The European Union’s Erasmus+ program is expected to dedicate the lion’s share of its budget for the next seven years to the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

Young orphaned students from sub-Saharan Africa will be offered full tuition fee waivers to undertake undergraduate study at the University of York.

UNICAF, an online platform that aims to increase access for African professionals to international standard higher education in sub-Saharan Africa, has received $12m in funding from a consortium of investors.

The UK’s Department for International Development will launch a new £45m fund to support cross-border partnerships that will help to facilitate higher education transformation in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East.