History

1991-1992: A prospectus for African University entitled "African University: A Mandate for Scholarship and Leadership," was developed by William Agbor Baiyee, then a Ph.D. student in Higher Education at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
January 1994: African University Foundation was incorporated by the Office of the Secretary of State, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
June 1998: The United States Internal Revenue Service granted African University Foundation's tax-exempt status on June 11, 1998.
May 1999: African University Foundation was issued a Not-for-profit Tax Registration Certificate by the Indiana Department of Revenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
December 1998: Site for African University was identified in Tali, Cameroon . The Tali Traditional Council has reserved 10 square miles for the construction of African University.
December 1999: African University Foundation received its first international financial donations to advance its mission.
December 2000: African University Foundation launches its Annual Fund Program.
August 2001: African University Foundation's Board of Trustees meets in Indianapolis to launch the public phase of the African University project.
June 2002: Mr. Raymond Taku Agbor Baiyee is appointed the Cameroon Representative of African University Foundation.
August 2002: The Tali community, in a traditional ceremony, celebrated the African University project and blessed the future campus of African University.
October 2002: Barrister B. Enow Agbor was appointed the Cameroon Legal Counsel of African University Foundation.
March 2003: African University 's charter application was submitted to the Ministry of Higher Education, Yaounde , Cameroon.
March 2004: African University Foundation adopts a Development Plan.
May 2004: The Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana issued certificates of trademark for the (a) African University and (b) African University Foundation.
January 2005: The Honorable Emmanuel Tabi Egbe was appointed the Executive Director of the African University Initiative in Cameroon.
October 2005: Baiyee-Mbi Agbor-Baiyee, Ph.D. was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of the African University Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
April 2006: The Honorable Enow Tanjong was appointed the Chairman of the Board of Governors of African University, Tali, Cameroon.