'U.S. stands to lose as much as Africa if Fogarty closes' →

A proposal to cut funding for the John E. Fogarty International Center from the upcoming United States federal government budget by President Donald Trump’s administration has prompted an outcry from academics and educators across Africa.

For decades Fogarty, part of the US National Institutes of Health, has been instrumental in developing medical teaching and research capacity on the African continent. And while its shuttering could have an outsized impact on Africa, academics say everyone – including Americans – would feel the impact of its closure. Read more.

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NGO expands tertiary education to remote refugee camp →

An innovative non-governmental organization is breaking some of the toughest barriers to attaining a university education imaginable – offering refugees living in Kiziba, a remote camp tucked away in far eastern Rwanda, access to degree courses. Read more.

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Students support opposition as presidential poll looms →

Activists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are locked in a battle with President Joseph Kabila’s administration over what they are describing as an attempt to extend his mandate beyond the official end of his second – and final – term in November. In the process, political organizers are drawing on a deep well of support among university students. Read more.

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Students flee U.S. embassy camp in Burundi, claiming police harassment →

University students in troubled Burundi have claimed they are being targeted for harassment, including death threats, by security forces and the police – especially the hundreds who took refuge near the American embassy after the government closed the University of Burundi. Read more.

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Entrepreneurship mentors help graduates to create jobs →

As universities scramble to adapt curricula to economic realities, a new initiative has sprung up to teach recent graduates and current students the entrepreneurial skills they need to survive in Uganda. Read more.

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