The "Education in Africa Newsletter": #ArticleSeries serves as an informative and insightful source of news and updates about the educational landscape on the African continent. It plays a crucial role in disseminating information, promoting discussion, and fostering collaboration to improve education in Africa.
March 4, 2025
By: Ernest Adade, Sarah Osei and Richie-Mike Wellington Africa’s growing youth population presents both challenges and opportunities for socio-economic transformation. According to the United Nations (2021), over 60% of Africa’s […]
January 29, 2025
By: Riche-Mike Wellington, Chief Programme Specialist, Social and Human Sciences & Christopher Wetcher Programme Specialist, Culture, Ghana Commission for UNESCO Ghana is a nation rich in history, cultural vibrancy, and […]
May 6, 2024
By: Sarah Osei, Regional Lead for West Africa, Instill Education & Founding Partner, ESDEV Foundation Africa In response to the urgent need for action, the ESDEV Foundation Africa, a Pan-African […]
November 1, 2023
By: Sarah Osei, Regional Lead (West Africa) Instill Education & Prof. Francis Owusu-Mensah, CEO, ESDEV Foundation Africa Introduction Digital skills and technologies are critical levers in the rehabilitation and reintegration […]
September 21, 2023
Introducing Mr. Riche-Mike Wellington Currently serving as the Chief Program Specialist at the Ghana Commission for UNESCO, Riche-Mike Wellington has been a revered technocrat in Ghana and UNESCO affairs over […]
August 22, 2023
By: Chen Huang, Independent Consultant & Riche-Mike Wellington, Chief Programme Specialist, Ghana Commission for UNESCO With the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution and constant technological advancement in the 21st Century, higher education […]
July 17, 2023
By: Prof. Francis Owusu-Mensah, Founding Principal, College for Distance and e-Learning, University of Education, Winneba & Riche-Mike Wellington, Chief Programme Specialist, Ghana Commission for UNESCO Introduction Teachers have a more significant influence […]
June 26, 2023
By: Sarah Osei, Regional Lead for West Africa, Instill Education & Shamsuddeen Ibrahim, Educationist and M.E.A.L Consultant Introduction Nigeria is the largest country in the Economic Community of West Africa […]
June 1, 2023
By: Ellen Abakah (Ph.D), Lecturer, Department of Adult Education, University of Ghana & Riche-Mike Wellington, Chief Programme Specialist, Ghana Commission for UNESCO Introduction For many decades, improving educational quality has been a key […]
May 15, 2023
By: Sarah Osei, Regional Lead, Instill Education (West Africa) & Riche-Mike Wellington, Chief Programme Specialist, Ghana Commission for UNESCO Accra, the capital city of Ghana, has been named as the […]
April 27, 2023
In sub-Saharan Africa, over one in five students studying in higher education is in a private institution, rising to one in two in Ghana. With different actors providing higher education, […]