Africa: Back to the blackboard

Teacher quality and quantity must be improved, teacher salaries must be raised, educating girls deserves more attention and HIV/Aids is aggravating attempts to achieve universal primary education. These are some of the points contained in a report on education in Africa by the South African Institute of International Affairs. The report's five chapters examine the state of play of education on the continent and highlight the challenges which need to be addressed. This report seeks to get governments, donors and policy makers to start thinking and planning ahead.