The Mastercard Foundation has announced the inaugural Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize, awarding a total of $15 million to five African universities to support educational transformation. Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (Burkina Faso), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), Muni University (Uganda), and the University of Rwanda each received $3 million. This award is part of a broader $500 million, decade-long commitment by the Foundation to enhance research, teaching, and employability across the continent. The winners will be formally honoured at a convening in Accra, Ghana, on September 22, 2026.