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  1. 22 September 2023

    Regional Committee Appalled by Coups D'état in Africa

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    The Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC), which met virtually on the 20th of September 2023, adopted two resolutions: one on the Respect for Democratic Principles and Institutions during and after Coups D’état and the second on the disaster in Morocco caused by the Earthquake.

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  2. 23 August 2023

    Concerns mount over teacher detentions and threats in Angola

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    Education International has expressed grave concerns to Angolan authorities following distressing reports of illegal detentions of teacher unionists and threats against educators. Threats include negative evaluations, terminations, and the exclusion of unionised probationary teachers from employment opportunities. Particularly troubling is a letter from a provincial education director, urging national police...

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  3. 15 August 2023

    Cameroon: Training of women on transformational leadership

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    The Réseau des Enseignant.es Syndicalistes d'Afrique Centrale (RESAC), EI Africa’s Sub Regional network for women, organised a Workshop on 14th August 2023, at the Marriot Metropolitan Hotel in Douala, Cameroon. The workshop was attended by 30 participants from Central African Republic (CAR), Congo Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

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  4. 14 July 2023

    EI AND SADTU SUPPORT SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

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    Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores(ONP) top leaders convened at the Premiere Hotel in Nelspruit, South Africa, on the 6th and 7th July, 2023 in a retreat facilitated by SADTU and EI to help transform the ONP/SNPM into a strong, democratic, and independent teachers’ union capable of effectively defending and promoting the...

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  5. 4 July 2023

    Your guide to connect with colleagues at the 9th EI World Congress

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    The 9th Education International World Congress is taking place online from July 11 to 13. This edition of our World Congress will focus on “Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy." Read on to see how you can connect with colleagues from across the world!

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  6. 4 July 2023

    EI Africa launches the Go Public! Fund Education Campaign in Monrovia – Liberia

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    The National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL) and Education International (El) Africa held a two-day workshop aimed at reviewing the state of education in Liberia in relation to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 aimed at ‘ensuring inclusive, equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all’. The...

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  7. 30 June 2023

    EI Africa urges governments to invest in Education

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    Education union representatives from Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, and Zambia convened at the Mensvic Hotel in Accra, Ghana, for the public event on education financing . The Education Financing Forum, which took place on June 22, 2023, aimed at urging governments to enhance funding for public education.

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  8. 26 June 2023

    EI Africa launches Go Public! Fund Education Campaign in Accra

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    Education International (EI), together with its member organisations in Ghana, hosted a workshop at Mensvic Hotel in Accra on the 21st June 2023 to discuss education financing. EI member organizations from Senegal and Zambia involved in the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance project joined their counterparts from Ghana and Nigeria...

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  9. 23 June 2023

    Go Public! Finance quality, equitable, and inclusive education in Africa

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    Top education union leaders from Cameroon, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia took stock of gains in their fight against education privatisation through the Education International (EI) Global Response campaign and committed to continue these efforts through EI's Go Public! Fund Education campaign to mobilise to fully fund public education systems and...

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