Éducation
Burundi : alarming school conditions for refugees in Kavumu Camp
The Kavumu refugee camp located in the district and province of Cankuzo in eastern Burundi and home to more than 18,000 refugees, sees the education of children seriously compromised. Parents
Photo of the week : over 150 schoolchildren in a classroom
Schoolchildren are sitting on the bare ground for lack of benches, desks and classrooms across the district town center of Rugombo, Mugina and Buganda, Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). Parents request
Cibitoke: more than 150 students in a classroom
Schoolchildren are sitting on the bare ground for lack of benches, desks and classrooms across the communal capitals of Rugombo, Mugina and Buganda, Cibitoke province (north-west Burundi). Parents request the
Cibitoke: more than 150 students in a classroom
Schoolchildren are sitting on the bare ground for lack of benches, desks and classrooms across the communal capitals of Rugombo, Mugina and Buganda, Cibitoke province (north-west Burundi). Parents request the
Makamba : glaring lack of chalks and books for teachers and students
Since the start of the school year, almost a month ago, teachers in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi) say they have not been provided with books and chalks. The
Rumonge: a school year amidst clean water crisis and lack of mattresses
It was this Monday, September 16 that the school year began throughout the country. Boarding schools began receiving students last Sunday. At the Rumonge high school (southwest Burundi), school authorities
DRC (Lusenda): Teachers demand hygiene equipment from UNHCR to protect themselves against Mpox
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the school year started on September 2, 2024. In the Lusenda camp in South Kivu province, Burundian refugees have been living in fear since
Burundi: 32% is the required score for admission to post-fundemental education
Of the 79,847 students who took the national competition this year, the success rate is 79.8%, according to the Burundian Minister in charge of education. François Havyarimana announced that the
DRC – Rwanda : Congolese and Rwandan students testify to the complementarity in education between both countries despite their disagreement
Tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda arose in 2022 when strong disagreements broke out between these two states in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Nevertheless, these
Burundi : French and English removed from the state exam for the maths-statistics section
The two languages were normally part of the other subjects that final year secondary school math and statistics pupils took for the state exam. This year, these two subjects will