Another significant Japanese footprint in Africa’s higher education sector is the actualisation of the Pan African University (PAU). Kenya will be the first African country to host the forum which is dedicated to finding sustainable solutions to Africa’s development aspirations. An ambitious undertaking by the African Union to foster integration through higher education, PAU is already bearing fruits. Delegates at TICAD VI will be keen to capture the progress and map a more formidable way forward. Conceived by Japan in 1993 as a way of mobilising resources to give impetus to an Africa-led development construct, TICAD has made several strides in its set objectives.

Source: Standard Digital August 02, 2016 09:45 UTC