By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aib
School directors and teachers from the Pensa basic education district are taking part in training on rolling out a harmonised education model using national languages. Held since Thursday in Sandbondtenga, the session focuses on a school approach adapted to the local context, according to the Burkina Information Agency.
Denis Sassou-N’Guesso University honoured 17 academic staff promoted to the rank of maître-assistant following the 48th session of the Inter-African Consultative Committees of CAMES. The ceremony took place on 24 October in Kintélé, according to the Congolese Information Agency.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: Aci ·
The school council of Loropéni Centre B, in Burkina Faso, adopted its action plan for the 2026-2027 school year after presenting financial accounts showing revenue of 230,000 CFA francs and expenditure of 220,000 CFA francs. The programme includes repairing desk-benches, setting up a school canteen and providing electricity to classrooms, reports the Burkina Information Agency.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Aib ·
Aishatu Jafaar Suleiman, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Secondary Education Board desk officer for robotic education, has called for stronger teacher training. She made the call during a sensitisation programme held at schools in Abuja, according to Daily Trust.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Dailytrust ·
The remains of Brazzaville Prefect Yves Bodler Ngongo, who died on 9 October, were received in Ouesso on 26 October by departmental authorities and residents. He had suffered a medical emergency during the inauguration of the Angola Libre school complex, reports the Congolese News Agency.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: Aci ·
Plan International launches four projects worth CFA 3.4 billion in Burkina FasoPlan International Burkina Faso is launching four development projects worth more than CFA 3.4 billion, focused on economic resilience, food security, education and health. These initiatives target children, women and young people in particular, according to Lefaso, citing the organisation.
Higher-education teachers’ strike disrupts Malian universitiesThe five-day strike by Malian higher-education teachers began on 26 October 2026, with the National Union of Higher Education and Scientific Research demanding payment of the research allowance. Students at Bamako’s Faculty of Administrative and Political Sciences fear delays to their studies and consequences for their plans, Bamada.net reports.The week in Africa
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