India's National Forensic Sciences University has become the first state institution to launch a campus abroad in the East African country of Uganda.

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.

Some 32,000 African students have benefited from Indian scholarships since 2015, part of 50,000 opportunities the country had pledged over a decade.

A report has called on African higher learning institutions to strengthen entrepreneurship education and training, asserting that ‘traditional’ curricula have failed to train youth to be self-employed and job creators.

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity has launched a e-learning platform to help facilitate universities' use of IT to improve teaching and learning.

After months of delays, plans to create a Common Higher Education Area across five East African states are finally being realised, with authorities moving with speed to spell out the next steps to make the plan a reality.

A new scholarship programme, has been launched to help fund rural community development internships in Uganda. Students from around the world can apply, and 15 will be awarded with full or partial scholarships.

Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have struck a deal that will mean students moving to study between the three countries will pay local tuition fees, as part of a move to harmonise education in the East African Community (EAC). Previously, incoming students have paid international fees priced in US dollars.