education

Following the capturing that killed eight college students within the city of Kumba ten days in the past, 4 extra assaults occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday with out casualties. On Wednesday night time, November 4, the federal government condemned these "disagreeable and cowardly" actions aimed toward "deterring mother and father from sending their youngsters to high school and creating psychosis inside…

Colleges and colleges have reopened after more than seven months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis. The Rwandan government has opted for a gradual return to school. About half of the students resumed on Monday, November 2, the others will have to wait until November 23. as reported from Kigali, Laure broulardAt…

The start of the school year is still hypothetical two weeks after the official reopening of classes in the DRC. The striking teachers are demanding a regulation of their salaries and their status by the government. They suspended their mobilization without winning their case, but classes did not resume all. From our Kinshasa…

In Madagascar, the constitution requires the state to organize "public education, free and accessible to all," but in fact, school, even public, is far from free. In addition to tuition fees, the parents of students often have to contribute to the payment of salaries to "Fram masters", the teachers who only have the matriculation exam in their pocket. Given these significant costs for the most…

At least six students aged 9 to 12 were killed and several others injured in a massacre committed at a school in Kumba, in the English-speaking region of the southwestern area on Saturday, October 24, according to the report, which was communicated in the evening. by the Cameroonian Prime Minister. It was a school day like any…

In Tunisia, civil society figures condemn the words of an Islamist deputy who justified the assassination in France of history professor Samuel Paty. Coming from academia, research, or the art world, about forty of them have signed an unequivocal petition to condemn dumb remarks and demand justice. The signatories, primarily from progressive and modernist academia, find it scandalous that a member of the nation can afford to justify death by beheading of French teacher, reports our correspondent in Tunis, Michel Picard.…

In Burkina Faso, hundreds of teachers have had to abandon their students after attacks by armed groups, and more than 2,100 schools have been closed following terrorist threats. Today, some professors are waiting for new assignments that are no longer able to return to their old position. Botou is located in the eastern region of Burkina Faso. The teachers in this municipality have received several visits from armed men. The message was clear: no more teaching French in the schools. Out of fear for their lives, these…

The beheading of Samuel Paty provoked robust reactions inside the political class and on the Tunisian social networks. The phrases of a deputy justifying the killers' intentions created the scandal, whereas however there have been studies of condemnation of the act, particularly the conservative celebration Ennahda. as reported…

In the DRC, teachers who are members of the Union of Teachers of the Congo (SYECO) and those affiliated with the National Union of Catholic Teachers (SYNECAT) have started their strike movement. They demand improvement in their pay conditions. They also suspect the presence of tens of thousands of fictitious teachers on the payrolls. After promises made especially by the President of the Republic, the…

The Director - General of Unesco, Audrey Azoulay, was in Kinshasa on Thursday 15 October. She met several personalities, including President Félix Tshisekedi. Discussions with the Congolese head of state focused mainly on the main construction sites in the education sector. Particular emphasis was placed on the large program of free basic education and the placement of young girls in school.…