Somalia hiring 3,000 teachers after quadrupling education budget

[Deeq A.]

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced Sunday the country will hire a record 3,000 new teachers to try to bridge a wide education gap. The move follows a four-fold increase in the Somali ministry of education's budget for 2023. But critics note funding for education is still poor, and that insecurity and poverty have pushed the majority of Somali children out of school.

Source: Hiiraan Online