University Education in Africa since Independence Days traces the development of higher education for the past 30 years, based on 15 African countries drawn from 5 geographical regions of Africa, as described by the African Union. Before Independence, the majority of African countries had no universities of their own, and there were hardly any Africans who had university degrees. Following Independence, most African countries established one or two universities to cater for their national needs, particularly in terms of manpower. Such universities, staffed by expatriates, remained a monopoly for close to two decades. In the last 30 years, higher education landscape has gone through total transformation, as more universities have been established, allowing thousands of African students to have access to higher education. Most these universities are now staffed by nationals instead of expatriates. This is an achievement and record that supersedes all other records worldwide in recent human history.

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