The Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuition Hikes Spark Student Riots Twelve students were seriously wounded when police opened fire on approximately 500 demonstrators in the city of Lumumbashi. The students were protesting a tuition increase at universities in the southeastern portion of the country….
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Ghana Ghana School Offers Classes on Internet In September 2002, the Africa Institute of Journalism and Communication in Accra, Ghana, will offer distance learning diplomas and certificates in journalism,…
Regional African Women Do Not Receive Equal Access to Education Women in sub-Saharan Africa are far from winning the battle for equal access to higher education. The main reason cited is the failure to implement policies at the primary level. The average literacy rate for…
Editor’s note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Chad Chad’s Camel Schools Chad’s Education Ministry says it plans to revive the “school-on-a-camel system,” with teachers traveling on camels within nomadic communities to provide children with schooling throughout…
Regional New Online Program to be Launched In an effort to combat the scarcity of current academic journals in African universities, administrators in 10 East African schools and four institutions in northern Europe are ready to launch an online program to facilitate the exchange of…