[New Dawn] – House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has urged Liberian youth to pursue education, innovation, integrity and patriotism, saying their talents and determination will help shape the country’s future.

[New Dawn] – The Salvation Army has dedicated a new training college for officers and pastors serving its Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Territory.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has urged Kenya and the United Kingdom to place education, research and skills development at the heart of their healthcare partnership, saying a well-trained workforce is critical to achieving universal health coverage and strengthening health systems.

[New Times] The National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has released the official academic calendar for the 2026/27 school year, with the first term set to begin on September 7.

[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville — Every transformative journey begins with adversity and for Dr. Anita Korgbe, the road to becoming one of Liberia’s respected educators, youth mentors and faith leaders was shaped by hardship, resilience and an unwavering belief that education and faith can change lives.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA — The African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) has broken ground for the construction of a modern three-story academic annex featuring 25 classrooms, as part of efforts to expand learning facilities for its growing student population.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP) of the University of Liberia(UL) has submitted a sweeping petition to the Government of Liberia(GoL), demanding immediate action to address what it described as the country’s “rampant and unbearable crises of jobs and justice.”

[Daily Maverick] Ukrainians have protested against Russia’s ‘militarising and indoctrinating’ South Africa’s youth after a social media post showed pictures of a schoolboy in Russian uniform that had been taken in a museum in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.

A law firm hired by Interlochen, the arts school and camp, to look into alumni complaints of sexual abuse fielded dozens of disturbing accounts, primarily from decades ago.

Investigators said museum leaders compelled staff members to inflate time sheets and improperly draw on funds meant for a geological survey.

[Nyasa Times] Over 3,000 pupils in Lilongwe will drink safe water and sit on desks–some for the first time in nearly 30 years–thanks to the African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) which has donated the items valued at more than K43 million.

[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.