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Accredited universities, exam bodies and university regulators in Africa

Who sets national exams, who regulates universities, and where to check whether a university is accredited. Links go to the official sites.

13 of 54 countries have a higher-education regulator that publishes an official list of accredited universities.

Exam bodies, higher-education regulator and accredited list by country
CountryExam bodiesHigher-education regulatorAccredited list
AlgeriaMinistere de l'Education Nationale (Baccalaureat)Not listedNo public list
AngolaMinisterio da Educacao (exames de acesso e do ensino medio)Not listedNo public list
BeninDirection des Examens et Concours (DECO, Ministry of Secondary Education)Not listedNo public list
BotswanaBotswana Examinations Council (BEC)Not listedNo public list
Burkina FasoDirection Generale des Examens et Concours (DGEC, Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
BurundiDirection Nationale des Examens et Concours (MINEDUC)Not listedNo public list
Cabo VerdeDirecao Nacional do Ensino Secundario (exames nacionais, Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
CameroonCameroon GCE Board (Anglophone O/A Levels); Office du Baccalaureat (Francophone BAC, Ministry of Higher Education); MINEDUB (BEPC, CAP)Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur (MINESUP)Official list
Central African RepublicMinistere de l'Education Nationale (BAC and BEPC)Not listedNo public list
ChadDirection des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
ComorosMinistere de l'Education Nationale (Baccalaureat)Not listedNo public list
CongoDirection des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education); Office du Baccalaureat (Ministry of Higher Education)Not listedNo public list
Cote d'IvoireOffice Ivoirien des Examens et Concours (OIEC); Direction des Examens et Concours du Superieur (DECO-SUP)Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche scientifique (MESRS)Official list
Democratic Republic of the CongoOffice de Baccalaureat (Ministry of Higher Education); Direction des Examens d'Etat (EXETAT, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education)Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur, universitaire, recherche scientifique et innovationsOfficial list
DjiboutiMinistere de l'Education Nationale (Baccalaureat and BFEM)Not listedNo public list
EgyptMinistry of Education and Technical Education (Thanaweya Amma)Supreme Council of UniversitiesOfficial list
Equatorial GuineaMinisterio de Educacion (Bachillerato)Not listedNo public list
EritreaMinistry of Education (Matriculation, Grade 12)Not listedNo public list
EswatiniEswatini Examinations and Assessment Council (EEAC); Cambridge International (IGCSE/A Levels, via schools)Not listedNo public list
EthiopiaNational Educational Assessment and Examinations Agency (NEAEA, Grade 12 University Entrance); Ministry of Education (Grade 8 and 10 exams)Ethiopian Education and Training Authority (ETA)Official list
GabonDirection Generale des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
GambiaWest African Examinations Council (WAEC), Gambia office; National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (higher ed)Not listedNo public list
GhanaWest African Examinations Council (WAEC), Ghana; National Teaching Council (licensure exams)Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)Official list
GuineaDirection Nationale des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
Guinea-BissauMinisterio da Educacao Superior (exames do ensino medio e acesso ao superior)Not listedNo public list
KenyaKenya National Examinations Council (KNEC); Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement ServiceCommission for University Education (CUE)Official list
LesothoExaminations Council of Lesotho (ECoL); Cambridge International (via schools)Not listedNo public list
LiberiaWest African Examinations Council (WAEC), LiberiaNot listedNo public list
LibyaMinistry of Education (Secondary Education Certificate)Not listedNo public list
MadagascarMinistere de l'Education Nationale (Baccalaureat and BEPC)Not listedNo public list
MalawiMalawi National Examinations Board (MANEB); Malawi Qualifications AuthorityNot listedNo public list
MaliDirection Nationale des Examens et Concours (DNEC, Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
MauritaniaDirection des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
MauritiusMauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES); Mauritius Qualifications AuthorityNot listedNo public list
MoroccoMinistere de l'Education Nationale, du Prescolaire et des Sports (Baccalaureat)Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur, de la Recherche scientifique et de l'InnovationNo public list
MozambiqueInstituto Nacional de Exames de Educacao (INEE, Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
NamibiaMinistry of Education, Arts and Culture (Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate); National Institute for Educational DevelopmentNot listedNo public list
NigerDirection Nationale des Examens et Concours (DNEC, Ministry of Education)Not listedNo public list
NigeriaWest African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria; National Examinations Council (NECO); Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB); National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB)National Universities Commission (NUC)Official list
RwandaRwanda Basic Education Board (REB, national examinations); National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA)Higher Education Council (HEC)Official list
Sao Tome and PrincipeMinisterio da Educacao (exames do ensino secundario)Not listedNo public list
SenegalDirection des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Education, BFEM and Bac); Universite Cheikh Anta Diop (competitive entrance exams, Crous/CEP)Autorite nationale d'Assurance qualite de l'Enseignement superieur (ANAQ-Sup)Official list
SeychellesSeychelles Qualifications Authority (SQA)Not listedNo public list
Sierra LeoneWest African Examinations Council (WAEC), Sierra Leone; National Council for Technical, Vocational and Academic AwardsNot listedNo public list
SomaliaNo single national exam body; federal member states administer secondary exams (Somali National University entrance via ministry)Not listedNo public list
South AfricaUmalusi (quality council for general and further education); Department of Basic Education (administers NSC matric)Council on Higher Education (CHE)No public list
South SudanMinistry of General Education and Instruction (South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education)Not listedNo public list
SudanMinistry of Education (Sudanese Secondary School Certificate)Not listedNo public list
TanzaniaNational Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA)Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU)Official list
TogoDirection des Examens et Concours (Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education)Not listedNo public list
TunisiaMinistere de l'Education (Baccalaureat national)Not listedNo public list
UgandaUganda National Examinations Board (UNEB)National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)Official list
ZambiaExaminations Council of Zambia (ECZ)Higher Education Authority (HEA)Official list
ZimbabweZimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC)Not listedNo public list

Sources: the exam councils, regulators and ministries linked in each row, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Links and names only; no exam statistics or rankings. See our methods.