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By Yasmine Sherif As we lead into the Africa Year of Education, and under the leadership of Africa, world leaders have an opportunity to solidify commitments to ‘Educate an Africa Fit for the 21st Century’. That means to empower Africa to deliver on the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Paris Agreement and Convention […]
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By Simi Nwogugu the Winner of Africa Education Medal Amina and her friends are children of farmers in Abaji, a suburb of Abuja. The girls often wondered why the fresh fruits and vegetables on their parents’ farms were rotting away while they could not get such fresh produce in town, and when they did, it […]
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By Zubair Suliman – Investment Director, Norsad Capital We’re often told that education is the best way out of poverty, but for many in Sub-Saharan Africa, the path out is often broken, especially for those who need an escape route the most. There are many reasons why education barriers in the sub-region persist. For one, […]
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Children all over Africa share a strong desire to go to school. Yet, over 50 million of them still don’t have the opportunity to do so. Indeed, many young people’s access to education remains a challenge. But why is that? The education system in Africa needs more resources. Many more crucial factors play an essential […]
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By Naureen Hossain In times of crisis, education is an essential component of humanitarian intervention packages, South Sudan’s Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil told IPS in an exclusive interview. She was speaking to IPS during the UN’s ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum, during which she participated in the side event, “Ensuring Education Continuity: The […]
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If you ask students, they frequently complain about their education. And, of course, their main focus is the education system. The main criticism is directed towards the system not keeping up with the ever-changing world. On the one hand, you can agree with students. However, on the other hand, you can’t really blame the system […]
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Princeton in Africa (PiAf) is a non-profit organization that offers a yearlong paid post-graduate fellowship opportunities to graduates of US-accredited colleges & universities with a variety of organizations working across the African continent. (Please also see information about PiAf’s Nexus Program for graduates of African universities below) A list of Princeton in Africa’s current 2023-24 […]
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The pandemic’s impact on education is far from over, said St Martin’s School principal Warren Venter. The deficit, he said, must be liquidated as soon as possible to protect an entire generation from dangerous regression. In remedy, the school developed personalised ‘catch-up’ curricula for learner sets that were identified as somewhere on the spectrum of […]
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The Africa Fellows in Education Program aims to improve education decision-making through supporting fellows to develop and advocate for quality research that is locally relevant and robust, putting evidence at the heart of education policy in Africa. The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI), in collaboration with the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), has launched a […]
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