1 European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) EXCAS Working Paper WP/22/006 The Critical Role of Education and ICT in Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Panel VAR Approach Olatunji A. Shobande Business School, University of Aberdeen, UK E-mails :olatunji.shobande@abdn.ac.uk / o.shobande.19@abdn.ac.uk Simplice A. Asongu African Governance and Development Institute, P.O. Box 8413, Yaoundé, Cameroon E-mails: asongusimplice@yahoo.com / asongus@afridev.org