DESPITE CHALLENGES IN PRIVATE EDUCATION, AFRICA HAS PROMISING FUTURE AS YOUNGEST CONTINENT SAYS GROUP CEO OF HONORIS UNITED UNIVERSITIES

Africa is the continent with the youngest population in the world, and so needs to expand effective higher education, Dr Jonathan Louw, group CEO of Honoris United Universities (HUU), the largest pan-African tertiary education network, has told UWN. In an exclusive interview in Tunis, Tunisia, Dr Louw noted how the fact that almost 60% of Africa’s population is under 25 years old presents a huge opportunity for higher education in Africa. By 2050, more than a quarter of the world’s population will be on the continent, making it home to “the future ...


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