Africa

Folasade Ogunsola discusses her country’s battle with brain drain and universities’ search for ‘creative’ ways to combat funding shortfalls

THE’s SSA advisory board launches with members from countries across the region

Preeti Aghalayam faces the daunting task of getting a Zanzibar campus up and running – quickly

From just 200 universities to almost 2,000, the World University Rankings have become more global and more inclusive. Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives to examine the most noteworthy developments  

Number of scholarships offered reported to have increased fourfold over past decade

Report into governance of institution revealed a ‘cauldron of instability characterised by a culture of fear, intimidation, bullying, maladministration, [and] financial irregularities’

The Open University of Kenya is expected to begin classes in September

Three hundred mathematicians expected to have retired by middle of the century

It is proving difficult to accommodate even the fraction of South Sudanese students who have already made it back home, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok

THE is looking for people who are committed to a better sub-Saharan Africa and believe that higher education can contribute to bringing about that change

Hundreds of universities invited to sign guidelines on equitable partnerships in science

The inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings call attention to the region’s success and provide a framework for development, writes Phil Baty