By Hervé Gobou It is now official. The Ministry of National Education, Literacy and Technical Education (MENA-ET) has set Monday, September 14, 2026, as the official start date of the 2026–2027 school year across Côte d’Ivoire. With less than two months remaining before classes resume, the Directorate of Guidance and Scholarships (DOB) is finalizing the placement of more than 673,000 students who passed this year’s nationwide examinations. This includes 503,144 pupils who successfully passed the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination (CEPE) and will enter the first year of second...
By Hervé Gobou It is now official. The Ministry of National Education, Literacy and Technical Education (MENA-ET) has set Monday, September 14, 2026, as the official start date of the 2026–2027 school year across Côte d’Ivoire. With less than two months remaining before classes resume, the Directora...
By Hervé Gobou On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Minister Jean-Louis Moulot officially announced the delegation of the management of the Public Works and Mining Vocational Training Center (CFA TP-Mines) in Gagnoa to the private consortium CESTPM-CI. This public-private partnership aims to align vocational...
By Hervé Gobou The International Forum on Professions and Skills (FIMEC 2026) is taking place in Abidjan from July 15 to 16, 2026. Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé opened the event, reaffirming that vocational education and skills development remain at the heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s nati...
By K. Bruno A language policy document aimed at guiding the use and adoption of Ivorian languages within the education system is expected to be finalized in the coming months. A workshop was held in Grand-Bassam from July 10 to 12, 2026, organized by the Ministry of National Education, Literacy and ...
