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History of Education in Ethiopia: Part 2

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:33:00 +0000

Education in Ethiopia has been dominated by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church for many centuries until secular education was adopted in the early 1900s. Priorto 1974, Ethiopia had an estimated illiteracy rate well above 90% and compared poorly with the rest of Africa in the provision of schools and universities. After 1974 revolution, emphasis was placed [...]

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History of Education in South Africa: 1900 – 1990

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:15:21 +0000

Following the British victory in the South African War, the British High Commissioner for Southern Africa, Sir Alfred Milner, brought thousands of teachers from Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to instil the English language and British cultural values, especially in the two former Afrikaner republics. To counter the British influence, a group of Afrikaner [...]

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