The association is Africa's largest higher education coordinating body, comprising 380 universities in 46 African countries.
AAU ke kokoano ya batho go tswa mo kontinenteng yotlhe e e leng ka ga thuto e e kwa godimo mo Aforika, mme maloko a yone ke ditheo di le 215 go tswa kwa dinageng di le 44 tsa Aforika.