Engineering is vital for the socio-cultural and economic development of any
country including Africa. However, there is shortage in engineering skills and the
number of engineering graduates do not meet up with societal demands on the
continent. It is no news that the culture in any particular location affects the conduct
of business there. So, the field of engineering education as a discipline is also
influenced by the culture prevalent in an area. This might be manifested in the design
of the housing pattern in an area, the construction of infrastructure, the human
machine interaction, among several others. The aim of this paper is to consider the
cultural dimension of engineering education in Africa. It articulates that, the advent of
the fourth industrial revolution and social media has affected the culture prevalent in
Africa both positively and negatively. The paper concludes and recommends that
cultural differences must be intensified such that innovations within the frame of
engineering education will be culturally responsive, giving credence to what obtains
there so that internalization of the practice of engineering will be reviewed in order to
create curriculum from local contexts applicable to Africa. 