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Revising for the bac with past papers: where to find official papers (Senegal's Office du Bac, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire), how to sit them in real conditions, mark them, keep an error log and plan the last months.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
BAC II in Togo, Baccalauréat unique in Guinea, Examen d'État in DR Congo: exam name, organising body, tracks, dates and 2026 results in 17 French-speaking African countries, from official sources, and what it changes for studying abroad.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
The bac in Benin: the Office du Baccalauréat's 14 tracks (A1, A2, B, C, D, E, F1 to F4, G1 to G3, water and sanitation), subjects and coefficients for each, registration, the usual exam period and what comes after the bac.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
The bac in Senegal: the general bac's L and S tracks (L2, LA, L-AR, S1 to S5, S1A, S2A), the technical bac, first-group and second-group papers, UCAD's Office du Baccalauréat, the calendar, results and choices after the bac.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
The bac in Côte d'Ivoire: the three streams (general, technical, artistic), the order of papers (PE, oral and practical, written), the DECO's official calendar, the 2026 dates, registration, appeals, fraud and choices after the bac.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
In Cameroon, two subsystems lead to university: the probatoire then the OBC baccalauréat on the French-speaking side, the GCE O Level then A Level from the GCE Board on the English-speaking side. Streams, coefficients, calendar, results and next steps, from the official texts.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
Examen d'État in DR Congo: preliminary paper on 13 February 2027, off-session papers in May, regular session from 21 to 24 June 2027, pass mark 50%, results by province and electronic diploma. Then university, Campus France and the Belgian equivalence.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
The BEPC closes lower secondary school and opens the door to Seconde. What it is in Cameroon, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, its Senegalese equivalent the BFEM, a revision plan from September to June, and how to use past papers and your class well.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
A paper shared after the exam helps pupils in your class in other cities. How to upload it on Compatri, how it is checked, why it is never published before the day after the exam, and why spreading a paper before or during the exam is punishable cheating.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
