As global aid to Africa’s education sector faces a steep decline, Human Capital Africa (HCA), the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), the Aliko Dangote Foundation, and the African Philanthropy Forum, yesterday, unveiled coalitions to tackle the continent’s worsening learning crisis.
They include; the African CEOs’ Coalition for Foundational Learning and the Africa Philanthropy Coalition for Foundational Learning, designed to mobilise urgent African-led action to ensure that every child acquires essential foundational skills needed for future success.
The move comes amid projections that global education aid will drop by US$3.2 billion between 2023 and 2026, representing a 24 per cent decline, with West and Central Africa expected to face a 25 per cent reduction, and Eastern and Southern Africa up to 28 per cent.