The UK will increase aid for education in developing countries by 50% to £75m per year, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt will promise.

The government has faced criticism over its ring-fenced commitment to overseas aid – and this announcement marks a new emphasis on education projects.

Ms Mordaunt said supporting schools in poorer countries was a “hard-headed” investment in a more prosperous future.

But aid agencies warned the amounts promised were still insufficient.

Ms Mordaunt will make the announcement of £225m funding over three years at a global education conference in Senegal, hosted by France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Senegal’s President Macky Sall.

Source : BBC