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Children’s education is frequently disrupted in conflict-fraught areas. Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP via Getty Images

January 23, 2024

Education has a huge role to play in peace and development: 5 essential reads

Natasha Joseph, The Conversation

Education can spur peace and development. Here are five essential reads on the topic.

The COVID pandemic set pupils back, but the problems in Ethiopia’s education system have deep roots. Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency

November 23, 2023

Ethiopia’s education system is in crisis – now’s the time to fix it

Tebeje Molla, Deakin University and Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh, University of Cambridge

The shockingly poor exam results indicate underlying structural issues that extend far beyond the realm of individual student performance.

History is better taught to young, impressionable minds from an early age. Hannibal Hanschke/picture alliance via Getty Images

August 5, 2021

What studying history at school can do for Nigerians

Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos

Nigeria should stop showing contempt for history as a subject, profession or topic of discussion.

A child who fled from Central African Republic attending a class at a refugee camp in Chad. Getty Images

October 27, 2020

Education is both the victim and the best weapon in Central Sahel conflict

Craig Bailie, Regent University

Attacks on schools and children evoke a strong emotional response, which is a definitive goal of terrorist groups.

First school Sunshine of Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital city. Free Wind 2014/Shutterstock

August 11, 2019

How schools are kept afloat in Somaliland

Tobias Gandrup, University of Antwerp and Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp

Due to its lack of international recognition and its limited financial capacity, Somaliland’s administration isn’t fully capable of supporting the education sector

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