The Network for Higher Education Excellence in West Africa (REESAO) was created in 2005 in Lomé with the objective of promoting a new policy of cooperation between universities and prioritizing university modernization so as to better support students’ mobility and professional preparation.

REESAO endeavors to harmonize curricula and the nomenclature of diplomas to benefit student mobility and inter-university degree recognition; support online publication of curricula and the associated course numbers and credits; encourage the promotion of distance learning and the adoption of essential tools for sharing content through videoconferencing, and promote cooperation in education, science and culture among members.