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1 | Not a Single Liberian Student Passed This Year's University Admission Test | Na Iray Aza Tsy Nisy Afa-panadinana Tany Amin'ny Anjerimanontolo Ireo Mpianatra Liberiana Tamin'ity Taona ity |
2 | As Liberia marks the 10th anniversary of the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended the 14-year civil war, nearly 25,000 school-leavers failed this year's admission test to the University of Liberia. | Raha manamarika ny fahafolo taonan'ny Fifanekem-pihavanan'i Accra, izay namarana ny ady sivily naharitra 14 taona i Liberia, mpianatra eo amin'ny 25.000 avy amin'ny kilasy famaranana no tsy afaka tamin'ny fanadinana fidirana ho any amin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i Liberia tamin'ity taona ity. |
3 | It is the first time that not a single candidate passed the admission test. | Ity no fotoana voalohany tsy nisiana mpifaninana na iray aza afa-panadinana fiidirana taona voalohany. |
4 | Liberia's president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel peace laureate, acknowledges that the education system in Liberia is “in a mess”. | Ny filohan'i Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, nahazo ny mari-pankasitrahana Nobel momba ny fandriampahalemana, dia mahatsapa fa “mikorontana” ny rafi-pampianarana any Liberia. |
5 | Public Domain photo from the US State Department. | Sary ho an'ny sehatry ny daholobe avy ao amin'ny departemantam-panjakan'i Etazonia. |
6 | The BBC has reported that Liberia's Education Minister Education Minister, Etmonia David-Tarpeh, found it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed. | Nitatitra ny BBC fa sarotra ho an'ny Minisitry ny Fampianarana ao Liberia, Etmonia David-Tarpeh, ny hino fa tsy nisy na dia mpianatra iray aza afa-panadinana. |
7 | She therefore intends to meet university officials to discuss the matter. | Noho izany dia mikasa ny hihaona amin'ireo mpitantana ny anjerimanontolo izy hiresaka momba io olana io. |
8 | She describes the failure rate as “mass murder.” | Manoritra io tahan'ny tsy fahafahana io ho “famonoana vahoaka faobe” izy. |
9 | However, a private consultant, James Dorbor Jallah, who was hired by the university to manage the entrance examination confirmed the report and said the days are over when students were admitted into the University of Liberia through bribery or based on how many important people they know. | Na izany aza, James Dorbor Jallah, mpanolotsaina iray miasa tena, izay nokaramain'ny anjerimanontolo hitantana ny fanadinam-pidirana, dia nanamarina ny tatitra ary nilaza fa efa foana ny andro nampidirana ireo mpianatra anatin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i Liberia amin'ny alalan'ny kolikoly sy miankina amin'ireo olona ambony toerana maro fantatr'izy ireo. |
10 | The world has reacted on Twitter with shock and disbelief at the news. | Tao amin'ny Twitter, naneho fihetseham-po mifono hatairana sy tsy finoana izao tontolo izao raha nahare ireo vaovao. |
11 | This is how Kenyan Harvard Kennedy School Professor Calestous Juma (@calestous) described the news: | Ity ny fomba nanoritan'i Calestous Juma (@calestous), Mpampianatra Mpikaroka ao amin'ny Sekoly Harvard Kennedy ao Kenya an'ireo vaovao: |
