By Alejandro Caballero. Creating high-skilled and relevant jobs will help the world’s youngest region – with close to 60% of its population under 25 years old – and to do that it requires dynamic new higher education leaders. Read more...

By Christabel Ligami. Qualified and reliable lecturers should be recruited and appointed by a central body, according to a proposal by Kenyan university chancellors that seeks to ensure quality education in both public and private universities. Read more...

By Sungula Nkabinde. One of the main demands of the #FeesMustFall protests was the implementation of a process towards achieving a decolonised and Afrocentric education. But there doesn't seem to be any widespread consensus on what that means. In the meantime, the patience of students is wearing thin. Read more...

By Jackie Opara. Is the current quota system in the Nigerian public university system undermining the public sector higher education in favour of private universities which are not required to adhere to it. Read more...

By Kudzai Mashininga. The government has reversed its decision to cut by half its allocations to state universities, saying it was a “mistake”. Read more...

By Maina Waruru. Two Ethiopian-based centres which form part of the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence – ACE II – project launched in 2015 are due to commence learning activities this year. Read more...

By Maina Waruru. The 2016 benchmarking report for the World Bank-initiated Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology or PASET shows that research output remains low in Sub-Saharan African universities, causing African institutions to miss out on inclusion in important global university rankings. Read more...

By Ochieng’ O Benny. A landmark agreement signed between the 380-member Association of African Universities, or AAU, and Africa’s largest online education platform eLearnAfrica will enable 10 million students to access higher education through online services provided to AAU member universities. Read more...

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi. The government has awarded the tender to carry out a scientific study of the economic impact of Western sanctions to a consortium of researchers at the University of Zimbabwe in a move that critics say is intended to boost the chances of the ruling party and its almost 93-year-old president in the 2018 general elections. Read more...