ama ica , ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁( http :// www . te ach ers fore fa . unes co . org / v 2 / index . php / en /). ▁ ▁UN ES CO ▁recognition ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁third ▁A DEF ▁meeting , ▁participants ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁A DEF ▁needed ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁more ▁formal ▁structure ▁to ▁represent ▁all ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Africa . ▁Since ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Dr ▁E dem ▁Ad ub ra ▁( Head ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat , ▁International ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Te ach ers ▁for ▁Education ▁for ▁All ▁( E FA , ▁UN ES CO ) ▁has ▁informed ▁Prof ▁E lo ff ▁that ▁the ▁A DEF ▁has ▁been ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁recogn ised ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁International ▁Te ach ers ▁Task ▁Force ▁( E ducation ▁for ▁All ), ▁and ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁African ▁de ans ▁on ▁the ▁platform . ▁An ▁inter im ▁ste ering ▁committee ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁initi ated ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Africa . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Policy ▁Dialog ue ▁Forum ▁of ▁the ▁Te acher ▁Task ▁Force ▁for ▁Education ▁A DEF ▁presented ▁views ▁on ▁teacher ▁education ▁from ▁Africa . ▁ ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁this ▁Policy ▁Dialog ue ▁Forum , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁was ▁to ▁share ▁policies ▁and ▁practices ▁in ▁teacher ▁education ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁A DEF ▁was ▁represented ▁at ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Policy ▁Dialog