[allAfrica] As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making one of the continent’s biggest long-term investments in higher education, committing US$500 million over the next decade to transform African universities.
Africa: Mastercard Foundation Commits $500 Million to Transform Higher Education
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