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Tanzania Joins GPE Push To Mobilise More Education Financing

Tanzania’s Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adolf Mkenda, has joined global education leaders at a Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Multiplier Possibility meeting in New York, as efforts intensify to mobilise additional resources for education systems in developing countries. The
September 25, 2026

Chinese Professors Visit Zanzibar to Boost Research Ties

A high-level academic delegation from China has visited Zanzibar, seeking to forge new partnerships in research, innovation, and capacity building aligned with the island’s key development sectors. The initiative is seen as part of China’s growing academic and scientific diplomacy across the
August 5, 2025

Kenya’s Free Schooling Model Faces Major Cutbacks

Kenya, once hailed as a model for providing free education in sub-Saharan Africa, is now rethinking its commitment. The government has officially confirmed it is struggling to finance free learning for primary and secondary schools, citing rising student numbers and budgetary constraints.
July 25, 2025

Samia Scholarship Empowers 1,051 Brilliant Students

The government has announced that 1,051 top-performing students from the 2024 Form Six examinations will receive full funding through the prestigious Samia Scholarship Programme. The news, delivered by Professor Adolph Mkenda, the Minister for Education, Science and Technology, during a press conference
July 23, 2025

University Admissions Open Amid Major Education Reforms

The 2025/26 university admissions season is now underway, marking an important milestone for higher education in Tanzania. This year’s admissions come on the heels of sweeping reforms designed to modernize degree programmes and better align academic offerings with the evolving demands of
July 17, 2025

Global Education Partners Deepen Tanzania Commitment

A new chapter of international support has opened for Tanzania’s education sector, as key global partners reaffirm their backing for inclusive, gender-responsive learning throughout the country. During an official visit to Kibasila Secondary School in Temeke District, former President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,
July 15, 2025

Congo Students Brave Conflict to Take Exams

In the conflict-ridden eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the armed group M23 rebels have controlled significant territory, thousands of secondary school students took part in the annual national secondary school exams—a crucial step toward higher education and
June 7, 2025
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