By Chris Havergal. Former president of South Africa addresses inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit. More...

Burkina Faso’s Transitional National Council has passed legislation to create a National Academy of Sciences of Burkina, or ANSB, with the aim of promoting socio-economic development through science, humanities, arts and culture. Read more...

By Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua. The UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel was adopted by the Paris-based United Nations agency’s general conference in 1997, after a thorough process of consultation with academic and legal experts and international NGOs, in particular the International Labour Organization, or ILO. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. A University of the Witwatersrand independent appeal and review committee has upheld a decision made in May to remove Mcebo Dlamini, the former student representative council president, from office for misconduct. Dlamini sparked outrage in South Africa for professing deep admiration for Hitler. Read more...

By Maina Waruru. Kenya’s plan to revitalise post-secondary technical and vocational institutions – aimed at imparting engineering, science and technical skills to thousands more young people – is taking shape thanks to a US$62 million loan from the African Development Bank, or AfDB. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. The Africa-European Union Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme, or RECP, is shaping renewable energy market development with support for training the next generation of energy professionals and promoting renewable energy research in Africa. Read more...

By Tunde Fatunde. Calls for the payment of salary backlogs by staff in state universities resumed after the recent elections in Nigeria. There had been a lull during pre-election campaigns, when soon-to-be President Muhammadu Buhari had promised to pay all salary arrears of public servants if his party was voted into power. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Through innovation and inclusive development, universities could be instrumental in fighting poverty and expanding opportunities for marginalised African communities, ongoing research has shown. An array of factors contribute to the success of initiatives, such as communication, enabling access to knowledge, steady funding and aligning activities with national priorities. Read more...

By Gilbert Nganga. Kenya plans to set up a US$1 billion National Research Fund to strengthen research in universities, with an eye to boosting innovation to push the country to become a middle-income economy by 2030. Read more...