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Schools, universities, training and the people widening learning across Africa, from every section of PANM.
From a coding school in Porto-Novo to an orphanage garden in Sakété, the charity founded in 2008 is building a path from first school day to first job.
A study of 24 student teachers found most focused on getting through the lesson. The few who looked deeper usually had a mentor who asked them to.
President Al-Sisi said the university will start with six faculties, including medicine and computers and AI, and that top students will have their fees paid.
The four-day conference asks "what must the comprehensive school of the future become" and will be closed by President Ruto on Thursday.
The Abuja university plans to train at least 600 aviation professionals, subject to regulatory approval.
The academy wants Ugandans to train as pilots at home instead of paying for courses abroad.
A church women's group raised the money for Betty Nyamai, 39, to study education at Tharaka University.
Recalling how he worked as a taxi driver and took on different jobs to finance his university education in the United States, President Bola Tinubu says his personal experience inspired efforts to reduce financial barriers to higher education in Nigeria.
Nigeria has emerged among the Commonwealth's leading countries in youth readiness for artificial intelligence, but concerns over practical digital skills raise questions about whether young people are adequately prepared to benefit from the growing AI economy.
As the UK-funded education programme closes in Kaduna, governors are asked to keep its methods going.
Founded as a mosque in Fez in 857–859, it is cited by UNESCO and Guinness as the world's oldest continually operating seat of higher learning.
In Gauteng, postgraduate tutors helped learners from under-served schools build confidence and academic skills before they arrive.
Researchers say African universities are too often judged by what they lack. A UCT study shows three ways they already drive social innovation.
She read more than 60 books and will spend her Dh500,000 prize on a school library. A Tunisian primary school won Dh1 million.
An APHRC study of 398 teachers in 200 schools found large classes push teachers back to the blackboard. Its recommendations are practical and affordable.
The money from the Needs Assessment Revitalisation Fund is for buildings, labs and classrooms at 79 universities, 46 polytechnics and 41 colleges of education.
About 39,000 underage candidates sat the 2026 UTME; 391 scored 320 or more, and 108 passed every test to be considered for early admission.
South Africa's student funding scheme has a 31 October deadline with no extensions. Most applicants are university hopefuls from grant-receiving households.
Pastor Alex Maina started bringing bread and juice to children at the Gioto dumpsite in 2001. His school, The Walk, has since taught more than a thousand, and some now have degrees.
Africa Skills Week 2026, opened by President Mnangagwa, wants training tied to industry and the free trade area's value chains.
The African Union's continental teachers' awards closed a three-day conference in Eswatini that adopted the Eswatini Declaration. Zimbabwe has offered to host next year.
More than 250,000 children eat at school in 335 schools. In one village enrolment has nearly doubled, and the food is bought from local farmers.
Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela said assessment must test judgement, not just answers, and that Africa needs AI in its own languages and on its own data.
The government is also funding 700,000 students through its aid scheme this year, and offering full scholarships to China, Germany and Hungary.
Primary and secondary school are free. The years before are left to private providers. A UN committee says that should end.
A presidential skills programme has graduated its first 700 young people in Oyo State, with laptops, sewing machines and make-up kits to start work.
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