March 10
Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap 15 More Students in Another Abduction
The pupils were snatched from an Islamic school in the northwest, where gunmen have adopted the tactic to extract ransoms. This comes days after almost 300 students were kidnapped… Read more »
January 10
Nigeria: Nigeria Launches Crackdown On Fake Degrees
The Nigerian government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to investigate fake academic degrees. The move comes after Abuja banned degree certificates from 18 foreign… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Rwanda: Mixed Reactions for Rwanda's One Teacher Policy
The policy was an attempt to address a critical teacher shortage in the country. But not all teachers are convinced it will have a positive impact on education. Read more »
August 29, 2023
Nigeria: Schools in Northern Nigeria Ending Corporal Punishment
Caning and other forms of physical punishment have long been a fact of life for Nigerian schoolchildren. But in Katsina State, officials say school attendance has improved since… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Uganda: Death Toll Rises in School Attack Near DR Congo Border
Authorities said 41 people were killed when an Islamic State-aligned group attacked a school in the nation's west. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Sudan: Nigeria Struggles to Evacuate Students in Sudan
Several African countries are evacuating their citizens from Sudan, but Nigerian authorities say they are finding it difficult to get their 5,500 nationals -- mostly students --… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Africa: Africa Strives to Revamp Its Universities
Many of Africa's higher education institutions were established by colonial governments to meet the labor needs of the time. Now many universities on the continent want to prepare… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Nigeria: Staying Out of School to Avoid Kidnappings
In northern Nigeria, hundreds of children have been abducted from school in recent years. No longer wanting to take risks, many parents have stopped sending their children to… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Uganda: Parliament Demands Probe Into 'LGBTQ Activities' in Schools
The Ugandan parliament is investigating what it calls the festering of homosexual activities in schools, amid public outcry. The country is known for its staunch opposition to… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria University Lecturers End 8-Month Strike
The union organizing the industrial action warned, however, that issues over an increase in pay and better funding for the education sector had still not been resolved. Read more »