Africa’s publishing landscape in urgent need of collaboration

Stronger collaboration in Africa’s publishing industry, including the higher education sector, is a matter of urgency, was a message from the recent Business of Books Conference in Zimbabwe. The industry could also benefit from what a new study in six countries in Africa calls 'changing consumer behaviour' emanating from publishing methods that include new technologies and social media. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Network for international office practitioners launched

Those involved in international education in Africa have, for the very first time, launched a network for international office practitioners that can serve as a platform to bring together those working at the coalface, reports Maina Waruru . Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

How to foster community-centred African universities

African universities stand at a major crossroads, argues Prof. Aslam Fataar . Established as institutions dedicated to the public good and nation-building, they now face the pressure to prioritise market-driven agendas. Can these universities reclaim their mission to serve the public good? And, if so, how? Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Universities struggle as military rulers fight other threats

Doumbia Chiaka and Labarou Baba focus in on the state of higher education in the West African Sahel countries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso following the first coup in 2020. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Robust gender equity policies are needed for HE – Report

Women in Africa are currently heavily under-represented in leadership positions in higher education compared to other global regions, regardless of their management abilities and academic qualifications. UNESCO urges African governments to establish robust gender equity policies focusing on higher education leadership to close the diversity gap. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

First woman with Mining Eng PhD: Victory for gender equality

Women are under-represented in leadership and teaching roles in Zambia’s engineering faculties, says the first Zambian woman to obtain a PhD in mining engineering, Dr Ebelia Manda . She spoke to Zachariah Mushawatu . Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Regional hub aims to tackle climate challenges in East Africa

SDGs: Djibouti has unveiled a plan to become a regional hub to improve the East African region’s climate risk management capacity, as wagdy sawahel reports. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Synchronous engagement could fulfil diverse student needs

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online teaching and learning in higher education, both locally and internationally. However, before this, educationalists had been exploring possibilities to enhance learning, using learning technologies, argues Lorna Dreyer . Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Top universities go all out with space, maritime, health tech

It was win after win after win for Kenya’s higher education sector during the second half of 2024, as three of its top universities took huge leaps in three different disciplines. Wilson Odhiambo provides details. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Also in this University World News Africa Edition:

RWANDA: Calls for synergy to equip engineers for real-world issues - Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti

ZAMBIA: Students fined for destruction of property during protest - Zachariah Mushawatu

NIGERIA: Education has new head, ousted minister’s ‘sins’ revealed - Jesusegun Alagbe

GLOBAL New insights into status of indexed multilingual journals - wagdy sawahel

GLOBAL: Study shows the importance of student guidance in use of AI - Alexandra R Costa, Natércia Lima , Clara Viegas & Amélia Caldeira