Regional Working Through Roadblocks to Educational Harmonization in East Africa The East African region has a history of educational cooperation. Until the late 1960s, education in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya was a driving force behind the unification of the three nations of the East African…
Regional Universities in French-Speaking Africa Face Increased Overcrowding According to French newspaper Le Monde, in 2005, there were 400,000 students enrolled at universities in the 20 sub-Saharan French-speaking countries of Africa. By 2015, those universities will have to teach two million, leaving questions about how…
Regional Minister Urges Harmonization of Tuition Fees Across East African Community Following the recent signing of the inter-university bill by partner states of the East African Community (EAC), all universities in the five member countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) should charge uniform fees, chairperson…
Regional France Signs Agreement with West African Universities The University of Bamako, Mali, Ouagadougou University, Burkino Faso and University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar, Senegal together with the French Conference of University Presidents, have signed a cooperation agreement for higher education and research designed to promote…
Regional US Donors Reaffirm Commitment to African Higher Education Seven large U.S. donors formed a partnership in 2000 to support universities, institutions and programs in nine countries across the African continent with a 10-year, $350 million commitment, and they announced recently that they will continue…