African Universities at least Nigerian universities that I have interacted with are willing to integrate Internet Governance if they understand the subject matter and if it could show some prospects in the area of it been a research topic or a thematic area.
In a place like Nigeria, where most Internet policy issues still reside with Civil Societies that have somewhat become social entrepreneurs, it is difficult to get the university involved when individuals who are exposed to the Internet Governance discussion do not return to the universities to propagate Internet Governance discussions.
Until there are direct implications of Internet Governance in the continent that can be seen in terms of impact on governance, economic life of the people, it will be difficult of the universities to see it as a serious issues.
The recent celebration of Mark Zukerberg visit , and subsequent celebration of FreeBasic in Nigeria show the lack of understanding of Internet Governance and it's implication to the future of the country and critical resources.
But as the number of Africans who are active in the Internet Governance increases in Africa, the Internet Governance discussion will find it's way into the lecture halls, research topics and university speeches.
I have reached out to my alumni and a few other universities in Nigeria , but it has been tough for them to move it forward because they still struggle to understand Internet Governance issues as it relates to the African continent, especially when it comes to the issues of domain name (INRM)
If IG bodies or initiatives can dedicate some resources to engage the universities in Africa, the effect will be tremendous.
This is my personal opinion and experience.
Benjamin