[AIM] Maputo — About five million Mozambican minors are outside the formal education system, although the country’s Ministry of Education has been implementing mechanisms to address school dropouts.

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says traditional authorities must collaborate with universities and museums to ensure diverse cultural heritages are well documented.

[Ghanaian Times] The European Union (EU) has urged Ghanaian students selected for the 2026 Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme to embrace new cultures, build lasting international networks and return home with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to Ghana’s development.

As India’s huge youth population surges, the government faces pressure to fix an education system that leaves many ill-prepared for university, let alone for the workplace.

The nation’s housing shortage has made it challenging for some essential workers like educators to live where they work. An increasing number of school districts are trying to change that.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto has reaffirmed his pledge that every student joining university will receive full government funding, saying education remains the country’s biggest investment despite growing concerns over where the money will come from.

[Daily Maverick] A journal that falls off the Department of Higher Education and Training-accredited list can have serious consequences for academics where careers are influenced and past research invalidated.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii has proposed an elders-led Alternative Justice System (AJS) framework to resolve the long-running Sh1.1 billion Finland and Canada education programme dispute, days after former Governor and current Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago was acquitted in the criminal case.

[Botswana Daily News] Sexaxa — Naming a building after someone who made a key development is a common way to honour and recognise their work.

[ENA] Addis Ababa — Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm leaders from Ghana, Egypt, and Zimbabwe have hailed Ethiopia’s establishment of its first Artificial Intelligence University (AIU) as a landmark initiative, describing it as a catalyst for Africa’s digital transformation and future technological advancement.

Prospective students of the Jewish mystical practice are urged to delay their studies until they reach the age of 40.

[Leadership] The Kano State Executive Council has approved N55.48 billion for the execution of strategic projects across education, healthcare, road infrastructure, water supply and other critical sectors.

[Leadership] A Law student at the University of Abuja, Amra Onize Salihu, has emerged champion at the 9th Inter-Universities Speech Contest organised by the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), held in Freetown, Sierra Leone.