Education in Central Africa Republic
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BOTSWANA, 2016/01/13
The Africa Union has merged its science and education bodies in a move designed to improve sectoral relationships, effectiveness and efficiency. The African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology and the Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union will presently operate as one entity.
“The decision of the heads of states was as well motivated by the need to streamline ministerial conferences, limit their number and confer the power to convene them to the African Union Commission and save costs,” Dr Mahama Ouedraogo, the African Union’s chief of human resources, science and technology, told University World News.
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CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC, 2015/09/13
Armed groups have been attacking schools in the Central African Republic and using them as bases amid persistent violence in the landlocked country, a charity network said on Thursday.
In one incident at the same time as an armed group attacked peacekeeping troops near a Bangui high school, a lot of students were "allegedly used as human shields" and 80 children were later given medical treatment, according to Watchlist, a New York-based network of charities trying to end violations against children in conflict.
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CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC, 2014/12/11
Bangui/ Dakar/ Geneva/ New York — Hundreds of thousands of children in conflict-hit Central African Republic - some of whom have missed up to two years of formal education - will have the luck to get back to school as a campaign gets underway. The initiative, supported by UNICEF, aims to help 662,000 children resume their studies, as schools gradually reopen in safer areas of the country.
By the end of December UNICEF and partners will provide education supplies such as schools-in-a-box, a kit containing essentials like exercise books and pencils, and school backpacks to approximately 400,000 students, as part of nationwide efforts led by local authorities.
"The reopening of schools is a ray of hope for children who haven't entered a classroom for months and even years," said Mohamed Malick Fall, UNICEF Representative in Central African Republic. "Where it's safe, children can and should go back to school. Where it's too dangerous, we do all we can so they can learn - even without a formal classroom."
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BOTSWANA, 2013/04/13
While concerns around how well Africa’s business schools are equipping graduates for the challenges of local business linger, increasingly innovative approaches to entrepreneurial executive education are contributing additional systemically to talent pool growth
