Burkina Faso launches NEKRE Pact to reform education
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso
Burkina Faso has launched the NEKRE Pact, an initiative to reform the education system covering access to education, learning conditions, curricula and teacher training. The scheme sets seven priorities, including promoting national languages, digital technology and data-based governance, according to the head of state's message delivered by the Prime Minister.
Burkina Faso has launched the NEKRE Pact, an initiative aimed at reforming the education system by acting on its organisation, programmes, governance and moral training. The launch, held on 17 October 2026, follows on from the Gaoua Appeal launched exactly 40 years earlier by Captain Thomas Sankara, reports Lefaso.
The Burkinabè head of state is calling for a profound transformation of education and for specific commitments to be shared and assumed by the various actors in the education system, according to the message read by the Prime Minister and reported by Lefaso. The Gaoua Appeal already advocated improving the quality of teaching and mobilising the education community.
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