[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — A dispute over academic honors at the University of Liberia has escalated into a legal and institutional standoff, as the announced dux of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law has filed a four million United States dollars libel lawsuit against exiled Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie, while the University’s Board of Trustees has suspended the official...

[Daily Maverick] Victorian-era buildings of the Klein Karoo that have escaped the developers’ wrecking ball.

[Daily Trust] Students of Government Day Secondary School, Galadanchi, Dutse, have expressed joy and relief over the release of Walida Abdulhadi.

Philosophers have long wrestled with what to do about the onlookers and profiteers surrounding those who have done terrible things.

At a gala in New York, the orchestra recognized two of his daughters, who are underwriting a scholarship to its academy.

[Premium Times] Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, gave the assurance on Thursday during a meeting with committee members at the State House in Abuja.

[Leadership] The Niger State government has announced the reopening of tertiary institutions in Niger North senatorial district after three-month closure following the spate of kidnappings in the State.

[GroundUp] Vice-chancellor agrees to meet with unions within 48 hours

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.

[This Day] Just last December, the United Nations marked the International Day of Persons with disabilities reinforcing global commitment to disability inclusion in all aspects of social, economic, cultural and political life of people with disabilities.

[Dabanga] Nyala / Khartoum — The Sudanese Teachers Committee warned on Wednesday that “the multiplicity of decision-making centres regarding secondary school certificate examinations, and links to areas of military control, practically opens the door to a divided educational reality, and indicates a de facto separation of the Sudanese state, even if it is not officially declared”.

The meeting comes after agents raided the home and office of Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent. The F.B.I. also searched the Florida home of a consultant with ties to the schools chief.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.

Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access.

[Daily Maverick] With national reading goals slipping out of reach, a new report reveals the stark reality of South Africa’s literacy crisis and how proactive provinces and private donors are teaming up to save a generation of pupils.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA — As sexual and reproductive health rises on the global policy agenda, two leading public health institutions have launched a fully online master’s degree program aimed at strengthening policy design, program planning and evaluation across Africa and beyond.

[Nile Post] Kikuube District is struggling with a low transition rate of children from primary to secondary education, currently standing at just 35%, according to District Education Officer Deogratias Byakagaba.