Liberia: Country Makes Limited Progress in Education, Infrastructure, Sport

Addressing Liberia's legislature on Monday, President George Weah said the country's real GDP fell by three percent in 2020, largely due to coronavirus lockdowns, a slump in… Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Claims Abduction of Hundreds of Schoolboys in North-West Nigeria

The Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of more than 300 schoolboys in northwestern Nigeria, after their school was attacked last… Read more »

Gambia: Parents Raise Safety Concerns As Schools Reopen During Covid-19 Pandemic

Education chiefs in Gambia say classrooms will be safe zones for pupils who are returning to schools and colleges after a seven-month shutdown during the country's fight to stem… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Is Hampering Access to Education Particularly in Africa - UN

On the occasion of International Literacy Day, 8 September, the United Nations, and international NGOs such as World Vision (Vision du Monde), called attention to the fact that one… Read more »

South Africa: Back-to-School in the Time of Covid-19 Poses Major Challenges for Teachers

Secondary school teacher Nikiwe Ndlovu was looking to go back to school last month after lockdown in iLembe District, a rural area in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province of South… Read more »

Uganda: COVID-19 Update - Nigeria Reopens Places of Worship, Uganda Schools Stay Shut

Some governments across the African continent are cautiously coming out of Covid-19 lockdown, such as Nigeria, which on Tuesday reopened churches and mosques, with social… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Universities Show Innovation to Help Fight COVID-19

Like the rest of southern Africa, Zimbabwe is bracing for Covid-19 cases to climb. But there's been an unexpected publicity boost for its universities, which are producing face… Read more »

Kenya: Activists Demand Education On Safe Disposal of COVID-19 Waste

Environmentalists in Kenya have raised concerns over exacerbating the spread of Covid-19 due to improper disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face masks and… Read more »

Kenya: Digital Gap Widens As COVID-19 Penalises Students Without Internet

Since Kenya went into coronavirus lockdown on 20 March, all schools and higher education establishments have been closed. Digital learning has been proposed as an alternative, but… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Want Students Repatriated From China As Coronavirus Spreads

Parents of some of the African students trapped in China amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak have urged Zambian authorities to bring back their children. But Zambia says an… Read more »

Sudan: Schools Closed Amid Protests Over Death of Student Demonstrators

Sudanese authorities have ordered schools closed indefinitely after crowds of students took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against the death of six protesters, including five… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Plucky DRC Student Battles Ebola to Sit Final School Exams

Ebola continues to ravage the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but even a deadly disease did not deter one student from completing his secondary school baccalaureate, or "bac"… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Rural Teachers Brace for Strikes

Zimbabwe's new rural teachers union has warned the government of a catastrophe that it says is likely to flatten the country's strategic education sector. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Govt Improving Children's Health, but Pregnant Girls Still Banned From School - NGO

Sierra Leone has made strides in improving child welfare over the past 20 years, showing the greatest improvement worldwide, says the NGO Save the Children. While child mortality… Read more »

Rwanda: Young Rwandans Entrusted With the Memory of the Genocidede

Commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide begin thtoday. President Paul Kagame will open the ceremony by deposing a wreath at the Gisozi memorial… Read more »

Africa: Focus On Africa - Kenyan Monk and Top Teacher Turns Millionnaire

Kenya plans hero's welcome for million-dollar Global Teachers laureate. Read more »