Illiteracy in DRC: Unqualified teachers pass on their shortcomings to children
According to the government, about 23 million people in the DRC cannot read or write, nearly one in five. Arthur Yenga Maombe, a journalism professor and co-author of 'L'éducation en contexte de crise', is interviewed about the causes.
Why it matters: This matters for the briefing's theme of education, as widespread illiteracy constrains economic development.