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In the past nine years, Angola has reported a concerning 200 instances of human trafficking. Ana Celeste Januário, the Secretary of State for Human Rights and Citizenship, shared these alarming statistics during a thematic meeting in Luanda focused on the Program for the Promotion of Human Rights. Januário highlighted that the provinces particularly beset by this grave issue include primarily border regions as well as the capital, Luanda. She strongly encouraged citizens to follow established laws and engage in commerce…

Mogadishu (AX) – On Monday, Somali Minister of Education, Farah Sheikh Abdulqadir, and his Turkmenistan counterpart, J. Gurbandeldiyev, connected via video call, discussing ways to bolster ties in education, culture, and tech sectors. Fathudin Ali Muhammad, the Somali Ambassador to Turkmenistan residing in Ankara, took part in the session. The main focus was on fostering collaboration and promoting university-level education between the two countries. Turkmenistan's Minister of Education applauded Somalia's enthusiasm…

Amadou Mahtar M'Bow, a trailblazer in global governance and the inaugural African to take the helm of an international organization, left a remarkable legacy that is being fondly honored following his passing in Dakar on September 24 at the age of 103. During his impressive tenure as the Director-General of UNESCO, which spanned 13 transformative years starting in 1974, M'Bow significantly uplifted the organization’s stature. As the guiding force behind a body committed to advancing education, science, culture, and…

Amina's Journey: Overcoming Trauma to Embrace Education in Somalia The harrowing experiences of that fateful day lingered in Amina's mind, pushing her away from the classroom for weeks on end. “I was absolutely terrified,” she recalled. “It felt like I would never return to school. The dream of becoming a teacher seemed utterly out of reach.” Amina represents one of countless young souls in Kismayo whose education has been drastically interrupted by the prevailing turmoil in the region. The safety of children hangs in the…

The Struggles of Youth Amidst Zimbabwe's Drought On a Tuesday morning, while other children attend school, five-year-old Talent is on a quest for fruit. His family’s crops have wilted under the relentless sun. The global El Niño phenomenon, wreaking havoc on weather patterns for over a year, coupled with the escalating climate crisis in Africa, leaves Talent's grandmother, Winnie Chihota, helpless as she witnesses the dreams of a generation fade away. In the heart of Zimbabwe's Mudzi district, agriculture serves as a…

The Congolese Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST) is shaken by a scandal involving economic embezzlement. He is accused by the IGF of embezzling almost $ 400,000 of funds allocated to organize the first school football championship in…

In Cameroon, after three long weeks of strikes in many public and secondary schools in the public sector, the authorities and trade unions have managed to agree and set a timetable, in particular for full pay from the end of March 2022.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is traveling to London where he will participate in the London Global Education Summit which will open on July 28. In London, Prime Minister Roble is due to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. In May, Uhuru invited Roble to visit Somalia, but the plan has yet to be updated due to the difficult elections in Somalia. According to the British Mission in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street in…

US injects $ 15 million into UK girls' education program in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's girls' education program has received a major boost from USAID, following the injection of $ 15 million into the UK-run project, which primarily targets adolescent girls in the nation of the Horn of Africa. Somalia is one of the countries where access to education is a bit difficult due to a…

Malia's Prime Minister Moctar Ouane was reappointed and continued on Tuesday, Might 18, with consultations for the formation of the longer term authorities. A delegation from the previous majority and civil society was acquired. The M5-RFP, a political motion that took half within the case of former President IBK and which could be very crucial of the transition, has unfold. The Union for the Republic…