Africa: Spotlight on Secondary Education

"Secondary Education in Africa: Lifeline to the Future" is the theme of the second conference with a sharp focus on secondary education in Africa (SEIA) currently being held in Senegal. But can the theme become a reality? The first SEIA conference took place in Kampala, Uganda in June last year Here in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, delegates are assessing and reviewing progress in secondary education since Kampala, as well as exploring the challenges and searching for solutions to the many problems that remain in the sector. These include finance and the relevance of what is taught and learned by secondary schoolchildren in sub-Saharan Africa.