The family of a jailed Zambian student who died while fighting in Ukraine is yet to get an explanation from Russian authorities on the circumstances of his death.

More than 200 South African students studying in Russian universities have been locked out of lecture halls and hostels, thanks to delayed disbursement of their fees and stipends.

The fate of some 16,000 foreign students studying in Uganda hangs in the balance, after the country's ministry of internal affairs said they were studying illegally.

A German university is partnering with East African institutions to train 5,000 nurses annually under a new scheme to address labour shortages.

Africans from across the continent are losing millions of dollars each year in fake university placement schemes, according to stakeholders on the continent.

Braeburn Schools Limited has sealed a deal to acquire Hillcrest International Schools in Nairobi, Kenya, three years after it was sold to GEMS Education.

An East African placement agency is marketing Poland as an ideal destination for African students, citing some of the lowest fees in Europe.

Education authorities in Russia have picked a university in the annexed territory of Crimea as the host of this year's Russia-African Network University.