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Rwanda’s Audacious Education Goals….Continued

By News & Commentary | Published: September 29, 2009

English Mandated As Medium of Instruction for Rwanda Schools – Rwanda became a French-speaking nation when Belgium took control of the colony from Germany after World War I. While Rwanda gained its independence from Belgium in 1962, it retained its heavy francophone identity for the next 32 years as it remained heavily dependent on France [...]

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Rwanda’s Audacious Education Goals

By Dale Dawson | Published: September 11, 2009

Basic Education Extended from 6 to 9 Years – Rwandan’s value education and their goal to have the best educated population in Africa. Several years ago, Parliament mandated that beginning at six years old, all children in Rwanda should be provided free, compulsory basic education for six years (Primary 1-6). Last year, the government extended [...]

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