At the HE Summit in Dakar last week, eight major universities on the continent lauched the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA). See the following press release.
The founding universities currently in the African Research Universities Alliance include: University of Lagos, Nigeria; University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Obafemi Awolowo University lle-Ife, Nigeria; University of Ghana Legon*; University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania*; University of Nairobi, Kenya*; University of Cape Town, South Africa*; University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; National University of Rwanda; University Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal; Makerere University, Uganda*; University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; University of Pretoria, South Africa; and Rhodes University, South Africa. * denotes universities in the HERANA group.
The founding universities currently in the African Research Universities Alliance include: University of Lagos, Nigeria; University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Obafemi Awolowo University lle-Ife, Nigeria; University of Ghana Legon*; University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania*; University of Nairobi, Kenya*; University of Cape Town, South Africa*; University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; National University of Rwanda; University Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal; Makerere University, Uganda*; University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; University of Pretoria, South Africa; and Rhodes University, South Africa. * denotes universities in the HERANA group.