JOHANNESBURG — Pop star Shakira performed the African Waka Waka dance at a school in Soweto on Wednesday as she prepared for her World Cup opening concert performance.

Israeli, Palestinian officials say Israel eases Gaza blockade for some food items

Israel allows some once-banned products into Gaza

As Egypt opens Gaza’s gate to the world a little, thousands of anxious Gazans try to get out

Anxious Gazans trying to leave blockaded territory

New Mass. college Ph.D. program looks at psychology of genocide, for killers and the survivors

Mass. Ph.D. program explores genocide psychology

Rwanda president honors graduates at Okla. college, lawsuit accuses him of igniting genocide

Rwanda president sued amid visit to Okla. college

Rights group: Senegal must clamp down on abusive Islamic schools that force children to beg

Senegal criticized for abusive Islamic schools

Madonna visits Malawi for a charity tour and to lay the first brick at her girls academy

Madonna visits Malawi for a charity tour

LILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna has arrived in Malawi ahead of her weeklong charity tour.

With hope and a telescope, Palestinian space scientist hopes to inspire young Gaza stargazers

Hope and a telescope enthrall Gaza stargazers

UConn prodigy, 13, claims age discrimination for school’s denying him overseas study

Prodigy, 13, claims age discrimination by UConn

Training in S.Africa for Southern Sudanese as region prepares for independence referendum

S.African school trains Southern Sudanese

JOHANNESBURG — A South African university is training Southern Sudan government leaders in international law, security and other affairs of state as the region prepares for a 2011 independence referendum, university officials said.

Liberia ex-fighters told government cannot pay college fees as promised, forcing drop-outs

Liberia ex-fighters drop studies as money runs out

Malawi’s president is elected leader of the African Union, replacing Libya’s Gadhafi

Malawi’s president elected African Union leader

Diplomat: US suspends aid to Kenyan education ministry due to corruption allegations

US suspends aid to Kenya’s education ministry

South African, free to travel to US again, thanks ACLU, others who challenged ban

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood picks conservative leader unlikely to confront government crackdown

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chooses new leader

SAfrican university rebuffs call to cut ties with Israeli university but urges reconciliation

School girl’s claims of discrimination illustrate language still bitter issue in South Africa

Text me UR … equations? SAfrican social networking site offers math tutoring via cell phone

Report says poor countries face education crisis; Somalia and Haiti rated worst for students

Study: Educating women may have saved the lives of more than 4 million kids in 2009 alone

In Tanzania, fees for tuition, lunch, and ID card make ‘free’ primary education unaffordable

Senegal steps up campaign against begging in the streets of capital, prime minister says

South African police fire rubber bullets on protesting teachers during nationwide strike

Lightening strike kills 7 children at religious school in Sudan’s Darfur region

Former soccer great Weah pursues higher education as part of quest for Liberian presidency

New Kenyan constitution expected to pass as ‘No’ team concedes defeat; no violence reported

S.Africa holds education summit before final, trying to harness attention World Cup commands

South African pupils to learn in first language during early school years under new plan

In South Africa, women football players want a World Cup boost, too

South African students do Zulu dance for Shakira, a performer at World Cup kickoff concert

Shakira does Waka Waka dance at a Soweto school ahead of World Cup opening