By Ajong Mbapndah L As heavy rains swept across New York City, the Nelson Mandela Conference Room at the African Union Mission to the United Nations remained alive with ideas, ambition, and resolve. Inside, diplomats, university leaders, faculty, students, and development partners gathered not for ceremony, but for strategy—exploring how higher education can serve as a powerful tool of diplomacy, peacebuilding, and sustainable development across Africa. The occasion was The Future of HBCUs in Africa: A High-Level HBCU Leadership Meeting, convened by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations. From the outset, the gathering carried
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