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Nigeria: We Asked Students About Transactional Sex On Campus

[The Conversation Africa] Transactional sex - the exchange of sex for money, gifts or favour - is not uncommon on Nigerian university campuses. Local media and previous research have reported that some students on Nigerian campuses engage in transactional sex. They exchange sex with men in positions of power for grades, money and gifts. These men are known as blessers, aristos, sugar daddies or sponsors. via EDUCATION

Liberia: Amid Chatters of Protest, Loyalty Issues, President Weah Gives University President the Ax - Makes Appointments

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Hours after the faculty of the University of Liberia laid down their chalks in protest over unpaid salary arears - and an announcement of a plans by students at the University to stage an anti-government protest Friday, President George Manneh Weah has dismissed the University's president Dr. Ophelia Weeks. via EDUCATION

Rwanda: Unqualified Teachers in Dilemma

[New Times] Teachers without the required qualifications will be relieved of their duties in two months except those who still have lessons, the Minister of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education, Isaac Munyakazi, told The New Times. via EDUCATION

Nigeria: As ASUU Splits, Labour Ministry Reviews Application By Rival Union

[Premium Times] The Ministry of Labour and Employment has confirmed receipt of an application for the registration of a new university union, Congress of University Academics (CONUA), to be formed out of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Chris Ngige, the minister, in a telephone interview on Sunday, said that the ministry had in April received the application from CONUA to be registered as a new union in the university. via EDUCATION

Western Sahara: Global Fund Gives Kids in Crisis-Plagued Sahel Chance at Education

[VOA] A global education fund is providing tens of thousands of Sahelian children in crisis with a quality education, bringing hope to boys and girls who have known nothing but violence and sorrow in their young lives. Education Cannot Wait, a funding mechanism set up at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, globally is helping more than 1.4 million children in emergencies go back to school. via EDUCATION