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More than 400,000 primary school pupils in Tanzania's Zanzibar, half of them girls, will have access to more a conducive learning environment under a new project financed by the World Bank, the bank said in a statement late Thursday. The project will entail reduced class sizes and strengthened teacher support…

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"Education represents an effective shield against extremism and obscurantism. It is a critical factor in fighting against poverty and inequality, strengthening the social contract...

The leaders of Mauritania, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad signed a groundbreaking declaration, calling for the creation of a Sahel coalition that would put education at the center of their development strategies.