Category: Education
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Harvard University’s ongoing efforts to maintain its international student enrollment
Harvard University’s ongoing efforts to maintain its international student enrollment resonate deeply across Africa, where students view the institution as a gateway to global leadership and innovation. As U.S. immigration policies fluctuate, the implications for African scholars are significant, influencing both educational aspirations and the continent’s broader development. — 🌍 African Nations Leading in U.S.…
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School districts hit with extortion attempts months after education tech data breach
The attempted extortion has so far targeted schools in Canada and North Carolina. One of the largest providers of education tech paid off hackers so that they wouldn’t publish tens of millions of children’s personal information. But school districts are facing extortion attempts anyway. The company, PowerSchool, missed a basic cybersecurity step, according to a…
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🇬🇭 Growing Ghana’s Creative Industry: Learning from the Nigerian Playbook
Over the past decade, Nigeria’s creative industry has evolved into a global powerhouse, especially in the music and film sectors. From Grammy-nominated Afrobeats stars to Nollywood films on global streaming platforms, Nigeria’s cultural exports have captivated the world. Their success is no accident—it is the result of a deliberate, structured approach to building a creative…
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🇿🇦🇳🇬🇬🇭Oxford English Dictionary Adds Nine New Loanwords from South Africa
‘Yoh,’ ‘Gatvol,’ and ‘Tjoekie’ join 20 words from Nigeria and Ghana recently added to the English dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added nine new loanwords from South Africa to its latest update, headlined by the omnipresent interjection, Yoh. Used in everyday conversations by South Africans, Yoh is defined by the OED as “a cry or…
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Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré Rejects Saudi Offer to Build 200 Mosques, Prioritizes Schools and Jobs Instead
In a recent development, Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declined an offer from Saudi Arabia to construct 200 mosques in the country. Instead, he has urged the kingdom to invest in essential infrastructure projects that would directly benefit the Burkinabè people, such as schools, hospitals, and job-creating businesses. President Traoré emphasized that Burkina…
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Kabarnet Museum organizes two-month exhibition to celebrate Makhan Singh
The Kabarnet National Museums in conjunction with Samosa festival has organized a two-month long exhibition in honour of Makhan Singh, the founder of trade unionism in Kenya. Speaking during the launch of the exhibition at the Museums grounds in Kabarnet town on Tuesday, Lilian Amwanda, a curator at the institution stated that the celebration is…
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5 best African countries for education
South Africa ranks as the top African country for education, placing 39th globally. Egypt follows closely, securing the 41st spot, making it the second-best in Africa. Education is a fundamental pillar of national development, influencing economic growth, social mobility, and technological advancement. Across Africa, governments and institutions have been working tirelessly to improve access to…
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Pansalb calls preservation of marginalised languages
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) says while progress has been made to promote multilingualism, there is still much work to be done. This as the country observes the African Language Week. Speaking at the International Mother Language Day commemoration in the City of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, PanSALB CEO, Lance Schultz has called on…
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🇱🇷 How the CIA Helped Ruin Liberia- OpED
In the 1980s, Samuel K. Doe was the CIA’s boy. He was one of Africa’s worst rulers, who provided bases used for subversion campaigns across Africa and upheld the interests of Firestone Rubber. When Doe lost his utility, the CIA supported Charles Taylor who helped trigger Liberia’s ruinous civil war in the 1990s. On April…
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Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum Call for Papers
The Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum has issued a call for papers for junior tenure-track and tenured scholars. The Forum will be held at Harvard Law School on June 2-3, 2025. The goal of the Forum is to promote in-depth discussion about particular papers and more general reflections on broader methodological issues, as well as to…
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