The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is pleased to announce its 21^st Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled to take place from 1^st to 5^th December 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. Themed "Positioning Africa’s Universities and the Higher Education Sector to effectively impact development processes on the continent", the AGM will bring together over 500 participants including university leaders, policymakers, development partners, private sector actors, young innovators, students and researchers from across Africa and around the world.

Hosted in collaboration with the Government of Botswana and the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN); the AGM will serve as a platform for strategic dialogue and collective action to strengthen the role of African universities in delivering sustainable development outcomes.

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