In Africa, The Five Best Universities Are in South Africa — ARWU

Universities in Africa, the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent, may not be competing favourably with other institutions in the world as only five have been ranked among the top 500 academic institutions.
The five – University of Witwatersrand, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, University of Johannesburg and University of KwaZulu-Natal – are all based in South Africa.
A statement accompanying this year’s results said the rankings were based on a range of indicators including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, and papers published in the journals “Nature” and “Science”.
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich remained the highest-ranked entry from continental Europe, holding on to 19th place, while the University of Copenhagen in Denmark moved up one slot to 30th.