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Old-age poverty is as old as the human race, yet to this day, the fight against this beast rages.The fight against old-age poverty is certain, and so is the need to provide retirement income.The stakeholders of the University of Zambia (UNZA), Copperbelt University (CBU) and Mulungushi University (MU), particularly the government, expressed sustainability and affordability concerns over the existing pension systems in the three public universities.Eventually, the government directed the...

The state of urgency imposed by COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on all aspects of human life including educational systems. Overnight, teaching and learning by means of internet-based applications became the new classroom environment which proved to be inappropriate for all subjects. In this respect, the current study is investigating the influence of learning online via Zoom on a group of university students (N = 44) from the department of sciences of education that belongs to...

Throughout history, science education has played a vital role in developing and modernizing the countries. The education in Algeria has been developing for the last years as a result of several reforms undertaken for enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in the whole education system, ranging from the primary school to higher education. Hence, this book chapter attempts to present the science education in Algeria. It starts by providing some information about the geographical...

Throughout history, science education has played a vital role in developing and modernizing the countries. The education in Algeria has been developing for the last years as a result of several reforms undertaken for enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in the whole education system, ranging from the primary school to higher education. Hence, this book chapter attempts to present the science education in Algeria. It starts by providing some information about the geographical...

The main objective of this research was to investigate the perceptions of Madda Walabu University writing skills of teachers and students. To achieve this, a descriptive research design through quantitative questionnaires for students and qualitative semi-structured interview for the teachers was employed. While quantitative data were analyzed using a descriptive SPSS analysis, qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis. The population for this study were 1st year 5 male and 15...

Incoherence in coordination between institutions that address climate change adaptation (CCA), disaster risk reduction (DRR) and food security (FS) policy areas exacerbates FS challenges in most developing countries, including South Africa. To address such incoherencies, this article seeks to develop a coordination mechanism that could help in aligning FS functions undertaken by CCA, DRR and FS institutions. The coordination mechanism was developed using aspects from the functional resonance...

Objective: This study aimed to identify the impact of malnutrition on the academic performance of children in Ethiopia. Method: The protocol of this study is registered in PROSPERO with a registration number CRD42021242269. A comprehensive search of studies from HINARY, MEDLINE (via PubMed), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and Google was conducted. All published and unpublished studies conducted about the effect of any forms of malnutrition on academic performance of...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set up by the United Nations include an overarching principle of “leaving no one behind” and aim for, among other goals, equal access to education for children with disabilities. Our study contributes to the knowledge on the school enrolment of disabled children with different disability types, with a focus here on eight countries in Africa. Comparing the situation with children without disabilities as a benchmark, we assess early school enrolment for...

The Confucius Institute (CI)—a worldwide educational project sponsored by the Chinese government aiming to promote Chinese language and culture—has established its regional headquarters in Madagascar since 2008. The spread of China’s educational projects represents China’s intensive engagement in Africa in the past two decades, as it is usually considered as a form of ‘soft power.’ This paper aims to bring anthropological insights into discourses related to ‘soft power’ where the concept of...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal reference point to benchmark inclusive tourism development. However, there is scant scholarly attention on the intersectionality of gender parity and disability in the context of inclusive tourism development in developing countries in Africa. Using interpretive research methods, this chapter examines the progress that Zimbabwean tourism has made towards the achievement of gender equality and disability inclusion in tourism development...

Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulner able countries in addressing past, present and future impacts of climate change The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinc tion, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods. [1] These are all linked to physical and mental health prob lems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased...

Wealthy nations must step up support for Africa and vulnerable countries in addressing past, present and future impacts of climate change.

The results have been shown that the people especially farmers living at the edge of Volcanoes National Park (VNP) practiced agricultural business due to the fertile soil found in the region. The rising number of agronomies in the zone, number of tourists, and illegal forest users such as poaching, and deforestation cause wild animals to get out of their habitats. Therefore, forest animals present a likely risk to damage crops whenever they get out of the forest. The current systems such as...

Wadi Ghadir ophiolite in the Egyptian Eastern Desert, which forms the northern part of the Nubian Shield, is considered as one of the best-preserved segments of the Neoproterozoic oceanic lithosphere on Earth. Primary melt calculations and thermodynamic modeling of new geochemical data for the Wadi Ghadir pillow lavas and dike complexes, integrated with comprehensive petrographic investigations, are here employed to unravel the geodynamic evolution of this ophiolitic section. Whole-rock...

Secondary school closures aimed at limiting the number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 may have amplified the negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and schooling outcomes of vulnerable adolescent girls. This study aimed to measure pandemic-related effects on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout among school-going girls in Kenya.We report longitudinal findings of 910 girls in their last 2 years of secondary school. The study took place in 12 secondary day schools in rural...