12 | Worst #Africa news since #Congo‘s Leopold II: All #Liberia students fail college entry exam http://t.co/HkSlxDCbR8 | Vaovao ratsy indrindra avy aty #Africa hatramin'i Leopold II ao #Congo: tsy nisy afaka fanadinam-pidirana eny amin'ny anjerimanontolo ireo mpianatra ao #Liberia http://t.co/HkSlxDCbR8 |
13 | - Calestous Juma (@calestous) August 26, 2013 | - Calestous Juma (@calestous) August 26, 2013 |
14 | King Leopold II of Belgium was the sole and de facto owner of the Congo Free State, the present day the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 1885 to 1908. | Ny Mpanjaka Leopold II an'i Belzika no tompon'ny Fanjakana Mizakatenan'i Kôngô taloha, izay ny Repoblika Demokratikan'i Kôngô amin'izao fotoana, ny 1885 ka hatramin'ny 1908. |
15 | Saran Kaba Jones (@sarankjones), a clean water advocate and social entrepreneur, said it is sad but not surprising: | Saran Kaba Jones (@sarankjones), mpiaro ny rano madio sy mpandraharaha ara-tsosialy, dia nilaza fa mampalahelo izany nefa tsy mahagaga: |
16 | sad but not surprising >> #Liberia students all fail university admission exam. all 25k of them! | Mampalahelo nefa tsy mahagaga >> tsy nisy afaka fanadinana fifindrana any amin'ny anjerimanontolo avokoa ireo mpianatra ao #Liberia. Izy 25.000! |
17 | >>http://t.co/9AJkvEelej | >>http://t.co/9AJkvEelej |
18 | - Saran Kaba Jones (@sarankjones) August 26, 2013 | - Saran Kaba Jones (@sarankjones) August 26, 2013 |
19 | Mbas Ndriver (@Kenfreykj), a Kenyan IT professional, wondered how not even a single person was smart enough to cheat: | Mbas Ndriver (@Kenfreykj), Kenyana manam-pahaizana momba ny IT, dia nanontany tena ny tsy nisian'olona na dia iray aza kinga saina mba nanao hosoka: |
20 | How can a whole country fail exams?! | Ahoana no ahafahan'ny firenena iray manontolo tsy ho afaka fanadinana?! |
21 | No one in that country is even smart enough to cheat?!!! | Tsy misy ve na iray aza amin'ity firenena ity kinga saina mba nanao hosoka?!!! |
22 | #Liberia | #Liberia |
23 | - Mbas Ndriver. | - Mbas Ndriver. |
24 | (@Kenfreykj) August 27, 2013 | (@Kenfreykj) August 27, 2013 |
25 | Another Kenyan tweep, Eja Nla. (@Muntez_), said it should be illegal for all students to fail: | Nilaza i Eja Nla (@Muntez_), Kenyana iray hafa mpitoraka bitsika, fa tsy tokony ho ara-dalàna ny tsy fahafahan'ireo mpianatra rehetra: |
26 | Looks like #Liberia knows no statistics. | Toa tsy mahay antontanisa i #Liberia. |
27 | Its should be illegal for all students to fail an exam,. | Tsy tokony ho ara-dalàna ny tsy fahafahan'ireo mpianatra rehetra taminà fanadinana iray. |
28 | All the 25,000 of them? | Izy 25.000 manontolo ve? |
29 | No ways. | Tsy mitombina izany. |
30 | - Eja Nla. | - Eja Nla. |
31 | (@Muntez_) August 27, 2013 | (@Muntez_) August 27, 2013 |
32 | Ebenezer Flomo (@ebflomo), the co-founder of non-profit Help Encourage Liberia's Little Ones (@helpHELLO), noted that schools in Liberia do not have books: | Ebenezer Flomo (@ebflomo), mpiara-nanangana ilay fikambanana tsy mikatsaka tombontsoa manokana Help Encourage Liberia's Little Ones (@helpHELLO), nanamarika fa tsy manana boky ireo toeram-pianarana any Liberia: |
33 | @lizgrossman87 See Liz, this is exactly why we @HelpHELLO are focusing on the area of education in #Liberia. | @lizgrossman87 Itanao ry Liz, izao indrindra no antony ifantohanay @HelpHELLO manodidina ny tontolon'ny fanabeazana aty #Liberia. |
