Improving the professional status of early childhood education (ECE) personnel is central to improving both access and quality. Education unions across Africa are strengthening their collective advocacy to secure quality ECE, as well as recognition and decent conditions for workers in this sector.
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Addis Ababa, 13 February 2026 — Education International Africa (EI Africa) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the teaching profession and advancing quality public education across the continent during the African Union’s High-Level Partners’ Consultation on the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025–2034).
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Education International Africa (EI Africa) has reaffirmed the importance of aligning development cooperation and capacity building programmes with Education International’s operational and strategic priorities for 2026, following a regional Development Cooperation (DC) Café held online on Tuesday 3 February 2026.
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The widely-followed teachers’ strike launched in Gabon in December is set to continue in the absence of a response from the new government. The SENA (National Education Union) and SYNETECPRO (National Union for Technical and Vocational Education) are calling for the urgent regularisation of teachers’ careers and warn that the...
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How are education workers around the world feeling? What are their actual working conditions, daily challenges, and health? Through the third edition of I-BEST - the International Barometer of the Health and Well-being of Education Staff - Education International (EI) and MGEN will amplify the voices of education personnel in...
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EI Africa and member organisations in the region join the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, taking place from 25 November to 10 December 2025. This year’s theme, “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls”, shines a spotlight on the urgent need to combat...
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Education leaders from the EI Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) came together to celebrate hard-won progress, tackle persistent challenges, and renew their collective resolve to champion public education. With a clear focus on urging governments to prioritize and fully fund public education, participants reaffirmed their commitment to securing quality learning for...
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The Child Labour Free Zone (CLFZ) approach implemented by many Education International (EI) affiliates is a community-based solution that is proving highly effective. An independent assessment commissioned by Education International shows that the approach transforms communities. The evaluation was conducted by a team of assessors who combined qualitative and quantitative...
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After years of negotiations, the SET teachers’ union of Chad has secured a revision of the decree governing the status of teachers. This is a first step that rekindles hope for improved working conditions and opens up a new phase of negotiations. But many challenges lie ahead.
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The Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) held its two-day virtual meeting on 18 and 19 November, bringing together regionais leaders to deliberate on key developments in education across the continent.
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The Pre-tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), with support from Education International, has successfully concluded two successful gender training workshops aimed at strengthening the participation of women in union activities.
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Education unions in Cape Verde have intensified their advocacy for inclusive quality public education and for the teaching profession through the Go Public! Fund Education campaign.
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Accra, Ghana – October 31, 2025 Education International (EI) Africa successfully hosted the John Thompson Fellowship (JTF) Programme for Zone 4 from October 27–28, 2025, at the Grand Mensvic Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The two-day capacity-building workshop brought together 31 participants from 11 member organisations across 8 Central African countries,...
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Thanks to decisive action by the STEB (Education Workers’ Union of Burundi) and support from international partners, 578 children have been able to return to school in the municipality of Ndava, 50 kilometres from Bujumbura the country’s capital. Ndava is currently the scene of an outstanding collective effort to eradicate...
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Education International Africa (EIA), through its Promoting Education and Educators’ Rights (PEER) Project in Africa, supported by the Solidarity Centre of Finland (SASK) and the Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ), successfully facilitated an impactful exchange visit to Botswana from 16thto 17thOctober 2025.
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The 23rd General Assembly of the Ethiopian Teachers’ Association (ETA) convened from October 14th-15th, 2025, bringing together educators and union leaders from across the nation and continent. The event was a call for solidarity, reform, and renewed commitment to quality, inclusive public education.
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The Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA) held its 23rd General Congress opening ceremony at the Adwa Victory Memorial in Addis Ababa on 14 October. The congress was attended by more than 500 delegates, including parliamentarians, senior government officials, Civil Society Organizations and other partners to deliberate on the future of education...
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In a collective effort to creating safer and more inclusive learning environments, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) organized a teacher training workshop in Kampala aimed at ending School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV).
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