• Comoros unveils two digital platforms, E-Shiyo and E-Msomo, to expand education access and improve school governance.
• E-Shiyo offers online textbooks; E-Msomo tracks student data and automates academic reports.
• The initiative is part of the “Comoros Digital 2028” plan, with UNICEF backing and support from ANADEN.

Comoros takes a big step toward modern education by launching two digital platforms, E-Shiyo and E-Msomo. These tools aim to fix problems of access, fairness, and outdated systems in schools.

The Ministry of National Education leads this effort, with technical help from the National Agency for Digital Development (ANADEN) and funding from UNICEF. Their goal: improve education access and tighten governance.

E-Shiyo offers an online library of textbooks for pre-primary and primary students. Kids can access lessons anytime, anywhere, on any connected device.

E-Msomo digitizes school administration. It creates a centralized system for managing report cards, assigns each student a unique ID, and tracks academic results automatically. This system helps schools trace student progress, boost transparency, and support better decisions by education officials.

This push fits into the “Comoros Digital 2028” plan, which aims to grow the digital sector’s share of GDP to 5% by 2028. Across Africa, e-learning is booming. Ambient Insight projects the continent’s online learning market will top $1.5 billion by 2030.

Beyond just handing out digital books and report cards, these platforms improve governance. They consolidate data to measure school performance, cut errors, and allocate resources smarter. 

Next steps include boosting internet access—currently only 35.7% of Comorians are online—equipping schools with digital gear, training teachers, and protecting student data.

This article was initially published in French by Samira Njoya

Edited in English by Ange Jason Quenum