COVID-19

ADEA in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group, presented yesterday a report that examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and training in Africa, with the participating Ministers highlighting the need to embrace change.

In light of the current health crisis, today more than ever before, access to quality reading material and learning is key as millions of children throughout Africa can no longer go to school. A fitting celebration for World Book and Copyright Day.

The education systems of most countries will suffer, in one way or another, from the immediate and future consequences of the serious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, this already assumes that countries are looking for new approaches to mitigate these effects on the education and training of young people.

In the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis, a Consortium comprising of ADEA and AU/CIEFFA, with technical support from the UNESCO UIS, has been setup to develop and manage the GPE KIX Observatory on COVID-19 responses in the educational systems in Africa.