Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional New Initiative to Spark African ‘Brain Gain’ In an attempt to attract professionals back home and reverse Africa’s brain drain, the Commonwealth Business Council has launched a new…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional Illiteracy Still a Problem in Asia and Africa According to a recent United Nations report, worldwide illiteracy is diminishing, with the rate estimated at 23 percent today compared…
Kenya New University Gets Go-Ahead The opening of a new university that will offer diploma-and degree-level courses in health and education was announced in July. Named Aga Khan University, it will be based in Nairobi’s Parklands area. The private university will become Kenya’s 10th, and…
Regional UNESCO Council Tackles Digital Divide In 2000, only 0.4 percent of people living in sub-Saharan Africa were Internet users, compared to 54.3 percent of U.S. residents. Seeking ways to redress the imbalance, experts from 26 countries recently gathered in Paris for the first meeting…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional Poverty Project Unites East African, UK Universities Ten universities have embarked on a multimillion-dollar campaign to end poverty in the communities around the Lake Victoria basin, one of…