo ff ▁hosted ▁and ▁facil itated ▁the ▁meeting . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁during ▁the ▁D ET A ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Conference , ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Maur it ius ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education . ▁The ▁meeting ▁was ▁co - fac il itated ▁by ▁Dr ▁O om andra ▁Var ma , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Maur it ius ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁Prof ▁Ir ma ▁E lo ff , ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education , ▁University ▁of ▁P ret oria . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁meet ings , ▁participants ▁mapped ▁out ▁critical ▁issues ▁for ▁teacher ▁education ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁Africa , ▁shared ▁their ▁experiences ▁and ▁suggested ▁an ▁ag enda ▁for ▁future ▁communication ▁and ▁discussion ▁amongst ▁de ans ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁Africa . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁A DEF ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁African ▁Union ▁in ▁Add is ▁Ab aba , ▁Eth iop ia .