Even if additional energy production capacity was added to the national grid through renewables, questions remain about whether access will be equitable and affordable.
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Continuous growth of energy production and consumption, even from low carbon energy sources, could create more problems than solutions.
Students at St Dominic Bukna Secondary School in Kisumu, Kenya, take their English test outdoors due to overcrowding in classrooms.
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More teachers need to be employed to cope with the increasing number of students in secondary schools.
Children playing in a village in Ondo state in Nigeria.
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Large numbers of young people can represent great economic potential. But this only works if Nigeria can invest in their health and education and new economic opportunities.
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children.
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Zimbabwe’s Education Amendment Act of 2020 is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done.