Africa: What Covid-19 Teaches Africa About Investing in Education

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Africa: What Covid-19 Teaches Africa About Investing in Education

[East African] If there is a universal lesson from the disruptive impact of Covid pandemic in Africa, it is that we can no longer ignore the unprecedented learning crisis facing the continent, which is clouding Africa's vision to bequeath a foundation for prosperous future generations.

Source: allAfrica.com

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Jamaica on lookout for new COVID strain

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