COVID-19 Pandemic, E-Learning and the Future of Higher Education in Africa

The advent of Covid 19 pandemic brought a significant surge in the usage of information technology in education globally and many African countries were not left out. Consequently, schools, especially the higher institutions embraced the idea of online teaching as an antidote to the effect of the pandemic and interestingly, this idea has survived the pandemic era. While many scholars have questioned the effectiveness of the approach considering the peculiar nature of many institutions of higher learning in Africa in terms of infrastructures, others have identified a number of factors necessary for the retention of the approach within our schools. From all indications, it appears the idea of eLearning has come to stay in this post pandemic era; a number of tertiary institutions have continued its use through the adoption of blended learning-a combination of virtual and physical classes. This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-learning and the future of higher education in Africa. The paper argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of e-learning in higher education in Africa and pointed out some challenges. The paper highlighted the prospects of e-learning for learning in Africa if round pegs are put in right holes