{"id":52178,"date":"2024-12-09T22:21:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-arrives-in-mauritania-for-african-education-and-youth\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T10:56:03","slug":"president-kagame-arrives-in-mauritania-for-african-education-and-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-arrives-in-mauritania-for-african-education-and-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame in Mauritania for African Education and Youth Employability Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kagame was warmly welcomed by his Mauritania counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who is also the Chairperson of the African Union.<\/p>\n<p>The forum will focus on transforming Africa&#8217;s education systems to meet the demands of the 21st century. Key discussions will cover curriculum reform, teacher development, digital technologies in education, inclusive education, and financing mechanisms for educational transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The conference aims to identify best practices, strengthen partnerships, and explore sustainable solutions to reduce the number of out-of-school children and improve overall learning outcomes. <\/p>\n<p>Held under the theme, \u201cEducating and Qualifying Our Youth for a Prosperous, Integrated, and Dynamic Africa,\u201d the forum will run between December 9-11, 2024. <\/p>\n<p>With the African Union\u2019s theme for 2024 focused on education, the forum will also explore strategies to build resilient education systems that prepare African youth to tackle the continent&#8217;s challenges and seize its economic potential.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78386 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_3-94.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame is in Nouakchott, Mauritania where he will attend the Continental Forum on Education and Youth Employability.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>This forum underscores the importance of collaboration and innovation in transforming education to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving global economy.<\/p>\n<p>It comes at a time when Africa has made significant strides in expanding access to education but still faces challenges in ensuring quality, inclusive, and equitable education for all.<\/p>\n<p>The continent struggles with high numbers of out-of-school children, poor infrastructure, a shortage of qualified teachers, and the impact of crises such as climate change and conflict.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78387 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_1-121.jpg\" alt=\"Upon arrival, President Kagame was warmly welcomed by his Mauritania counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78385 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_4-73.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78388 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_2-106.jpg\" alt=\"The forum will focus on transforming Africa&#039;s education systems to meet the demands of the 21st century. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame on December 9, 2024, arrived in Nouakchott, Mauritania, where he will attend the Continental Forum on Education and Youth Employability, organized by the African Union in partnership with the United Nations Children&#8217;s Fund (UNICEF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000078384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[3135],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-sam-k-nkurunziza-2"],"bylines":[{"id":3135,"name":"Sam K Nkurunziza","slug":"sam-k-nkurunziza-2","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":3135,"name":"Sam K Nkurunziza","slug":"sam-k-nkurunziza-2","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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