[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.

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[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.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi — The National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC) is scheduled to meet on June 8 to deliberate on the growing cases of unrest in schools across the country.

[Capital FM] Kisumu — Two national schools on Saturday directed parents and guardians to collect their children amid growing concern over rising cases of student unrest reported in schools across the country.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — Schools in Moroto District remain half empty as the second term enters its third week. Head teachers blame hunger, child labour, and domestic work for the poor turnout.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The government has ordered a nationwide inspection of boarding schools following a rise in student unrest that has forced several institutions to close and send learners home.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The government has announced that each family that lost a student in the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire will receive Sh200,000 as part of a compensation package following the tragedy.

[The Conversation Africa] Across Africa, countries are redesigning school curricula to prepare children for the demands of the 21st century. These reforms aim to nurture creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and problem-solving rather than rote memorisation in schools. Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia have made changes, and Ghana is part of the movement too.

[Leadership] Stakeholders from Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State yesterday said they were losing patience over government’s inaction on the 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in the area three weeks ago.

[Leadership] A former vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin and chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, died yesterday at the age of 69.