34 | Schools don't have books. | Tsy manana boky ireo toeram-pianaarna. |
35 | - Ebenezer Flomo (@ebflomo) August 27, 2013 | - Ebenezer Flomo (@ebflomo) August 27, 2013 |
36 | Many schools in Liberia lack basic education material and many teachers are poorly qualified. | Sekoly maro any Liberia no tsy ampy fitaovana fampianarana fototra ary maro ireo mpampianatra tsy dia mahay ny asany. |
37 | Tweeting from Russia, Denis Eyong (@eyongdenis) asked: | Manontany i Denis Eyong (@eyongdenis) izay mitoraka bitsika avy any Rosia: |
38 | One country that can be called dumb, #Liberia. | Firenena iray izay azo antsoina ho dondrona, #Liberia. |
39 | How can all students in the country fail university admission exams?! http://t.co/JdrASJmkUW | Ahoana no hisian'ireo mpianatra rehetra ao amin'ny firenena tsy ho afaka amin'ireo fanadinana fifindrana any amin'ny anjerimanontolo?! http://t.co/JdrASJmkUW |
40 | - Denis Eyong (@eyongdenis) August 27, 2013 | - Denis Eyong (@eyongdenis) August 27, 2013 |
41 | “How does a country torn from civil war recover?,” Tomoko Perez (@Tomoshiga) in New York asked: | “Ahoana no fomba hahasitranan'ny firenena potipotiky ny ady sivily?,” hoy i Tomoko Perez (@Tomoshiga) any New York nanontany: |
42 | That last tweet about #Liberia. | Iny bitsika farany mikasika an'i #Liberia iny. |
43 | REALLY not funny. | TENA tsy mampihomehy. |
44 | How does a country torn from civil war recover? | Ahoana no fomba hahasitranan'ny firenena potipotiky ny ady sivily? |
45 | How do you invest in and create value? | Ahoana no hampiasànao vola any sy hamoronana harena? |
46 | - Tomoko Perez (@Tomoshiga) August 27, 2013 | - Tomoko Perez (@Tomoshiga) August 27, 2013 |
47 | Gambian journalist and human rights activist Sulayman Makalo (@MakaloMansa) shared a quote from a university official: | Nizara teny avy aminà mpandraharaha iray ao amin'ny anjerimanontolo ny mpanao gazety Gambiana sady mafana fo amin'ny zon'olombelona, Sulayman Makalo (@MakaloMansa): |
48 | #Liberia: The students lacked enthusiasm and did not have a basic grasp of English, a university official told the BBC. | #Liberia: Tsy ampy fahavitrihana ireo mpianatra ary tsy tsara fototra tamin'ny Anglisy tsara, hoy ny mpitantana iray avy amin'ny anjerimanontolo tao amin'ny BBC. |
49 | - Sulayman Makalo (@MakaloMansa) August 27, 2013 | - Sulayman Makalo (@MakaloMansa) August 27, 2013 |
50 | Nuesity! | Nanamarika i Nuesity! |
51 | (@Nues_Ibunos) remarked: | (@Nues_Ibunos): |
52 | This is sad. | Mampalahelo izany. |
53 | I hope Nigeria doesnt descend into this! | Manantena aho fa tsy hitontongana anatin'izany i Nigeria! |
54 | #ASUU #Education #Nigeria #Liberia http://t.co/gq7ejsZdWv | #ASUU #Education #Nigeria #Liberia http://t.co/gq7ejsZdWv |
55 | - Nuesity! | - Nuesity! |
56 | (@Nues_Ibunos) August 27, 2013 | (@Nues_Ibunos) August 27, 2013 |
57 | Ghanaian tweep Tenace Kwaku Setor (@kwakutii) cautioned his fellow citizens: | Nampitandrina ireo tanora mpiray tanindrazana aminy ilay mpitoraka bilaogy ao Ghana, Tenace Kwaku Setor (@kwakutii): |
58 | outcome of a political war, dear Ghanaians. | izao no ateraky ny ady politika, ry Ghaneana malala. |
