ABSTRACT
Tertiary education in Africa faces many challenges compared to other continents of the world. These challenges may not be unconnected with the educational policy formulation and implementation in Africa. The educational policies in Africa were, in many cases, adopted from the likes of United Kingdom and USA. However, these policies were developed based on the Western culture and religious beliefs, which, in many cases, neither addressed the fundamental needs of Africans nor sold the African culture to the other continents in the world for it to be attractive globally. Furthermore, the effect of political instability in Africa cannot be more emphasised as it has de-marketed the continent to the extent that even African leaders, who are supposed to reposition the continent, prefer to send their children abroad to acquire higher degrees. This attests to African leaders’ insincerity to develop education to international standard as they have lost confidence in the continents’ educational system. This unfortunate predicament has rubbed African countries of economic and global recognition. Hence, there is a need to review policies on education in Africa such that tertiary institutions can be repositioned in order for them to be accorded their deserved recognition in the league of continents.
