Ghana: African Coalition for Academic Freedom Conference Opens in Accra

About 50 members of the African Coalition for Academic Freedom (ACAF) from 45 African countries have begun a three-day conference in Accra to discuss critical challenges and opportunities in safeguarding higher education institutions across the continent.

Participants hail from Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Mali. They include academic staff representatives, higher education leaders, scholars, policymakers, and civil…