Regional profile · 2027
33 universities across 10 countries, led by University of Cape Town. Africa's collaboration leaders, on the evidence.
Provisional order; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.
| University | Partners | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | 1101 | 79 |
| University of the Witwatersrand | 1083 | 80 |
| University of Johannesburg | 1080 | 80 |
| Stellenbosch University | 1059 | 80 |
| University of Pretoria | 1081 | 78 |
| Cairo University | 1107 | 80 |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | 1035 | 77 |
| North-West University | 984 | 79 |
| University of Ghana | 955 | 79 |
| Makerere University | 884 | 76 |
| Alexandria University | 1015 | 76 |
| Ain Shams University | 1022 | 79 |
| Mansoura University | 984 | 73 |
| Addis Ababa University | 911 | 76 |
| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | 886 | 78 |
| University of Ibadan | 922 | 77 |
| University of the Free State | 888 | 77 |
| Assiut University | 938 | 74 |
| University of Nairobi | 810 | 76 |
| Tunis El Manar University | 900 | 75 |
| Al-Azhar University | 938 | 72 |
| Tanta University | 897 | 71 |
| Université de Yaoundé I | 801 | 73 |
| Zagazig University | 835 | 70 |
| University of Nigeria | 884 | 75 |