Education International Africa (EI Africa) held an online meeting on 30 April 2026 to address the growing attacks on teachers, Education Support Personnel (ESP), and schools. The meeting was held under the theme, “Schools shall be safe havens for all.”
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In the face of a war across the Middle East which continues to destroy lives, communities, and education systems. Education International (EI) calls for an immediate and sustained ceasefire, full de‑escalation of hostilities, and the protection of students, teachers, and education workers across the region.
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Education International (EI) expresses its unwavering solidarity with the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT), its leadership and members, following the most recent attack against union leaders by the authorities in Eswatini. On 23 April, Eswatini police arrested Lot Vilakati, the General Secretary of SNAT, and other public union leaders...
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The 2026 edition of the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is taking place from the 20th to the 25th of April, mobilising millions of education activists all around the globe. With education financing at risk, activists are calling on governments to invest in education and honour their commitment to...
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Education Internation Africa (EI Africa), through the West African Women in Education Network (WAWEN), held an online gender training from 21-22 April 2026. The meeting focused on power dynamics, leadership, and women’s participation within education unions.
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Under repression and war in Palestine, teachers are the backbone of the education system and the international solidarity of education unions continues to be a lifeline for many. In Palestine, teachers have not received their salaries for more than 15 months due to withheld public incomes by the Israeli government....
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Education International Africa (EI Africa), together with the Union Syndicale pour l’Éducation de Qualité (USEQ) and partners, held a Tax and Education (TaxEd) Advocacy Workshop and High-Level Dialogue on 7–8 April 2026 in Dakar, Senegal. The event focused on mobilising teacher unions and partners to advocate for increased domestic financing...
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Education International Africa (EI Africa), in collaboration with the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) convened a national inter‑institutional policy dialogue on financing public education and accelerating progress towards SDG4.The meeting took place on 27 March 2026 at Fairway Hotel in Kampala.
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In Mauritania, the SNES (National Union of Secondary Education) is working with determination to support teachers and build union membership. With the support of the SNES–FSU in France, the union’s grassroots strategy has gained momentum over the years, and particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Many education systems across Africa remain structured by colonial legacies: what is taught, the languages used in classrooms, and the approach to formal schooling. Education unions must lead the effort to decolonise minds, curricula, and education financing across the continent. This was the call issued during a webinar of union...
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The EI Africa Communications Network (ComNet) held an online meeting on 18 March 2026, to discuss how education unions can lead the decolonisation of education systems across Africa. The meeting brought together Union representatives and members, communication officers and young educators from across the region.
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For several months now, in response to the breakdown in social dialogue, teachers in Senegal have been mobilising in defence of their rights, quality public education, and the agreements signed with the government. The movement is led by the G7, a coalition of the seven most representative trade unions in...
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On this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) Education International Africa (EIA) extends best wishes to all women educators and women in Africa and globally. Education Internationals’ continued commitment to gender equality is reflected in its constitutional principles, the Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) and World Congress resolutions, all of which...
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At a time when education systems across Africa are confronted with major structural challenges – chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, unequal access, growing competition from the private sector – education unions have a vital role to play. A training session organised in Accra, Ghana, brought together several unions from the region...
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EI Africa, in collaboration with Centrale des syndicats du Quebec (CSQ), organised a 3-day Workshop from 24th to 26th February 2026 under the theme, “Study Circles and the Go Public Campaign: United for Quality Public Education”. The Workshop brought together 18 education union member representatives from Francophone member organisations in...
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Education unions in many parts of the world face increasingly challenging conditions: sustained underfunding of public education, attacks on trade union rights, and growing pressures to privatise and commercialise education systems. In this context, the development cooperation work of Education International and its members goes beyond the technical and into...
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Strengthening women’s leadership is not only a requirement for equality but also a prerequisite for more democratic, representative, and influential trade unions. By placing women teachers at the heart of its trade union project, the FOSEF-CI (Federation of Education and Training Trade Unions - Côte d’Ivoire) is redefining the balance...
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On the 18thand 19th February 2026, the Southern Africa Women in Education Network (SAWEN), a Sub-Region under EI Africa’s Women in Education Network (AWEN), held an online training under the theme; “Harmonizing Union Gender Policies with Global Standards: A SAWEN Policy Review Dialogue”, which brough together union representatives to review...
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