List of oldest universities in continuous operation
Africa

List of oldest universities in continuous operation

Section Title: Africa
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Location	Current name	Year	Notes

Current	Original

Algeria (Algiers)	France French Algeria (Algiers)	University of Algiers	1909

Angola (Luanda)	Portugal Portuguese Angola (Luanda)	Agostinho Neto University	1962	Founded as Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola. Was renamed Universidade de Luanda (University of Luanda) in 1968.

Cameroon (Yaoundé)	Cameroon (Yaoundé)	University of Yaoundé	1962	In 1993 following a university reform the University of Yaounde was split into two (University of Yaoundé I and University of Yaoundé II) following the university branch-model pioneered by the University of Paris.

Cape Verde (Praia)	Cape Verde (Praia)	Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde	2001	as a result of the merger of the two previously existing higher education establishments (ISE and ISECMAR)

Egypt (Giza)	Egypt Khedivate of Egypt (Cairo)	Cairo University	1908	The oldest university in Africa

Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)	Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire (Addis Ababa)	University of Addis Ababa	1950	The university was originally called the University College of Addis Ababa in 1950 and was later renamed Haile Selassie I University in 1962 after the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I.

Ghana (Accra)	Gold Coast (Accra)	University of Ghana	1948	Founded as the University College of the Gold Coast, an affiliate college of the University of London which supervised its academic programmes and awarded the degrees.

Kenya (Nairobi)	-	University of Nairobi	1956 (university 1970)	Oldest in Kenya. Established 1956 as the Royal Technical College.

Kenya (Njoro)	-	Egerton University	1939 (university 1987)	Claims to be "the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya". Founded as a farm school 1939, Egerton Farm School.

Liberia (Monrovia)	Liberia (Monrovia)	University of Liberia	1951	building on Liberia College founded in 1863

Libya (Benghazi & Tripoli)	Libya Kingdom of Libya (Benghazi)	University of Libya	1956	A royal decree was issued on 15 December 1955 for the founding of the university. The first faculty to be formed was the Faculty of Literature in Benghazi, and the royal palace "Al Manar", from which King Idris I of Libya declared its independence on 24 December 1951, was assigned to be the campus.

Madagascar (Antananarivo)	France Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (Antananarivo)	University of Antananarivo	1955	Founded December 1955 as the Institute for Advanced Studies in Antananarivo. Renamed the University of Madagascar in 1961.

Mauritius (Moka)	Mauritius British Mauritius (Moka)	University of Mauritius	1965	The Faculty of Agriculture is the oldest faculty of the university. It was founded in 1914 as the School of Agriculture in 1914, and in 1966 it was incorporated into the newly established University of Mauritius.

Morocco (Fez, Marrakech, Tétouan, Agadir)	Morocco (Fez)	University of Al Quaraouiyine	859 (university 1965)	traces its origins back to the al-Qarawiyyin mosque and associated madrasa founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859, but only became a university in 1965.

Morocco (Rabat)	Morocco (Rabat)	Mohammed V University	1957	Founded as University of Rabat

Morocco (Casablanca)	Morocco (Casablanca)	University of Hassan II Casablanca	1975

Mozambique (Maputo)	Portugal Portuguese Mozambique (Lourenço Marques)	Eduardo Mondlane University	1962	Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique

Nigeria (Ibadan)	-	University of Ibadan	1948 (university 1962)	Founded as Yaba College in 1932 in Yaba, Lagos, as the first tertiary educational institute in Nigeria. Yaba College was transferred to Ibadan, becoming the University College of Ibadan, in 1948.

Nigeria (Nsukka, Enugu, Ituku, Aba)	Nigeria (Nsukka)	University of Nigeria, Nsukka	1960	First university in Nigeria.

Rwanda (Kigali)	Rwanda (Kigali)	University of Rwanda	2013	Incorporates the National University of Rwanda founded in 1963

Sierra Leone (Freetown)	Sierra Leone (Freetown)	Fourah Bay College	1827 (university 1967)	Oldest university-level institution in Africa. Founded as a school in 1827.

Somalia (Mogadishu)	Italian Somaliland (Mogadishu)	Somali National University	1954

South Africa (Cape Town)	Union of South Africa Union of South Africa (Cape Town)	University of Cape Town	1918	founded as a school in 1829 (university status: 2 April 1918)

South Africa (Stellenbosch)	Union of South Africa Union of South Africa (Stellenbosch)	Stellenbosch University	1918	founded as a secondary education institute in 1866 (University status: 2 April 1918)

Sudan (Khartoum)	Sudan (Khartoum)	University of Khartoum	1956	Renamed from Gordon Memorial College, founded 1902, when it gained full university status in 1956

Tunisia (Tunis)	Tunisia (Tunis)	University of Ez-Zitouna	737 (university 1961)	traces its origins back to the Al-Zaytuna madrassa founded around 737 (university status in 1961)

Uganda (Kampala)	-	Makerere University	1922

Zimbabwe (Harare)	Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury)	University of Zimbabwe	1952

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Al Quaraouiyine is the oldest university.

final_sentence: Al Quaraouiyine is the oldest university.