September 23, 2005

U.S. Foundations Expand Aid to African Higher Education

By BURTON BOLLAG

Six major American foundations are providing $200-million to strengthen African universities over the next five years, the expansion of an effort begun in 2000. The foundations were set to announce the decision last Friday in New York at a ceremony in which United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and the presidents of Ghana, Kenya, and Mozambique were scheduled to participate.

The high-level political involvement reflects not only the size of the pledges, but also a growing

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