The education we inherited vs. the citizens we need

Across much of Africa, students are taught and schools appear to be functioning, classrooms are full and examination halls remain crowded. There is the delusion that education is intact. More young people are entering universities than at any other point in our history. However, something fundamental does not translate. These same students graduate into societies marked by fragile institutions, low public trust, and systems where rules are often treated as negotiable. The crisis we face is no longer simply one of educational access. To a large