[New Times] You have the grades, the idea or the drive. What you might need is backing.

[New Times] In a meaningful moment of remembrance and learning, students and staff from Ntare Louisenlund School (NLS) affirmed their commitment to unity following a visit to Kigali Genocide Memorial, as Rwanda and the world mark the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

[Nile Post] Rubanda West MP-elect Bruce Balaba Kabaasa has called on communities to reject early marriages and prioritize girl child education, describing it as critical to sustainable development and social transformation.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA — The Ministry of Education (MOE), in collaboration with the Government of Japan and United Nations partners, has launched the 2025 Japan Supplementary Budget Projects, marking a major step toward strengthening Liberia’s education system through a coordinated, multi-sector approach that links learning with health, protection and community wellbeing.

[African Union] The African Union Commission, Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation and State Department for Basic Education, Government of Kenya, with participants from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), UN Agencies, Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) Cluster Leads and Members, and Development Partners, today officially opened the...

[Liberian Observer] Keep Liberia in partnership with the Ministry of Education Liberia, on Thursday, April 16, launched the long-awaited National Student Handbook (NSH) during the National Student Symposium 2026 held at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town.

[IPS] United Nations — The escalating global climate crisis has led to an increase in the frequency of climate-induced natural disasters, affecting millions worldwide. As governments struggle to keep up due to persistent funding shortfalls and inadequate preparedness and response mechanisms, education systems in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to deteriorate, pushing millions of children...

[Liberian Investigator] DAKAR — The Embassy of Liberia in Dakar has launched a renewed public diplomacy push aimed at promoting Liberian culture and history within Senegalese academic institutions, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural ties between the two West African nations.

Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League.

From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.

[Premium Times] The latest strike is part of a wider pattern of industrial actions by primary school teachers in the FCT over unresolved welfare concerns.

[Daily Trust] Parents of pupils of the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School in Achimbi community, Kwaku Ward of Kuje Area Council in the FCT, have decried the shortage of teachers and the dilapidated condition of classrooms in the school.

[The Point] Staff of the University of The Gambia (UTG) on Wednesday took part in a capacity-building seminar designed to strengthen institutional integrity through enhanced knowledge of labour law, access to information, and administrative accountability.

[Leadership] Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has offered to combine his political leadership of the state with lecturing job at Akwa ibom State University. This is to enable him imbue in the students the business orientation required for enterprise development.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued yet another directive warning schools against teaching learners during official holidays, a practice that has become almost routine at the end of every term despite repeated circulars.

Northeastern University is behind in responding to appeals this year. Keep asking for a better deal — at any school — and more time to make up your mind.

Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.

[Daily News] Bukoba — TANZANIA must overhaul its education model to prioritise practical, market-relevant skills if it is to tackle persistent socio-economic challenges, presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), Dr Alex Malasusa has said.