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  • Newspaper

    Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students

    Kenya

    Press

    Sally Weale - The Guardian

    Kenya is a major hub for academic ghostwriting, with an estimated 40,000 shadow scholars in Nairobi alone, producing essays, dissertations, and coursework for international students. Earnings range from under 1 GBP per page to thousands of pounds for dissertations. Despite the 2022 ban on essay mills in the UK, ghostwriting practices persist, now increasingly intertwined with generative AI.

  • Newspaper

    Scholarship crisis deepens as universities blacklist Ghanaian students – Committee Chair blames corruption and nepotism

    Ghana

    Press

    Mohammed Ali - Graphic

    The chairperson of Ghana’s Education Committee blamed corruption, nepotism, and poor oversight for a £40 million (approx. 53 million USD) debt in the foreign scholarship scheme. Irregular awards, costly short-term courses, and lack of accountability led to students being stranded abroad. Parliament now seeks reforms, including tighter supervision and a new scholarship authority board to ensure transparency.

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