Nearly 100 million children, youth out of school in Africa – AU

Belhocine stressed the need to support these children and youth through vocational and technical training and help them get the necessary skills to become self-employed.

Africa faces a setback in delivering quality education, especially at low grades, resulting in nine out of 10 children in Sub-Saharan Africa being unable to read and understand a simple text by the age of 10, the commissioner acknowledged. (New Vision/Files)