By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Standard
An op-ed praises the video message from the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Hon Habibatou Drammeh, addressed to pupils at the start of the long holiday. It encourages children to behave responsibly, remain vigilant, build positive friendships and take part in safe and constructive activities rather than attend holiday classes.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says underfunding and difficulties in budget execution are undermining the quality of education for millions of children in Zimbabwe. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education received 16.3% of the national budget in 2026, according to the organisation’s budget report on basic education.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Dailynews ·
Equatorial Guinea is moving ahead with updating and reprinting its school textbooks, whose last edition dates back to 2006. The vice-president met the prime minister and education officials in Malabo to review the project’s progress, according to Ahora EG.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Ahora EG ·
Prince Harry said he avoids spending more than ten days away from his wife, Meghan, and their children, a rule he links to balancing work and family life. He discussed it during a masterclass on resilience, in an interview with Mary-Frances O’Connor of the University of Arizona.
🌍 World · Source: L’essentiel ·
A total of 7,222 children, including 3,040 girls, joined formal education between 2023 and 2026 through 500 bridge classes, Annita Suzanne Traoré said. A new cohort of 165 classes is to receive 4,950 children aged 9 to 13 in six regions, according to the directorate of non-formal education.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Ivoireactu ·
Gambia’s Bensouda backs peaceful protests without a permitGambian presidential candidate Talib Ahmed Bensouda says citizens can hold peaceful demonstrations outside the presidential palace without police authorisation. At a Coalition 2026 rally in Banjul, the UNITE leader cited constitutional freedoms of assembly and expression, according to Kerr Fatou.
Nigeria: Reuben Fasoranti’s funeral set for 17 DecemberThe funeral of Reuben Fasoranti, former leader of the Yoruba movement Afenifere who died aged 100, will be held on 17 December 2026 in Akure, Ondo State. A wake is planned for the previous day, followed by a religious service and burial at St David’s Cathedral, according to his family.The week in Africa
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