University students in East Africa will pay the same tuition fees, in the first step towards the actualisation of the East African Common Higher Education Area.

The African Union Commission’s Pan African University, which offers postgraduate programs to students on scholarship, is admitting its highest enrolment since it launched four years ago.

Africa’s leading private international education provider ADvTECH group is expanding into East Africa by opening a new school in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.

The Inspired group of premium international schools will step up its aggressive global growth strategy after selling a minority stake to UK-based private equity firm TA Associates.

ICEF has announced its plans to hold workshops in Ukraine and South Africa showing a commitment to growing student recruitment markets in developing countries.

The Tanzanian government issued a directive ordering that two Kenyan public universities with campuses in the country curb admission of students.

UK-based private equity firm, Actis, has made a $275m investment to establish a higher education network spanning nine countries in Africa.

Variations in quality, financing and the length of time students take to complete degree programs were some of the challenges identified to implement the EAC's CHEA at the recent Inter-University Council of East Africa forum.