By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
In Ivory Coast, 48,187 children remain out of school despite measures taken to promote inclusive education, according to parents of children with disabilities. Meeting on 11 November 2026 in Yopougon, they noted progress in attitudes and public policies while reporting persistent obstacles to schooling.
PDCI-RDA activists gathered in Paris for their new term general assembly reaffirmed their support for Tidjane Thiam, president of the Ivorian party. The meeting was held on Saturday 7 November 2026, according to Connectionivoirienne.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Connection Ivoirienne ·
Repeated strikes in Chad’s public schools are driving more parents towards private schools, according to education specialist Bouloalta Rimini. He distinguishes between profit-oriented schools and others with a social mission, while highlighting that high fees can exclude some families, according to Tchadinfos.
🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Tchadinfos ·
The number of orphaned and vulnerable children dropping out of Shewula High School in Eswatini’s Lubombo region fell from four last year to one this year, according to headteacher Bongani Agreement Magongo. The decline is attributed to World Bank interventions, including boys’ and girls’ clubs and a grant for these pupils, during a monitoring mission by the Ministry of Education, reports the Times of Eswatini.
🇸🇿 Eswatini · Source: Times of Eswatini ·
Youth in Governance has launched an awareness campaign in schools in Sierra Leone’s Pujehun District ahead of an Education Week. An inter-school football tournament is due to begin on 15 November, according to Sierra Loaded.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·
Amad Diallo named man of the match against GambiaIvory Coast winger Amad Diallo of Manchester United was named man of the match after Ivory Coast’s 2-1 win over Gambia. In his first appearance under Hervé Renard, he received a 7/10 rating on matchday three of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, on Thursday 12 November in Bouaké.
Sino-Burkinabe Film Week opens in Ouagadougou with 14 filmsThe 4th Sino-Burkinabe Film Week opened on 12 November at the Centre culturel du Faso in Ouagadougou, with 14 films scheduled, including seven Burkinabe and seven Chinese productions, and free admission. China’s ambassador, Zhao Deyong, praised the public turnout at the edition dedicated to Sino-African cultural exchanges, according to Lefaso.net.The week in Africa
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