59 | All 25,000 students who sat for a CE exams into Uni failed. | Tsy nisy afaka avokoa ireo mpianatra 25.000 rehetra nipetraka hanala fanadinana CE ho any amin'ny anjerimanontolo. |
60 | #liberia http://t.co/PtsvndysZd | #liberia http://t.co/PtsvndysZd |
61 | - Tenace Kwaku Setor (@kwakutii) August 27, 2013 | - Tenace Kwaku Setor (@kwakutii) August 27, 2013 |
62 | Referring to last year's poor performance in Tanzania, Rwandan tweep katabarwa robert (@Proud2bRwandan) wrote: | Nanoratra ilay Roande iray, katabarwa robert, mpitoraka bitsika (@Proud2bRwandan), izay nanohatra ity tamin'ny fahakelezan'ny fahalavorariana tany Tanzania tamin'ny taona lasa: |
63 | worse than Tanzania case: #Liberia students all fail university admission exam http://t.co/P7GZHon6Me | mbola ratsy noho ny tranga tao Tanzania: samy tsy nisy afaka fanadinana hifindrana amin'ny anjerimanontolo avokoa ireo mpianatra ao #Liberia http://t.co/P7GZHon6Me |
64 | - katabarwa robert (@Proud2bRwandan) August 26, 2013 | - katabarwa robert (@Proud2bRwandan) August 26, 2013 |
65 | Six out of every 10 students who sat last year's National Form Four examination in Tanzania failed. | Mpianatra enina isaky ny mpianatra 10 izay nipetraka hanala fanadinana nasionaly “National Form Four examination” tany Tanzania no tsy afaka tamin'ny herintaona. |
66 | Mika Mäkeläinen (@Mikareport), a foreign news journalist at the Finnish Broadcasting Company, warned those who want to study at the University of Liberia: | Mika Mäkeläinen (@Mikareport), vahiny mpanao gazety mpitatitra ny vaovao ao amin'ny Finnish Broadcasting Company, dia nampitandrina ireo izay te-hianatra any amin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i Liberia: |
67 | Wanted to study at the University of #Liberia? | Te-hianatra tany amin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i #Liberia? |
68 | Tough luck. | Niangaran'ny vintana. |
69 | 25,000 tried and they all failed the admission exam. http://t.co/eNIew0neno | 25.000 no niezaka ary tsy nisy afaka tamin'ny fanadinana fifindrana. http://t.co/eNIew0neno |
70 | - Mika Mäkeläinen (@Mikareport) August 26, 2013 | - Mika Mäkeläinen (@Mikareport) August 26, 2013 |
71 | Daniel McLaughlin (@DanielJMcLaugh) from the UK joked: | Nihanihany i Daniel McLaughlin (@DanielJMcLaugh) avy ao Angletera: |
72 | They won't have to worry much about this year's Fresher's Ball! | Tsy hiasa saina loatra mikasika Lanonana fandraisana ireo Mpianatra vaovao amin'ity taona ity izy ireo! |
73 | #Liberia http://t.co/iA6AKZsP3s | #Liberia http://t.co/iA6AKZsP3s |
74 | - Daniel McLaughlin (@DanielJMcLaugh) August 27, 2013 | - Daniel McLaughlin (@DanielJMcLaugh) August 27, 2013 |
75 | A. | Miampanga ny rafi-pampianarana i A. |
76 | K. | K. |
77 | Ohemeng-Boamah (@akobII) from Guinea blames the education system: | Ohemeng-Boamah (@akobII) avy ao Ginea: |
78 | I blame the system not students. | Ny rafitra no ampangaiko fa tsy ireo mpianatra. |
79 | @MollyKinder: Wow - every student in #Liberia who took the university admission exam failed, says @BBCWorld | @MollyKinder: Oao - tsy nisy afaka ny mpianatra nanala fanadinana fidirana ho any amin'ny anjerimanontolo any #Liberia, hoy ny @BBCWorld |
80 | - A. | - A. |
81 | K. | K. |
82 | Ohemeng-Boamah (@akobII) August 27, 2013 | Ohemeng-Boamah (@akobII) August 27, 2013 |