The New Times (All Africa) – Edwin Musoni

“THE Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) Presidential candidate, Paul Kagame, has said that he intends to increase free education from nine to 12 years.”(more)

SciDev.net (All Africa) – Linda Nordling and Nourou Dia

“Senegal hopes to begin producing world-class African mathematicians with the first of three Africa-based mathematics training centres, which is due to open in September next year.”(more)

Leadership (All Africa) – Nanman Sunday Wormis

“Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has stated that the FCT administration is committed towards the improvement of science, technical and vocational education as a means of wealth generation to impact on the nation and on the global stage.”(more)

Daily Nation (All Africa) – Anthony Njagi

“North-Eastern Province’s perennial low scores in national examinations have been blamed mainly on a poor reading culture among the students.”(more)

Daily News (All Africa) – Kitsepile Nyathi

“Zimbabwe has overtaken Tunisia as the country with the highest literacy rate in Africa despite the numerous problems that continue to dog the country’s once enviable education sector.”(more)

Shabait.com (All Africa) – Staff Writer

“About 213 mothers in the North-west sub-zone, Central region, who have been following illiteracy eradication program for six-months graduated yesterday. The mothers who are now able to read and write are from the administrative areas of Mai-Temenai, Edaga-Hamus and Akria. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the head of Adult Education Program in the sub-zone, Mr. Gezai Haile, stressed the need for exerting coordinated endeavors on the part of the society at large so as to eradicate illiteracy.”(more)

Angola Press (All Africa) – Staff Writer

“The Angolan university lecturer, Durbalino de Carvalho, said that the legalisation and the creation of the new private high and higher education institutions will allow the country to train, within short and long term, personnel capable of dealing with development challenges.”(more)

The New Vision (All Africa) – Francis Kagolo and Racheal Ninsiima

“Uganda has a shortfall of over 110,000 Universal Primary Education (UPE) teachers, the education minister, Namirembe Bitamazire, said yesterday. She said there were only 132,000 UPE teachers for the seven million pupils. “To achieve quality education, we need to have enough quality teachers who are dedicated and patriotic,” Bitamazire noted.”(more)

Bua News (All Africa) – Staff Writer

“Zuma says the World Cup must focus global attention on “education for all,” with a planed summit on the cards to solidify this. …In a statement, Zuma called on all South Africans and the world to support the event, saying on the playing field of life there is nothing more important than the quality of education.”(more)

Daily Independent (All Africa) – Staff Writer

“Shortly after Nigeria recently hosted a meeting of the E-9 countries – Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan – considered to be the among the world’s most educationally challenged nations, the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, announced that she was optimistic that the level of illiteracy in Nigeria could be halved by 2015, in accordance with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s target.”(more)