The Supreme Council of the Izala sect, a Muslim organisation founded by Sheikh Ismaila Idris, has approved the establishment of an Islamic University and the school of Nursing and Midwifery in the Bauchi, Bauchi State.

There were 140 violations of the right to freedom of expression, association or movement in Zimbabwe during the month of June. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum also recorded 15 cases of torture and 12 of unlawful detention. For the period January-June 2004, the Forum has recorded 417 freedom of expression violations, 389 cases of political discrimination, 232 of assault and 148 of torture. Visit the website provided to access reports from the Forum.

The opportunities for education in public schools are still unequal between Black and White children, even after apartheid. Given that school quality affects returns to schooling and earning opportunities in labor markets, the inequality causes income inequality between Black and White. This is according to an International Food Policy Research Institute discussion paper.

The Global Rights Morocco field office, in collaboration with 31 local women's rights groups and development associations, has published the second revised version of its manual, "Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco." Written in Arabic and 420 pages in length, the new version of the Manual is the result of a four year grassroots level campaign by Global Rights and local Moroccan organizations to promote human rights and to enhance legal awareness am...read more

There are some places still available at the writers workshop called "Living to tell the Tale", to be held over the long weekend in September in a small town in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains on the Lesotho Border. The question to be work-shopped is, "Does life invent our stories, or are our stories invented on paper?"

Since Ghana received independence in 1957, student revolutionary movements have made significant changes within Ghanaian political, social and economic spheres. Separate interviews with the former and current presidents of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) show how difficult it has become for NUGS to take independent stances on important issues when everything has become politically divided.

There will be large celebrations this weekend in the Tigerkloof community, near Vryburg in the North West, as it will mark the 100-year anniversary of the Tigerkloof Educational Institution, as well as the return of land to its rightful owners.

According to a speech made by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Kiraitu Murungi, the quality of legal education has declined due to overcrowded schools. In order to deal with this problem, the government must invest in the current law schools by reducing the number of students, approving law examiners, and elevating the school standards.

The Angolan ruling party’s infant wing (OPA) and the Ministry of Education (MED) are going to design a ten-point code of conduct to be distributed to all of the primary and secondary schools in Angola. According to OPA, this code of conduct is aimed to enhance Angolan children’s sentiment of love for the motherland and to rescue socio-cultural values to preserve national identity.

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) and Open Knowledge Network (OKN) invites applications for the Yeomans Award for local content. Four Awards of US$2500 each will be made under the Yeomans Award in 2004. The decision on the winners of the Award will be made by an international panel of judges.

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