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300 New Universities, But Who Is Getting a Degree Worth Having? Africa’s Higher Education Quality Crisis

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Africa has added 300 new universities in two decades. The enrolment numbers are impressive. The graduate employment outcomes are not. BETAR examines the quality crisis behind the expansion.

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