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AGP Executive Report

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Matric Exams: South Africa’s 2026 National Senior Certificate exams begin October 13, with a record 962,832 candidates registered. Skills and STEM: Ghana has given KNUST 2,000 more laptops and shifted its coding programme towards students nearing graduation; Tanzania is sending students abroad for AI and data-science training while expanding local STEM support. Higher Education: Ghana’s new National Defence University received $25 million in seed funding, while World Bank findings warn debt interest is squeezing education budgets across much of Africa. Girls’ Education: UNICEF says education helped avert 68 million child marriages over 25 years; in Liberia, 1,447 young people applied for 650 education opportunities offered by FAWE.

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Oct. 11, 2026

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Africa: Guinean Entrepreneur Mariama Camara Promotes African Textiles Worldwide

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Africa’s second-best university and the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer sign a deal for aerospace students in South Africa

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Education Minister inaugurates NDU Governing Council, announces $25m seed funding

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University of Maryland club tennis team suspended after racist material distributed, staff says

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University of Maryland Suspends Tennis Club After Members Created Program with KKK Imagery

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Africa: Rise in Poverty Is 'A Wake-Up Call for the World', UN Development Chief Says

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Africa: Wildlife Populations Have Declined 73% Since 1970 - but Many of the World's Animals Still Aren't Being Counted

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Africa: Growing Concern As Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Gains Ground in France

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Owner Country	Senegal

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