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Merck Foundation

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    • Merck Foundation's movie “Mark's Pressure” to promote early detection and prevention of Hypertension
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    • Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej with African First Ladies during the 9th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022
    • Message from CEO of Merck Foundation on World Heart Day 2023
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    • 9th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022
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Merck Foundation and African First Ladies marks World Heart Day 2023 by providing 750 scholarships of Preventative Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity and Weight Management for doctors from 50 countries

Merck Foundation in total provided more than 1690 scholarships to doctors from over 50 countries in 42 critical and underserved medical specialties

Merck Foundation (http://www.Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health provided more than 750 scholarships of one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year master’s degree in Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity and Weight Management to doctors from 50 countries in Africa, Asia and beyond; These scholarships are…

Government of Lesotho
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Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) on Lesotho Research and Education Network

This initiative is a collaborative effort involving various stakeholders and is aimed at addressing the challenges faced by Lesotho in the realm of research and education infrastructure

The Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation (MICSTI) has established a Lesotho Research and Network Education (LesREN) at the event held in Maseru. This initiative is a collaborative effort involving various stakeholders and is aimed at addressing the challenges faced by Lesotho in the realm of research and…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
Source: Republic of South Africa: The Parliament |

South Africa: Basic Education Committee Adopts Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill

Committee Chairperson, Ms Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba, said this brings the Bill that has been more than 20 years in the making, in line with continuing the transformation agenda of the basic education sector

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has today adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. Committee Chairperson, Ms Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba, said this brings the Bill that has been more than 20 years in the making, in line with continuing the transformation agenda of the basic education sector. Some of…

Charterhouse Lagos

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    • L-R: Director of Communications, Admissions and Marketing, Damilola Olatunbosun; British Deputy High Commissioner, Jonny Baxter; Secretary to the Lagos State Government, ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin; Head, Charterhouse Lagos, John Todd; Chief Operations Officer, Charterhouse Lagos, Angela Hencher, and President of the Nigerian Old Carthusians (former students) Community, Timi Austen-Peters, during the launch and press conference of Charterhouse Lagos, British 400-year-old iconic educational institution’s first school in Africa, in Lagos
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United Kingdom's 400-year-old Iconic Educational Institution, Charterhouse, Opens its First African School in Lagos, Nigeria

Charterhouse Lagos represents a remarkable educational undertaking in Lagos State, with the planned $150 million campus expected to be fully delivered in 2028

Charterhouse (www.CharterhouseLagos.com), one of the seven prestigious and renowned British independent educational institutions with a rich history spanning over four centuries, is proud to announce the opening of its first African school in Lagos, Nigeria's bustling economic hub.  The introduction of Charterhouse Lagos marks the convergence of British independent school…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
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Uganda: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa roots for education for the deaf

According to statistics from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the deaf community has a population of about 1.2 million representing three per cent of the country’s total population

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa tasked the government to provide social protection, economic empowerment and education programmes that directly support Persons with Disabilities(PWDs). The Deputy Speaker who pledged to become “a full-time partner of the deaf community and an advocate of the Persons with Disabilities” was the chief guest at…

The World Bank Group
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Nigeria to Expand Adolescent Girls’ Education Program to Reach 8.6 Million Girls

The Additional Financing will scale up project activities from the current seven states to eleven additional states and increase the targeted beneficiaries to include out-of-school (OOS) girls

The World Bank approved additional financing of $700 m for Nigeria to scale up the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) program whose goal is to improve secondary education opportunities among girls in targeted states. The Additional Financing will scale up project activities from the current seven states…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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World Food Programme (WFP) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) announce strategic partnership to accelerate digital schools initiative in Southern Africa

The Digital Schools initiatives align with Southern Africa's national education standards and will specifically target learners in the remote parts of the region

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement to implement an innovative initiative to equip schools in the Southern African region with high-quality digital and hybrid education. The Digital Schools initiatives align with Southern Africa's national education standards and will specifically target…

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation
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United Arab Emirates Signs a Memorandum of Understanding to Expand the Digital School Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Digital School stands as a vital initiative which comes as a result of the UAE leadership's vision to support education based on its firm belief that investment in this field is necessary for the development of societies

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications and Chairman of The Digital School’s Board of Directors, witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the…

The Republic of Sierra Leone State House
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Addresses Commemorative Event of 4th Observance of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly

The President joined the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with whom he co-chaired the Transforming Education Summit in 2022 as well as the UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially kickstarted his high-level engagements at the 78th Session of UN General Assembly as the keynote speaker at the commemoration of the observance of the Fourth International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The President joined the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Students from Sophia University in Tokyo, visiting the Bank. They are here with the Bank's administrator for Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Austria and Saudi Arabia, Takaaki Nomoto (front middle).
    • The students had a rich interview with the administrator at the Bank for Japan, Takaaki Nomoto (at the end of the table on the right).
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After “Learn from Africa” visit, Japan Sophia University students call for stronger partnerships between Africa and Japan

The visit enabled the students to experience the continent first-hand

A cohort of 14 students from Tokyo’s Sophia University (https://apo-opa.info/45PdEMe) have ended a visit to the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) energised by the cross-cultural engagement and calling for deeper ties between Japan and Africa. Their visit to the group headquarters, on Thursday 7 September 2023, was facilitated through the “Learn…