July 25, 2025

UNAM’s VC Elected AAU President, Champions Knowledge Sovereignty and Youth-Led Academic Renaissance

At a historic turning point for African higher education, Professor Kenneth Kamwi Matengu, Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia, has been elected as the 14th […]
July 25, 2025

AAU Ratifies Constitutional Reforms, Unveils Plan of Action for 2025–2029, and Welcomes New Members in Landmark Governance Session

A key highlight of the 16th General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU) in Rabat, Morocco, was a governance session—aptly dubbed AAU Business Session—which […]
July 25, 2025

Reimagining Higher Education: African Stakeholders Set Bold Agenda for Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainable Development

Once every four years, the Association of African Universities (AAU), convenes Africa’s leading minds in higher education in a general conference to chart the course of […]
July 24, 2025

Redefining Global Academic Partnerships: China and Africa Build a Shared Future in Higher Education

The China-Africa higher education collaboration is entering a new era, one defined not by unilateral support or knowledge transfer, but by co-creation, mutual leadership, and strategic […]
July 24, 2025

Leveraging Data to Transform Higher Education Across the Continent – Insights from the Demographics of African Faculty Project

The 16th AAU General Conference in Rabat, Morocco – a gathering of nearly 500 higher education leaders, policymakers, and scholars from across Africa and beyond – […]
July 23, 2025

Strengthening Africa’s Research Ecosystem through Strategic Collaboration: The SANLiC Experience

The 16th Quadrennial General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU), held in Rabat, Morocco, from July 21st to 25th, 2025, featured a compelling discussion […]
July 23, 2025

Forging Strategic Synergies: The Bogotá Dialogue as a Catalyst for Interregional Higher Education Collaboration

The 16th AAU General Conference recorded an important discussion on the Bogotá Dialogue—an initiative poised to redefine global higher education partnerships. Chaired by Prof. Abiodun Humphrey […]
July 22, 2025

Redefining Global Research Partnerships – The Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations Takes Centre Stage at the AAU General Conference

The opening of the 16th General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU) on July 21 in Rabat, Morocco, highlighted a landmark initiative—the Africa Charter […]
July 21, 2025

African Union Charts Bold Course for Africa’s Education and Skills Future at AAU General Conference

At the Association of African Universities’ 16th General Conference in Rabat, Morocco, the African Union Commission, represented by Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo, unveiled two landmark frameworks—the Continental […]