Togo Is in the IsDB-France Joint Scholarship — Despite Not Being an OIC Member The Republic of Togo is a French-speaking West African country with a predominantly Christian and traditional religion population. Togo is NOT a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). And yet, Togo is included in the list of 42 countries […]
Tanzania Has Two Country-Specific Scholarships Most Guides Don’t Mention — With Deadlines This July Before the standard scholarship list, two programs deserve immediate attention because they are specific to Tanzania and both have deadlines in July 2026. 1. The Ireland-Africa Fellows Program (Tanzania) The Ireland-Africa Fellows Program is a fully-funded scholarship opportunity open to students
Search “Swaziland” AND “Eswatini” — Most Scholarship Databases Still Use the Old Name The Kingdom of Eswatini changed its name from the Kingdom of Swaziland in April 2018, when King Mswati III renamed the country to mark its 50th independence anniversary. The new name, Eswatini, means “land of the Swazis” in siSwati the national language.
The Most Important Thing a Sudanese Student Needs to Know Before Applying for Any Scholarship in 2026 Under recent UK Government legislation, Sudanese citizens will be unable to obtain a Study Visa to enter the UK from 26 March 2026. The Chevening Scholarship program in Sudan is therefore closed. This changes the scholarship landscape for
The British Embassy in Mogadishu Specifically Promotes Chevening for Somalia — And 100+ Somali Scholars Have Already Used It The Federal Republic of Somalia is not a country most scholarship guides feature with specificity. This guide does. The British Embassy in Somalia announced applications for Chevening Scholarships were open, offering Somali nationals the opportunity to
Sierra Leone Has the Oldest University in Sub-Saharan Africa — And a Scholarship Landscape Built on Deep UK Ties The Republic of Sierra Leone is not a country most international scholarship guides feature prominently. But its scholarship landscape is anchored by two facts that most guides overlook: Fourah Bay College established in 1827 is the oldest
Senegal Is the Most Politically Stable Country in Sub-Saharan Africa — And Has a Scholarship Landscape to Match The Republic of Senegal has never experienced a successful military coup. In a West African region where military interruptions to democracy have recently occurred in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger, Senegal stands as the only major
Rwanda Has the Only Carnegie Mellon University Campus in Africa — And It’s in Kigali Most scholarship guides for Rwandan students list the same programs available to all African countries. This one starts with what makes Rwanda genuinely different. In 2011, upon the invitation of the Government of Rwanda, Carnegie Mellon and the Government of
Niger Students: Two Worlds of Scholarships, One Major Practical Consideration The Republic of Niger sits at the convergence of two scholarship worlds — the same dual position as Mali: Niger is a French-speaking country — opening the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship, ARES Belgium, AUF/OIF programs, Campus France scholarships, and the entire Francophone academic world. Niger is
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Namibia Has the Strongest DAAD Pipeline in Africa — Most Namibian Students Don’t Know It The Republic of Namibia independent since 1990 after nine decades as German South-West Africa and then a South African mandate has a scholarship landscape shaped profoundly by its German colonial heritage. Namibia receives one of the strongest single-country DAAD pipelines