Japan has announced an ambitious plan to build 1,000 schools in Africa over the next five years.
Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, said in a policy speech last week that Japan was looking to ensure sufficient places for large numbers of children to acquire basic education. Approximately 5,500 classrooms will be built, with a capacity for 400,000 children. This comes at a time Kenya faces severe criticism since it launched free primary education in 2003, due to high student teacher ratios.
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