By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kerr Fatou
Gambia’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education plans to introduce teaching in seven national languages in public schools from this academic year. The measure aims to strengthen young children’s foundational learning, with support from the World Bank, according to Makutu Manneh.
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The Lagos State government wants to strengthen quality control in schools to improve teaching and pupils’ results. At a round table held on 20 October, Basic and Secondary Education Commissioner Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun announced a roadmap with measurable targets, reports Pmnewsnigeria.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
The Gambian government condemns attacks attributed to Houthi rebels on two international airports in Saudi Arabia, which caused deaths, injuries and property damage. The Gambian Foreign Ministry reaffirms its support for Riyadh and offers condolences to the families, according to an official statement.
🇬🇲 Gambia · Source: Kerr Fatou ·
Aridani Ramos and Luís Ramos, pupils at João Varela Technical School, won the Banco de Cabo Verde’s numismatics competition with 71 points. The jury also gave honourable mentions to Isaac Leocádio and Mesaque Carvalho, as part of celebrations marking the central bank’s 50th anniversary, Expresso das Ilhas reports.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Schools in the districts of Mongomo and Micomeseng, Equatorial Guinea, are receiving locally made school furniture, including more than 100 chairs and 70 tables in the first delivery. The ABC carpentry workshop in Mongomo has prepared 1,200 chairs and 600 tables, and distribution is to continue to the most deprived schools, according to Realequatorialguinea.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Realequatorialguinea ·
Ousainou Darboe pledges to serve one term if elected Gambian presidentOusainou Darboe, leader of Gambia’s United Democratic Party and a potential candidate in the December presidential election, has reiterated that he would serve only one term if elected. He says he wants to hold a free and fair election before leaving office after five years, according to an interview with The Point newspaper.
Theatre performance for a cause brings audiences together in GhanaThe St. Mary’s Old Girls’ Association 2002 year group and Roverman Productions staged “I Do, I Don’t” at the National Theatre of Ghana. The 17 October 2026 event brought alumni and audiences together for an evening of theatre and solidarity, according to MyJoyOnline.The week in Africa
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