AU hopes to establish continental university
The African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has told those gathered at her state of the continent address that Africa needs to get skills development right in order to become a prosperous continent.
She says more needs to be done to increase higher education access across the continent.
"Of course there are challenges in this area - financing not only in South Africa but elsewhere as well. The AU has also identified some gaps in the education. They have decided to start a continental university starting with five campuses of excellence," she said.
Dlamini -Zuma was addressing her last briefing with the media as her tenure as chairperson of the continental body draws to an end.