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African Colleges Fail a Generation

Underfunded and overcrowded, promising universities begin to buckle

By Greg Atwan, Newser User

Posted May 19, 2007 9:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Once a beacon of hope for the world's poorest continent, Africa's colleges are collapsing under the weight of too many students and too little cash, the Sunday Times reports. At Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, students are packed into overcrowded dorms and classrooms, labs... Read full story »

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