Tag Archives: Education in Africa

It has started for the second edition of the competition for the Best teacher using and integrating ICTS in teaching. It was launched last Thursday at the high school of Mayap in the district of Noun (western region). The aforementioned competition is opened to teachers of public and private institutions …

Burkina Faso won the edition 2015 of the « Promotion of the French language (PROLAF 2015) » competition held in Cotonou, Benin and that gathered 56 candidates from four West African countries, according to the results proclaimed on Tuesday. The competition organized within the framework of the celebration of the International Day …

The denominational private education has, once again and this for a decade, taken the leading shares from the official education regarding success in the official examinations 2014, according to a note published on Wednesday by the of the High School Office of Cameroon (OBC). Thus, over 1035 schools (high and …

With the success of the first two phases, the phase III of the « A lamp for Africa » project was launched last Thursday at the public primary school of the village of Guesna in the municipality of Boussé, province of Kourwéogo (region of the central plateau). It covers January 2015 to …

The young Gabonese lady, Estelle Dossamou, is the initiator of « I know my country« , an educational game that allows children to know better Gabon. The new product was officially launched on 14th March in Libreville. Impressed by the capacity of children to learn by playing, Estelle Dossamou got the idea …

The government of Botswana wants to be at the forefront of the information and communication technologies (ICTS). And the education sector is also a part of this technological revolution that joins the Education and Training Strategic Plan (ETSSP). In fact, the authorities of the country plan the use of video …

Ended on 31st October 2014, the Education and Institutional Strengthening Project (PERI) has just benefited from a subsidy of 15 billion FCFA for 2015, within the framework of its second phase (PERI-2). The financing of the project comes partially from the World Bank through a donation from the Global Partnership …

The envelope dedicated by Cameroon to the development of the educational sector for the year 2015 is estimated at about 500 billion francs CFA, according to the Law of the finances passed by the parliament. In this classification, the ministry for the Secondary educations gets the biggest envelope with a …

The center for the promotion of the leadership on the African continent « African Leadership Academy » (ALA) based in Johannesburg (South Africa) is opened until 12th December 2014 for the registration of the candidates for the class 2015. Created in 2008, the center recruits hundreds of young people for its various …

Very often synonym of headaches, mathematics is nevertheless essential, not only during schooling, but also later in life. Many jobs created during these recent years are the result of technological and scientific innovations. The teaching of mathematics in Africa thus prepares learners for this challenge. It is within this context …

As Africa Top Success announced it earlier, the Ivorian government made a commitment to make of e-education, a reality in Ivory Coast. The Ivorian Minister of Education and Technical training, Kandia Kamissoko Camara, proceeded on Tuesday, 11th November 2014, to the launching of the first digital classroom of Ivory Coast. …

The last edition of New York Forum Africa held in Gabon bear fruit. According to the on-line newspaper Gabonreview.com, the mobile telephony company, Airtel Gabon and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) ratified in Paris, an agreement concerning the training of 5000 young Gabonese in the sector …

Miss Ivory Coast, Jennifer Yeo starts on Wednesday, 15th October her humanitarian activities. The one who militates in favor of poor children will proceed to deliveries of school kits and food to needy pupils of Abidjan and its suburbs. A caravan made up of happy elected representatives by the Miss …

The International Book Fair of Abidjan (SILA) is back. The 7th edition will be held from 05th to 09th November around the theme, « book at the heart of emergence« . And they are more than 30 thousand visitors expected at this meeting of the literary world. During the opening ceremony of …

The edition 2014 of the international education and training fair will be held from 8th to 11th October in Lomé (Togo). Placed under the theme « Which Education for the job creation? », the international meeting for education actors will try to give answer to the problem of employment – training inadequacy. …

The Algerian Minister of culture, Nadia Labidi proceeded on 24th September 2014 to the official opening of the 7th Cartoon Films International Festival of Algiers (Fibda) in the Algerian capital town. Brazil, invited country of this edition of the festival, will share its rich experience with the Algerian cartoonists and …

In a calm mood, the Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall invited on Wednesday all the educational system actors to try by all means so that « the school year can take place in the serenity ». For Mr. Sall, this serenity is a consolidating factor of a school of success and …

Literacy is the foundation of any education, any training and any later learning. It thus allows the profitable populations to acquire knowledge, competence, attitudes and necessary values to build a livable and viable world. With this assertion, the Chadian State Minister of Education in charge of fundamental education and literacy, …

While awaiting the starting of the activities of his foundation « SEA Foundation« , the captain of Eperviers of Togo, Shéyi Emmanuel Adébayor, is committed towards the youth of the country where he was born. Three days prior to the match Togo-Ghana in Lomé, the Togolese international was together with Tomégah-Dogbé Victoire, …

More than ten years after its closure further to the Ivory Coast military political crisis of September 2002, Lycée Jean Mermoz, the international high school of Abidjan is opened again. The news came from our colleague at Star Africa. The reopening of this high school, attended by several pupils coming …

The third edition of the « Voix des mômes » festival was officially launched on Friday, 29th August 2014 in Ougadougou. The Innovation of this edition is the particular importance granted to children in conflict with the law. Indeed, an acting studio forum is planned for the minor prisoners in the Detention …

The Ivorian artist, Ticken Jah Fakoly known for his political commitment, has been working in the social domain since a few years. In an interview granted to the Ivorian site, abidjan.net, he reaffirmed his ambition to build a school in every African country. For the moment he already realized five …

The Ivorian Ministry of Culture and the Francophony announced at the beginning of the week the submission of the application of the writer, Bernard Dadié for the Nobel Prize of Literature. The famous author, whose works have been for several years list in the academic program in several countries of …

The RDI-France buying group supports excellence in the countries where they operate, with the René Descamps prize of the name of its founder. In Togo, three schools (CS E-snam, Kpime Woume and SOS children’s village of Kara) won the prizes involved for this year. The pupils of the Hermann Gmeiner …

Path difficult of access, very wet zone, thick fog hiding the sun all day long; Kpato a small village situated at some footsteps from Blifou (at 27 km from Kplimé), shows at first sight signs of a hostile environment. Behind this image is hiding a kind population with children whose …

Since 10th August, the Beninese athlete, Carlos Bossouvi has made a commitment in a rather original and solidarity way initiative. The cyclist launched the challenge to join the city of Jarcieu (France) by bicycle. The objective is to collect 6 473 euros to support the humanitarian aids of the Jar’nati …

« When an old man dies in Africa, it is a whole library that burns« . This sentence from the writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ, fully summarizes the dominating place of oral communication in the African cultures. In order to immortalize the tradition, Benin is hosting from 14th August 2014, the 9th edition …

After a successful hard working year, entertainment time has now come for about 30 children of Ivory Coast Treasury agents.   In order to encourage them for their excellent school results of the academic year 2013-2014, these children have benefited since Monday from study holidays in Benin.   This summer …

Today, the number of women in the world is higher than that of men. Educating then a girl is to educate a whole nation. Well, the First lady of the United States understood this assertion. On the last day of the United States / Africa summit in Washington, Michelle Obama …

The Nobel Prize in Literature (1986), Wole Soyinka will introduce the anthology that will draft the 39 authors of less than 40 years old selected for the final phase of the Africa 39 project. The initiative results from the collaboration between the Hay Festival of Literature & the Arts Ltd …