Africa

Former President Joyce Banda has reignited her political campaign with a renewed pledge to implement free secondary education for all...

LAST year, 3,433 girls were forced out of school as a result of early marriages and adolescent pregnancies, the government...

Despite progress in gender equality and education across Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of girls still face significant barriers to accessing and...

Chief Adegoke Adelabu, fondly nicknamed “Penkelemesi” (a Yorùbá distortion of "peculiar mess"), was one of Nigeria’s most charismatic political figures...

Olufemi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, has criticized the 2025 education budget allocation of N3.52 trillion,...

In a remarkable drive to empower youth and enhance educational opportunities, the Youth Empowerment through Supportive Education (YESE) project has...

In a bold move to modernize student assessment, Rwanda has officially rolled out project-based national practical examinations — a first...

In a controversial development, the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has begun replacing its striking lecturers with adjunct staff, offering them...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has rolled out new regulations and a modernized exam structure for the 2025 West...

In a bold move to modernise its digital infrastructure and improve student engagement, the Open University of Mauritius (OU) has...