September 25, 2003
Africa: Plain Speaking from Ghana's Education Minister on Future of Africas Academia
How to improve tertiary education in sub-Saharan Africa, and find ways to make it work, is the theme of a three-day conference being held in Accra, Ghana. Questions raised in the… Read more »
July 11, 2003
Gabon: Rare Africa Books Donated To Princeton Theological Seminary's Archives
A lifelong collection of rare Africana from the l9th and 20th centuries has been donated to Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) by an alumn, the Rev. Dr. Henry Hale Bucher, Jr., a… Read more »
June 12, 2003
Africa: Fighting Prejudice and Sexual Harassment of Girls in School
Girls in Africa still face an uphill battle to go to and stay in school, while some struggle to be taken seriously and others face sexual harassment by male teachers. Read more »
June 11, 2003
Africa: Pupils Call for 'Wholistic Secondary Education
On the second day of a conference on secondary education in Africa, two Ugandan students - both in their final year at school - were invited to address the delegates. Read more »
June 09, 2003
Africa: Secondary Education Must Become a Priority, African Conference is Told
"Knowledge and information are power," said Ugandas Education Minister, Khiddu Makubuya. "Our future is in our youth and we must offer them the best possible start in life". Read more »
March 11, 2003
Africa: Facing Africa's Predicament: Academe Needs to Play a Stronger Role
In his recent State of the Union address, President Bush announced an ambitious plan to combat AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. The commitment was unexpected, but it represents… Read more »
December 05, 2002
Guinea: "Make Everyone a Part of it": A Winning Strategy for Education in Guinea
Aicha Bah Diallo is dynamic, determined and passionate. Her passion is education. She comes from Guinea-Conakry and is currently a senior official at the United Nations… Read more »
December 03, 2002
Africa: Education for all a priority for Africa, say ministers
"Education is the key to life!" Smiling schoolgirls from Zanaki Secondary, in Tanzanias commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, said it all. Welcoming African education ministers, and… Read more »
June 12, 2002
Africa: 13 African Nations To be 'Fast Tracked' For Education Aid
The World Bank announced Wednesday that it is asking 23 developing nations to become part of an "Education For All Fast Track" that aims to guarantee quality primary education for… Read more »
June 11, 2002
Africa: Education Ministers Say Government Can't Do it Alone
Although many African nations are making progress toward achieving the United Nations "millennium development goal" of universal primary education by 2015, governments must… Read more »
May 16, 2002
Africa: Rock Star Bono, US Treasury Secretary Plan Africa Tour
They are an unlikely duo, to say the least: Irish rock star Bono, of U2, and Bush Administration Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill. But the two men are pairing up and between May… Read more »
May 09, 2002
Africa: Education is the Silver Bullet, says Unicef Head
The first ever UN summit devoted to children is under way in New York, this week. The meeting was originally scheduled for September 2001 but the events of that month forced a… Read more »
April 22, 2002
Africa: World Bank Claims "Consensus on Education For All"
"Education is the best anti-poverty strategy," said Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer joining World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn, Norway Development Minister Hilde… Read more »
March 05, 2002
Egypt: "Use Our Eyes" to Build Understanding, Mubarak Tells Washington
Despite spiraling violence in the Middle East and the ongoing war against terrorism, Egyptian President Mohammad Husni Mubarak, in a major address delivered here today, proclaimed… Read more »
November 12, 2001
Africa: Education for Africans, About Africa, Heads NGO's Agenda
Education has always been the key concern of the Africa-America Institute (AAI) and it remains the key concern, says AAI President Mora McLean, on the eve of the organizations's… Read more »
September 17, 2001
Africa: African Art Scholar Dies
Dr. Roy Sieber, the first scholar in the United States to receive a Ph.D in African art history, died early Friday morning in Bloomington, Indiana where he was a Professor Emeritus… Read more »
July 10, 2001
Africa: Libyan Leader Wows Students In Lusaka
A crazy convoy raced through the streets of Lusaka on Tuesday, hunting for The Guide of the Revolution, the name that has become synonymous with the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar… Read more »
June 21, 2001
Southern Africa: Spectacular View in a Cloudless Sky
"There hasn't been a single cloud in the sky all day," said Professor Jay Pasachoff of Williams College in the United States and leader of an international team of scientists who… Read more »
April 17, 2001
Nigeria: Doubts Mount Over Future Of Education
For Chika Ikeh, 20, academic progress has been delayed by at least two years. By now, she should be in her second year at the University of Ibadan (UI), in southwest Nigeria. She… Read more »
February 06, 2001
Senegal: Investigation Into Killing Ordered
President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal has been in power for almost one year, since defeating Abdou Diouf in March 2000. Diouf had been president of Senegal for 20 years and was… Read more »
February 05, 2001
Senegal: Students Force High-Level Response After Shooting
In the wake of a campus shooting, student leaders in Senegal have scheduled a gathering for Thursday at the national university to report to their constituents about their Tuesday… Read more »
February 02, 2001
Africa: Black History Month: Book Illustrates Links Between US Movements And Africa
Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb, Jr. Beacon Press Order from Amazon.com Read more »
September 30, 2000
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Teacher
Independent Nigeria is forty this weekend and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it… Read more »