Africa: All of Africa Today – November 21, 2025
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Education
Children no longer housed in B&Bs, says council
B&Bs and hotels represent the worst kind of emergency accommodation, a housing officer says.
School repairs left unfinished as firm behind huge PFI contract goes into liquidation
The news heightens concerns that 88 schools in Stoke-on-Trent could be left with unfinished work.
Nigeria: Tinubu Asks Minister to Relocate to Kebbi Over Schoolgirls’ Abduction
[Premium Times] President Tinubu had postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaited further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls.
Researcher’s Smuggling Arrest Casts Light on Dispute Over Chinese Students
As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.
Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors | Giles Tremlett
Little is taught about the murderous, incompetent dictatorship – and now almost one in five young people say Franco was good for the country
At first sight, few suspected that Francisco Franco might become a strongman capable of imposing a brutal dictatorship across four decades. He was a short, squeaky voiced army officer with a shaky grasp on non-military matters and zero charisma. Yet he did...
Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students
The lawsuit is the third filed by the Justice Department against the state in a week.
Tanzania: Govt to Broaden Public Education On Union, Environment
[Daily News] Dodoma — MINISTER of State in the Vice -President’s Office (Union and Environment), Engineer Hamad Masauni, has outlined plans to expand Union and environmental education for stakeholders, including the media.
Nigerian Student Describes Hiding From Kidnappers at School
The girl hid in a toilet; another managed to sneak away. Security forces are still trying to rescue the 24 girls who were abducted in northwestern Nigeria.
Liberia: CSA Boss Dr. Joekai Urges Adler University Class 2025 Graduates
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah F. Joekai, Jr. has urged graduates of the Adler University Class 2025 to go boldly, calling on them to take what they have learned, wrap it in purpose, and go out there and change the world.
Liberia: Former UL Student Leader Urges SUP Veterans
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Former University of Liberia student leader and current Special Assistant at the Ministry of Justice, Siaffa Bahn Kemokai II, has called on veterans of the Student Unification Party (SUP) to reclaim ownership of the movement and recommit themselves to its ideological foundation.
Liberia: Liberian Educator Calls On Graduates to Embrace Self-Belief As They Advance to College
[FrontPageAfrica] Margibi County — A Liberian educator Prince S. D. Marley has called on graduates of the Unification Town YMCA Community High School in Lower Margibi County to cultivate self-confidence as they pursue higher education.
MacKenzie Scott Expands Giving Spree to Tribal Colleges
The billionaire philanthropist is steering millions of dollars toward tribal schools, after the Trump administration proposed a significant federal funding cut.
Liberia: Beyond Subsidy – What the 2026 Education Budget Reveals About Liberia’s Priorities
[Liberian Observer] This article is the second part of a two-part analysis of Liberia’s 2026 National Budget for Education. Part One focused on subsidy allocation and transparency. This second installment looks at the broader education budget, especially the basic and secondary levels, where most Liberian children receive their schooling.
Uganda: Nakalema Urges Students to Embrace Integrity and Resilience in Nation-Building
[Nile Post] The head of the State House Investors Protection Unit, Col Edith Nakalema, on Tuesday urged students of St. Mary’s College Kisubi (SMACK) to cultivate integrity, resilience and courageous leadership, saying Uganda’s future depends on citizens committed to building and protecting the country’s progress.
Almost one million young people still not in work or education, figures show
Whilst the figure has dropped slightly, it still equates to one-in-eight young people in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Students evacuated after fire at university hall
Up to 40 firefighters deal with the blaze that started in a kitchen.
Should We Still Label Children as ‘Gifted’?
School districts across the United States are wrestling with the benefits and drawbacks of providing advanced education for some students. What do you think?
Plans for flexible four-day week in class for Scottish teachers
Two teaching unions are holding strike ballots over how long teachers should spend in the classroom.
Teaching staff to strike over use of ‘virtual teacher’
A Lancashire school says some top sets are taught this way due to a shortage of specialist teachers.
‘AI is scary territory’: art teachers – one 64, one 29 – on cuts, creativity and life in a career that’s under threat
There are 27% fewer art teachers in England today than there were in 2011, and the proportion of students taking arts subjects has plummeted. Here’s what it’s like to work in a job that is essential and often perilously undervalued
When 64-year-old Sue Cabourn began her career in the late 90s, the next generation of artists including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Gillian Wearing were dominating...