Students sheltered in place in classrooms and basements, waiting for the all clear.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has cautioned schools against what it termed “misleading the public with fake and inaccurate” analyses of the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results, following the release of the first-ever outcomes under the new Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.

[Vanguard] . Lauds GUU over academic strides

[Premium Times] A video clip circulating on social media since 4 December 2025 claimed the bandits set up about 38 camps near the university in Enugu State.

Early access to high-quality books can transform lives, improve educational outcomes and help create the next generation of curious and informed citizens.

A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has welcomed a high court decision confirming the publication of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results in newspapers and across accredited media platforms, consistent with long-standing national practice.

[Premium Times] The directive followed growing concerns over the increasing use of special centres for examination malpractice during the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE).

[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Department of Education has assured parents of Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners that it is working hard to ensure that the remaining 15 144 unplaced applicants are placed in schools.

[New Times] Experts have called on African universities to deliberately prepare students to understand the continent’s political, governance, and development realities, arguing that Africa’s challenges can only be sustainably addressed by Africans themselves.

[Nile Post] Vice President Jessica Alupo has described the first graduation ceremony of Soroti University as a historic milestone for both the institution and the country, calling on graduates to actively contribute to Uganda’s development through innovation, discipline, and service.

[GroundUp] Two interventions show what can and what can’t be done

[Health-e] It’s been nearly three weeks since 18-year-old Onke Komsana from the rural village of Sithebe in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape left home for initiation school – the rite of passage for Xhosa boys transitioning to manhood.

Leading the Southeastern Conference for 12 years, he masterminded its rise as a national power, lifted by a flood of money from TV rights, bowl games and other sources.

The term, scheduled to end on Friday, has been cut short, and school officials said students could go home immediately.

A person of interest was in custody Sunday, the day after two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus.