The 2024 list by British magazine Times Higher Education (THE) places four South African universities in the top 10, two each from Rwanda and Ghana, and one each from Uganda and Somalia. Nigeria has 41 entries on the list, the most of any country. THE’s ranking was based on a survey of 23,000 students, in addition to data from schools and Dutch academic analytics company Elsevier, the magazine said. The 129 universities are from 22 African countries, covering less than half of the sub-Saharan African region. A revised methodology led to new entries from Namibia, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde and Eswatini. It is only the second edition of the ranking. Metrics used to compile the ranking included African research citations and co-authorship, accessibility for disabled people, and employability.
SOURCE: SEMAFOR
