African universities: South Africa leads the 2018 ranking

UniRank is a platform that evaluates universities around the world and publishes a ranking on a regular basis. According to the information provided by the platform, the rankings are based on several criteria as follows:

To be a regularly constituted university, officially recognized and accredited by the competent authorities of its country;
Offer at least undergraduate degrees (bachelor′s degree) leading to four years of study, and possibly post-graduate studies (master′s or PhD)
Offer courses mainly in a masterful classroom format, not just online.

At the end of February 2018, the platform published its ranking of the 200 best African universities.

It is noted that South African universities are the most successful, with 8 universities ranked in the top 10 universities at the head of the pack. It is also noted that Nigeria has the largest number of universities in the league table, with a total of 39 institutions appearing there. Finally, we note that the English-speaking countries have by far a much more predominant presence than the French-speaking countries.

Here is the complete list of the 200 best African universities in 2018 published by Unirank:

Rank	University	Country
1	University of Pretoria	South Africa
2	University of Cape Town	South Africa
3	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
4	University of KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa
5	University of Johannesburg	South Africa
6	Universiteit Stellenbosch	South Africa
7	North-West University	South Africa
8	University of the Western Cape	South Africa
9	University of Nairobi	Kenya
10	The American University in Cairo	Egypt
11	University of Lagos	Nigeria
12	Ahmadu Bello University	Nigeria
13	Rhodes University	South Africa
14	Cairo University	Egypt
15	University of Ibadan	Nigeria
16	Universiteit van die Vrystaat	South Africa
17	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	mozambique
18	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	South Africa
19	University of Khartoum	Sudan
20	University of Nigeria	Nigeria
21	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	South Africa
22	Addis Ababa University	Ethiopia
23	University of Fort Hare	South Africa
24	University of Ilorin	Nigeria
25	Tshwane University of Technology	South Africa
26	Durban University of Technology	South Africa
27	Mansoura University	Egypt
28	Jimma University	Ethiopia
29	University of Namibia	Namibia
30	The German University in Cairo	Egypt
31	Makerere University	Uganda
32	Obafemi Awolowo University	Nigeria
33	Namibia University of Science and Technology	Namibia
34	Kenyatta University	Kenya
35	University of Ghana	Ghana
36	University of Dar es Salaam	Tanzania
37	University of Reunion	Meeting
38	University of Botswana	botswana
39	Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla	Algeria
40	Universidade Católica de Angola	angola
41	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Ghana
42	Alexandria University	Egypt
43	Central University of Technology	South Africa
44	Sudan University of Science and Technology	Sudan
45	Mohammed V University	Morocco
46	Ain Shams University	Egypt
47	University Abu Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen	Algeria
48	Cheikh Anta Diop University	Senegal
49	Mohamed Khider University of Biskra	Algeria
50	Federal University of Technology, Minna	Nigeria
51	University of Zambia	Zambia
52	Egerton University	Kenya
53	Benha University	Egypt
54	University of the Mentouri Brothers of Constantine 1	Algeria
55	Cadi Ayyad University	Morocco
56	The International University of Management	Namibia
57	Assiut University	Egypt
58	Covenant University	Nigeria
59	University of Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe
60	University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediène	Algeria
61	Moi University	Kenya
62	Vaal University of Technology	South Africa
63	The British University in Egypt	Egypt
64	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Nigeria
65	The University of Dodoma	Tanzania
66	University of Rwanda	Rwanda
67	Sokoine University of Agriculture	Tanzania
68	Universidade Agostinho Neto	angola
69	University of Port Harcourt	Nigeria
70	Landmark University	Nigeria
71	Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University	Morocco
72	Ferhat Abbas Universityof Setif 1	Algeria
73	University of Mauritius	Mauritius
74	Mouloud Maameri University of Tizi Ouzou	Algeria
75	University of Gezira	Sudan
76	Strathmore University	Kenya
77	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	Kenya
78	Helwan University	Egypt
79	University of Venda	South Africa
80	University of Tripoli	Libya
81	Universidade Metodista de Angola	angola
82	University of Lome	Togo
83	University of Benin	Nigeria
84	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	Nigeria
85	Zagazig University	Egypt
86	Abderrahmane University Mira of Bejaia	Algeria
