Education

Schools in Sierra Leone have reopened more than a month after a mudslide devastated communities around Freetown. But not all students can return as many schools are still being used…

Once you have answered the “what” and “where” of your plans to study abroad, it is time to ask the next important question: “How.” Before you jump into action, it…

After toying with the idea for a few years, project coordinator Justin Kang, 34, decided to go back to school to secure a degree. But with his first child born…

The way we teach reading to both boys and girls can benefit from following evidence-based learning methods Many people know that girls, on average, are worse at math than boys.…

Back in November, things weren’t clicking with my current Y11 class. Whilst their bodies would enter the classroom on time for lessons, their minds were often elsewhere – stuck in…

Book lovers, writers and artists of diverse genres are converging today in Mogadishu for the third annual Mogadishu Book Fair which has attracted participants locally and internationally. The book festival…

The founding father of African writing in English, he challenged the perspective of colonialist white writers and fell foul of successive regimes in Nigeria. Just turned 70 and living in…

Globally, 91% of children attend primary school, compared to just 61% of refugee children. More than 3.5 million refugee children of school-going age did not have the chance to attend…

Chances are the name Harvey will be associated with devastation and chaos, just like Katrina, Hugo, Sandy, and Rita. The first major storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane…