[Daba Finance] Foras.AI invested in Efham.ai, an Arabic-language AI education platform developed by Egypt-based NixAI, as demand grows for artificial intelligence skills across the Middle East and North Africa.

[Daily Maverick] As criticism mounts over acting appointments across the higher education sector, MPs have questioned why permanent appointments have not been filled. A leaked letter obtained by Daily Maverick reveals that a preferred candidate for the National Skills Fund was identified almost a year ago, yet no appointment has been finalised.

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future?

[ANGOP] Luanda — Approximately 300 children and teenagers participated Saturday in the 14th edition of the “Luanda to the Universe” project in Luanda in the construction of prototypes of equipment geared towards space engineering, with a highlight to a replica of the James Webb telescope.

[Independent (Kampala)] Mbale, Uganda — High in the rolling hills of Mbale District, Kilulu B Village is witnessing a quiet but powerful revolution, one powered not by politics or pipelines but by sunlight. At the centre of this transformation are Local Council I Chairperson Simon Malenje and his partner Grace Kayegi, who manages Good Journey Nursery and Primary School.

[This Day] The nationwide protest organised by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) over the Ogbomoso school abductions is a welcome development. And for many reasons. For one, newspapers are giving the abductions more front-page treatment.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Chairperson of the Select committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries, Mr Makhi Feni, has called on district circuit managers in Gqeberha to make proper assessments of schooling conditions before children are allowed into classrooms.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — Education is often described as the foundation of opportunity, yet for thousands of children, the ability to benefit fully from education depends on something that happens long before academic performance is measured in the classroom.

Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.

[New Dawn] Monrovia — Following the completion of the Ministry of Education’s school geo-mapping program in five counties, Liberia’s education sector has recorded significant progress, with the number of accredited schools nationwide surpassing 2,000.

[New Dawn] Fish Town — The River Gee Vocational and Technical Training Institute (RGVTTI) has celebrated a historic milestone, graduating its inaugural class of 202 students after 18 months of rigorous hands-on vocational and technical training.

[Independent (Kampala)] Uganda’s education sector has made progress in expanding access to learning opportunities over the last three decades, but the newly released Baseline Education Census (BEC) 2025 shows that major challenges remain in school infrastructure, teacher deployment, sanitation, and access to secondary education.

[Nyasa Times] A total of 254,486 Standard Eight learners across Malawi today begin sitting for the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations, marking one of the most important milestones in their academic journey.

[SNA] The second phase of the High School Certificate control operations for the deferred 2026 batch — the coding stage — commenced Sunday in Khartoum State, with the participation of 1,300 male and female teachers from different states across Sudan.

[SNA] The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, emphasized the importance of stability in academic and administrative conditions across higher education institutions. He praised the stability achieved by the University of Al-Gadarif and the efforts exerted by its administration to ensure the continuation of the educational and research process.

A.I. tutoring is seductive, but ultimately ineffective.

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Colleges from North Dakota to New Jersey are trying to get students to sign up for A.I. degrees. What they teach varies widely.

[Leadership] Twenty-five days after the abduction of their children, parents of the Mussa schoolchildren in Borno State kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists have recounted their pain, as 42 children remain in captivity.