87	United States International University	Kenya
88	Al Akhawayn University	Morocco
89	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti	Nigeria
90	Lagos State University	Nigeria
91	Modern Sciences and Arts University	Egypt
92	Universidade Independente de Angola	angola
93	Mzumbe University	Tanzania
94	Universidade Técnica de Angola	angola
95	University of Limpopo	South Africa
96	Bayero University Kano	Nigeria
97	Mangosuthu University of Technology	South Africa
98	American University of Nigeria	Nigeria
99	Walter Sisulu University	South Africa
100	Hassiba Ben Bouali University of Chlef	Algeria
101	Mohamed Boudiaf University of M′sila	Algeria
102	University of Jos	Nigeria
103	University of Algiers 1	Algeria
104	Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University Mostaganem	Algeria
105	Uganda Christian University	Uganda
106	Rivers State University of Science and Technology	Nigeria
107	Ibn Tofail University	Morocco
108	Misr University for Science and Technology	Egypt
109	Ibn Zohr University	Morocco
110	Al-Azhar University	Egypt
111	Mount Kenya University	Kenya
112	Federal University of Technology, Owerri	Nigeria
113	University of Zululand	South Africa
114	University of Uyo	Nigeria
115	University of Cape Coast	Ghana
116	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nigeria
117	South Valley University	Egypt
118	University of Education, Winneba	Ghana
119	University Batna 1	Algeria
120	Misr International University	Egypt
121	Usmanu Danfodio University	Nigeria
122	Michael Okpara University of Agriculture	Nigeria
123	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Tanzania
124	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Uganda
125	University of Swaziland	swaziland
126	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Nigeria
127	Universidade Católica de Moçambique	mozambique
128	Babcock University	Nigeria
129	Ahmed Ben Bella University of Oran 1	Algeria
130	Botswana Accountancy College	botswana
131	Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba	Algeria
132	University of Science and Technology of Oran	Algeria
133	Mekelle University	Ethiopia
134	University of Yaounde I	Cameroon
135	Botswana International University of Science and Technology	botswana
136	Abdelmalek Essadi University	Morocco
137	Adekunle Ajasin University	Nigeria
138	Djillali Liabès University of Sidi-Bel-Abbès	Algeria
139	University of Abuja	Nigeria
140	Afe Babalola University	Nigeria
141	University of Sfax	Tunisia
142	Mohammed First University	Morocco
143	Hawassa University	Ethiopia
144	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University	Nigeria
145	Olabisi Onabanjo University	Nigeria
146	Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti	Nigeria
147	University of Tunis El Manar	Tunisia
148	Midlands State University	Zimbabwe
149	Africa University	Zimbabwe
150	Enugu State University of Science and Technology	Nigeria
151	International University of Africa	Sudan
152	Tai Solarin University of Education	Nigeria
153	M′hamed Bouguerra University of Boumerdes	Algeria
154	Tanta University	Egypt
155	Adama Science and Technology University	Ethiopia
156	Ashesi University College	Ghana
157	Gaston Berger University	Senegal
158	October 6 University	Egypt
159	Hassan II University of Casablanca	Morocco
160	Kwara State University	Nigeria
161	Fayoum University	Egypt
162	Federal University, Ndufu-Alike	Nigeria
163	Arba Minch University	Ethiopia
164	University of Malawi	Malawi
165	Catholic University of West Africa - University Unit of Togo	Togo
166	Pharos University in Alexandria	Egypt
167	Ahfad University for Women	Sudan
168	Technical University of Kenya	Kenya
169	August 20, 1955 University of Skikda	Algeria
170	University of Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso
171	University of Antananarivo	Madagascar
172	Future University in Egypt	Egypt
173	Jaamacada SIMAD	Somalia
174	Saad Dahlab University of Blida	Algeria
175	Larbi Tebessi University of Tebessa	Algeria
176	Mzuzu University	Malawi
177	Moulay Ismail University	Morocco
178	University of Benghazi	Libya
179	University of Dschang	Cameroon
180	Menoufia University	Egypt
181	Libyan International Medical University	Libya
182	Nahda University	Egypt
183	University of Manouba	Tunisia
184	Osun State University	Nigeria
185	Kafrelsheikh University	Egypt
186	University of Agriculture, Makurdi	Nigeria
187	Universidade Óscar Ribas	angola
188	Universidade de Cabo Verde	Green cap
189	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana
190	National Polytechnic School	Algeria
191	Catholic University of Eastern Africa	Kenya
192	Hassan University 1st	Morocco
193	University of Sousse	Tunisia
194	Mohamed Seddik University Ben Yahia de Jijel	Algeria
195	University of Monastir	Tunisia
196	Haramaya University	Ethiopia
197	Mohamed Lakhdar University Ben Amara says Hamma Lakhdar of El Oued	Algeria
198	Bahir Dar University	Ethiopia
199	University of Buea	Cameroon
200	Benue State University	Nigeria