[Nile Post] The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has called for an immediate resolution to the ongoing nationwide strike by arts teachers in government-aided schools, warning that the continued impasse is jeopardising the future of learners.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — TANZANIAN parents have been urged not to discourage their children from pursuing higher education opportunities abroad, as doing so equips young people with modern skills and prepares them to compete in the global job market.

[Daily News] Morogoro — THE Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) has announced an extension for first-degree admissions into programs that still have available slots at universities across the country for the 2025/2026 academic year.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mme. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, has concluded a high-level official visit to the Republic of Serbia, securing a series of agreements aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation across sports, education, trade, and security.

[Liberian Investigator] GBARNGA — On Gbarnga’s crowded streets, the roar of motorbikes drowns out the ambitions of hundreds of young men who once dreamed of classrooms, not handlebars. With scarce jobs and rising costs, commercial bike riding has become their last resort — a lifeline for survival but a dead end for their future.

[Leadership] The Taraba State Government has announced that, from now to the next two years, funds for the renovation project of all public primary and secondary schools would be released directly to head teachers and principals of those schools and Parents Teachers Association (PTA).

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Duke University kept a low profile. But it is the alma mater of Stephen Miller, a top Trump official who often criticized the school while he was a student.

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Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out the city’s gifted program for kindergarten students if elected, a proposal that drew intense criticism and praise.

The city’s housing crisis has contributed to an education crisis, with more children than ever living in temporary housing. They face dismal outcomes.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has unveiled new measures to strengthen security in and around colleges and universities, including the establishment of police posts near learning institutions.

[Nile Post] The government has said it cannot increase teachers’ salaries at the moment due to financial constraints, despite an ongoing strike that has crippled learning in public schools for three weeks.

[Nile Post] Private school proprietors have asked government to extend salary support to science teachers in private institutions, warning that the widening pay gap with public schools is driving experienced teachers away and undermining education standards.

The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass.

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