Sankoré, the famous medieval mosque-university at Timbuktu (in present-day Mali), was set up around the 12th century and is proof that Africans have always pursued knowledge.
(I remember a senior professor who was quite shocked to discover that Timbuktu exists...)
https://folukeafrica.com/timbuktu-site-of-1st-african-university/
Prof Foluke Adebisi
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