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When President Salva Kiir announced the abolition of secondary school fees in South Sudan in February, he was following several fellow African leaders.
Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia have all announced free secondary education policies in the last five years. Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa were early trendsetters in this regard. Despite its popularity with policymakers, parents and other stakeholders, the abolition of secondary school fees in resource-constrained contexts is still a subject of debate. The African Union, global NGOs like Human Rights Watch and various United Nations agencies are in favour.
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