Author: Michael Mputu

Participatory Governance Gains Traction in Basic Education By convening more than one hundred officials and practitioners in Kintélé, the Ministry of Pre-School, Primary, Secondary Education and Literacy signalled that community-anchored governance has moved from aspiration to formal policy. The three-day workshop, presided over by Minister Jean-Luc Mouthou and facilitated by the World Bank-financed Accelerate Institutional Governance and Reform Programme, crystallised consensus around School Management Committees—known locally as Comités de gestion, or Coges—destined to become a cornerstone of public-school administration. Coges reflect a broader continental trend that UNESCO has repeatedly endorsed as a catalyst for accountability and parental engagement (UNESCO 2023).…