July 18
Nigeria: US Advisory Council Ends Nigeria Visit, Signs Student Exchange Deal
Members of a U.S. presidential advisory council have approved a student exchange deal between an American college and a Nigerian university as part of the council's effort to… Read more »
July 04
Africa: International Students Navigate Financial Challenges to Pay Us Tuition
Navigating the complexities of higher education is challenging for many, but for international students, the financial hurdles can be particularly daunting. Read more »
April 07
Africa: Education Advocates Push to Decrease High Visa Denials for African Students
Education and immigration advocates say African students face high denial rates when seeking visas to study in the United States, and they are pushing for changes. Read more »
January 30
Malawi: U.S. Delivers 66 Schools for Students in Rural Malawi
The U.S. government handed over 66 secondary schools that it built for students in rural Malawi under the USAID-funded Secondary School Expansion for Development project, or SEED. Read more »
January 29
Kenya: Kenya Fails to Achieve 100% Transition From Primary to Secondary Education
The school year is well under way across Kenya, but education officials say that not every high school aged student has made it to class. The enrollment is at less than 100%. Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: Africa Grapples With Severe Teacher Shortage As Student Enrollment Surges
Africa is facing a shortage of teachers in many schools due to an increase in the number of students seeking education and a lack of resources in the education sector, according to… Read more »
September 16, 2023
Malawi: University Closes Amid Fee Increase Protests
Malawi indefinitely closed one of its universities following violent student protests Friday night over a recent fee increase. Read more »
September 15, 2023
Africa: Conflict-Driven School Closures Threaten Education of Millions of African Children
UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, as well as UNICEF and the Norwegian Refugee Council, said this week that more than 13,200 schools in eight African nations have had to… Read more »
August 12, 2023
Africa: Young People Want Education, Jobs for Better Future
Education skills and employability are the pathway to a better life -- that is the key takeaway expressed by 40% of young people across all age groups who participated in a survey… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Sudan: Medical Students From War-Torn Sudan Find Hope in Rwanda
At least 160 medical students who fled their homes and abandoned their studies due to the war in Sudan have found hope and a second chance to complete their education in Rwanda. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Malawi: Malawi's President Orders Swahili to Be Taught in Schools
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the country's education authorities to immediately start introducing the Swahili language into the country's school curriculum for… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Gives Birth Certificates to Children Deprived of Education
Ahead of International Day of the African Child on June 16, rights groups and officials in Cameroon are distributing birth certificates to 30,000 of several million children denied… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: UN - School Meal Programs More Than Just a Plate of Food
Nearly 420 million children benefited from free school meals last year, a new World Food Program report said Tuesday, providing an important safety net as hunger reaches… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Children in Tigray Return to School but Face Extended Trauma
The war in Tigray is over but the trauma lingers. Read more »
January 22, 2023
Nigeria: Security Forces Search for Abducted Students
Nigerian authorities say search teams are going after armed men holding four students out of six kidnapped from their school Friday, one of many violent incidents reported in… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Reopens Schools Despite Rise in Cholera Cases
There was visible excitement among students when schools reopened Tuesday in Malawi's two biggest cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre, after a two-week suspension caused by a cholera… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon Offers Birth Certificates As Millions Denied an Education
Fourteen-year-old Ernestine Elimbi smiled and waved her birth certificate Thursday at the Endom district ceremonial ground in Cameroon's center region. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Somalia: Govt Fights Back Against Al-Shabaab Attack On Education Sector
The Somali government said it plans to reopen schools in territories recently recovered from militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Uganda: Uganda to End School Year Early Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Ugandan government says it will end the school year earlier than planned because of an Ebola outbreak that has affected 23 students, including eight children who died. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Kenya: Education of Herders' Children Disrupted As Drought Forces Dropouts
Kenyan authorities say the ongoing drought that has left millions of people in need of food aid is also forcing tens of thousands of children in herder communities to drop out of… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Malawi: University of Malawi Students Protest Over Plan for Just One Semester Per Year
Students at the University of Malawi are protesting over the school's decision to have only one semester per year, doubling the length of time needed for a degree. The school… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Uganda: 11 Children Killed in Fire At Ugandan School for Blind
Police in Uganda are investigating the cause of a fire at a boarding school for visually impaired students that killed 11 girls, ages four to 13. Read more »
October 14, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria University Lecturers Suspend 8-Month Strike
Nigerian university teachers have suspended an eight-month strike after authorities agreed to invest $1 billion to improve pay and working conditions. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Cameroon: Girls Call for End to School Shutdowns
In Cameroon, hundreds of displaced girls have protested the conflicts that have disrupted or halted their education. Close to a million Cameroonian children have lost school time… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Hundreds of Schools in Nigeria Closed Because of Safety Concerns
The new school year started in Nigeria this month, but more than 600 schools are still closed because of a surge in kidnappings and attacks by armed gangs, according to… Read more »