[Dabanga] Kampala — Women in Sudan and across the Greater Horn of Africa face entrenched barriers to land, healthcare, financial systems, and social protection, experts warned at a regional webinar organised by the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA).

[The Conversation Africa] Education is widely regarded as the road to a better life. Yet the rising cost of tertiary education means many students can only go to university if they get financial aid, bursaries or loans.

People in the crowd said that the shot was not very loud and that not everyone had immediately realized what was happening.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the money supported programs that the administration believes unfairly support minority students.

After a court victory, Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored. But the battle over whether the government can halt the money is probably not over.

The city’s Head Start preschool programs will not be required to close this school year, but the change injected fresh uncertainty into an unsettled early childhood system.

[Liberian Observer] Several students from Bong County have benefited from the newly launched Dr. Donzell Lee Scholarship Program, aimed at expanding access to higher education for vulnerable and underprivileged youth in the county.

[L’Express] The estate camp is disappearing, first, the window frames were removed – perhaps by the previous occupants – then the doors, and now the trees that have grown wild are being pulled down with rage.

[Ghanaian Times] The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) in Cuba has appealed to President John Mahama to intervene in what they describe as a crisis facing Ghanaian medical students studying in the country.

[Shabait] – An assessment meeting on the progress of educational activities for the 2024/2025 academic year was conducted in Keren sub-zone, Anseba Region. The meeting was attended by supervisors, unit heads, directors, and other stakeholders.

[Shabait] Asmara, 09 September 2025 – As part of efforts to accommodate more school-aged children, new classrooms have been constructed at Adi-Hawsha Elementary School at a cost of 800 thousand Nakfa.

Two administrators also lost their posts at Texas A&M, an example of how Republican policies meant to curb liberal ideas are reaching into university classrooms.

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed former University of Namibia (Unam) pro-vice chancellor for administration and finance, Boniface Mutumba, as adviser to minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa.

[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, called for enhanced collaboration between academia and policy makers in a bid to promote research and innovation so as to come up with adequate policies for the advancement of the country. He was speaking this morning at the launch of the proceedings of the National Research Week (NRW)...

[Daily Trust] From Adam Umar (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano), Hamisu K. Matazu (Maiduguri) & Amina Abdullahi (Yola)

[Nyasa Times] In a strong show of democratic responsibility, six political parties have signed solemn declarations committing to implement a transformative 2025-2029 Citizens’ Education Agenda for Malawi.

[Nyasa Times] Computers for Enhanced Education (CEE), a leading NGO supporting ICT education in Malawi, is launching its Coding Clubs project this Thursday at Edge View Water Court Hotel in Lilongwe. The initiative aims to equip students across the country with essential 21st-century skills, including creativity, problem-solving, and digital innovation.

Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.