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World class: The new African university system that the author advocates for must offer academic programmes of quality, benchmarked against the best tertiary insitutions in the world.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM

African university system must be of Africa

It must dare to invent the future

  • Tawana Kupe
7 min read
A piece from the odAOMO jewellery brand, created by the Kenyan designer (and surgeon) Dr Sophia Omoro. (Quentin Alexander)
AFRICA S BETTER FUTURE

African fashion boom’s frayed edges

While the continent’s design talent is in top form, bold policy moves are needed to realise the vast potential of the sector, according to a Unicef report

  • Carlos Amato
8 min read
PCCW’s HKT unit will unveil the entertainment service as early as next week.
AFRICA NO FILTER

Africa media consumption shifts to local content, but not by African authors

Local content is beginning to outcompete international films in Africa as rapid smartphone penetration and an affordable and expanding internet bring African creatives closer to…

  • Seth Onyango
4 min read