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With 35,700 students enrolled in French higher education in the 2024–2025 academic year, Moroccans remain the largest international student community in France, according to the annex to the 2026 draft budget law dedicated to immigration and integration.

Some 1,074 prisoners passed Morocco’s 2026 baccalaureate exams, achieving a 44% success rate.

Chad signed a $30-million financing agreement with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa on Tuesday to modernise its education system.

Zambia’s President Hichilema has signed into law the country’s first legislation guaranteeing free education for all children.

The Nigerian Government and the World Bank have restructured the $500m HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All programme, cutting funding allocations tied to the construction of new classrooms, while expanding the number of states eligible for targeted interventions under the project.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has pledged intensified national security operations to secure the release of abducted schoolchildren and their teachers, assuring the affected families that the government remains fully committed to their safe return.

The legislation formalises a policy first introduced in 2021 by President Hichilema, which removed user fees and led to a surge in enrolment across the country.

South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme placed under administration following mounting governance, legal and operational concerns.

Zimbabwe has a dual examination system where government schools use ZIMSEC while many private and trust schools offer Cambridge International assessments.

A 72-hour strike notice filed on April 21, 2026, by Mali’s primary education unions has placed the upcoming end-of-year examination schedule in significant jeopardy.