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The Ministry of Education is strengthening how schools across Liberia record, manage, and use information to support better planning and education delivery. Speaking on Day One of a five-day technical work session in Kakata, Margibi County, Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah challenged school principals and county education administrators to make accurate and up-to-date records a core part of effective school management. She emphasized that every principal should be able to clearly understand the reality of their school through reliable information on students, teachers, attendance, infrastructure, and other essential areas.…

A Seychelles delegation led by Ambassador Ian Madeleine, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, paid a courtesy call on Dr Ibrahim Norbert Richard, Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), in Mauritius on 10 September 2026. The delegation included H.E. Nicholas Prea, High Commissioner of Seychelles to Mauritius and Mrs. Jemma Simeon, Principal Counsellor at the Seychelles High Commission in Mauritius. Dr Richard welcomed the Seychelles delegation and expressed his appreciation for the visit. Discussions focused on strengthening Seychelles’ engagement with the IOC and enhancing regional cooperation among Member States.…

The Ministry of Education has selected and vetted 38 teachers serving in rural communities across Liberia’s 16 Education Counties to participate in a three-week Cultural Exchange Program in the People’s Republic of China. The initiative supports the Ministry’s Teacher and Administrator Holistic Upgrading priority, which focuses on strengthening the knowledge, professional capacity, motivation, and development of the educators who are central to improving learning across Liberia. Through the exchange, participating teachers will gain exposure to China’s education system, teaching and learning approaches, mentorship practices, and culture.…

His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring that out-of-school children are identified, enrolled, supported, retained, and empowered to thrive through the Back to My Classroom (BTMC) Campaign. Launched in 2024, BTMC seeks to return 250,000 out-of-school children to education by 2029, beginning with 80,000 children across seven priority counties in 2026.…

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. General Birame Diop, received H.E. Kalilou Traoré, Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria and Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to ECOWAS, on a courtesy visit following his assumption of office as President of the Commission. The visit, the first paid by a Member State Ambassador to President Diop since he assumed office on 31 August 2026, provided an opportunity for both leaders to reaffirm their commitment to the ideals of regional integration and to exchange views on matters of mutual interest concerning the ECOWAS Community.…

Training and mentorship are at the heart of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). In Kismayo’s Sector 2, that work falls in part to Corporal George Fitzpatrick Kaitell. An armourer by trade, he now heads training for the Sierra Leone Formed Police Unit. With 21 years of experience in the Sierra Leone Police Force, Cpl Kaitell has dedicated his career to public service, professional policing and capacity building. Since joining the police in 2005, he remains dedicated to serving not only his country, but the broader African community. “I was inspired by friends and also to dedicate myself to my country and to the world at large,” he said.…

A conference on the importance of mother-tongue education was held for nationals in Switzerland. The conference was attended by over 60 teachers from 19 schools, education coordinators, and heads of national organizations. The conference focused on teaching methods, reference books and their types, the structure of mother-tongue schools, teachers and curriculum design, as well as the role of mother-tongue education in nurturing love of country. The participants held extensive discussions on the paper presented, focusing on the efforts needed to familiarize Eritrean children born in the Diaspora with their history, society, and country.…

Seychelles and Mauritius have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across a range of priority areas at the 14th Session of the Seychelles–Mauritius Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, held in Balaclava, Mauritius. The three-day session brought together senior officials and technical experts from both countries to review progress in bilateral cooperation, assess existing legal instruments and identify new opportunities for collaboration.…

With registration fees removed for children in public primary schools, Government is gearing up for an aggressive community campaign to reach children who have dropped out of school or have never enrolled, get them into the classroom, and help them stay there. That work is now moving into the counties through the Back to My Classroom Campaign (BTMC). Led by the Ministry of Education, BTMC brings together the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and Ministry of Local Government, with LISGIS, UNICEF, development partners, county authorities, communities, and families working through one coordinated approach.…

The Government of Liberia has launched the 2026 Presidential Scholarship Recipients’ Inter-University Debate Competition under the theme, “Empowering Youth Intellect, Driving National Development.” Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah reminded the scholars that a scholarship is an investment in their potential, and that its true value will be measured by what they eventually do with the opportunity. She challenged them to think beyond earning a degree and ask a more important question: “Your country has invested in your education.…