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News and Trends touching on Education matters around the world
By Human Rights Watch Published October 7, 2021 Tanzania’s ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls their right to education as public schools across mainland Tanzania continue to conduct compulsory pregnancy…
By Abdi Ali Published May 31, 2021 A human rights organisation has accused feuding parties in Ethiopia’s Tigray area of attacking, pillaging and occupying of schools since the conflict started in November 2020. Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls for the…
By Abdi Ali Published May 17, 2021 A higher education online platform known as Unicaf has announced plans to expand to 17 countries in Africa. Nicos Nicolaou, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unicaf who says his platform has…
By Iminza Keboge Published August 4, 2020 Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (Absa) in Kenya has announced its support for home schooling aimed at equipping children and youth with knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Ramona Mwarey, Absa…
By Ogova Ondego Published July 12, 2020 There can be no doubt that the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) around the world and efforts by governments to contain it through restriction of movement and social interaction have disrupted…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 19, 2020 A method for easily creating textbooks in Braille, with an initial focus on maths textbooks, has been developed. Experts from Britain’s University of Birmingham and US America’s Towson University in Maryland, University of…
By Khalifa Hemed Published February 5, 2020 Though 12 million graduates enter the African labour market annually, only three million of them get jobs. African Economic Outlook, an annually report by African Development Bank (AfDB) that provides updates and forecasts…
By Khalifa Hemed Published January 22, 2020 Primary and secondary school systems have a critical role to play in preparing the global citizens and workforces of the future. Schools of the Future: Defining New Models of Education for the Fourth…
By Irene Gaitirira Published December 20, 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Janet Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Jane Mohammed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two world organisations working together on pressing global issues…
By Iminza Keboge Published November 5, 2019 Did you know that November 4 – 10, 2019 is being observed as Youth Work Week across the world with the aim of empowering people who work with and among the youth? This…