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Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 We give special thanks to Fellows and Affiliates who have advanced the work of the Academy by being involved in the delivery of these African Academy of Sciences activities: The AAS Scientific Working Groups The AAS has 18 Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) that are made up of Fellows of the AAS who serve as Chars and members of these groups. The groups advice on global and regional trends within their disciplines/thematic areas, lead discussions and/or advise the AAS on topical issues affecting or that could affect the continent, write policy briefs, assist the AAS to come up with strategies for the application of emerging technologies among other roles. African Synchotron Initiative Malik Maaza Paco Sereme South Africa Burkina Faso Chair Physical Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Shabaan Khalil Sciences Egypt Agriculture Physical Sciences Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Chair Kenya Mohamed Mostafa El-Fouly Agricultural and Nutritional Members Egypt Sciences Paul-Kingsley Buah-Bassuah Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Ghana Bassirou Bonfoh Physical Sciences Members Togo Kadambot Siddique Agricultural and Nutritional Australia Sossina Haile Sciences Ethiopia & United States of America Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Engineering Technology and Applied Thameur Chaibi Mohamed Sciences Oluyede Ajayi Tunisia Nigeria Geological, Environmental, Earth Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Simon Connell and Space Sciences South Africa Anthony Youdeowei Akiça Bahri Physical Sciences Nigeria Tunisia Biosciences Lynn Morris Agricultural and Nutritional South Africa Sciences Richard Jia Yinsuo Medical and Health Sciences South Africa Moctar Toure Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Wilfred Fon Mbacham Senegal Cameroon Agricultural and Nutritional Joachim Von Braun Biosciences Germany Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups Antimicrobial Resistance Robert Snow Andrew Anthony Adjei United Kingdom Co-Chairs Ghana Medical and Health Sciences Iruka Okeke Biosciences Nigeria Tsehaie Woldai Medical and Health Sciences Peace Chinedum Babalola Eritrea & Netherlands Nigeria Geological, Environmental, Earth Sam Kariuki Chemical Sciences and Space Sciences Kenya Medical and Health Sciences Big Data Maurice Tchuente Cameroon Members Chair Engineering, Technology and Abdoulaye Djimde Mohamed-Slim Alouini Applied Sciences Medical Health Sciences Tunisia Mali Charles Rotimi Engineering Technology and Applied Nigeria & United States of Margaret Okomo-Adhiambo Sciences America Kenya Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Members Olugbemiro Jegede Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Theonest K. Mutabingwa Nigeria Egypt and United Kingdom Tanzania Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Engineering Technology and Medical and Health Sciences Social Sciences Applied Sciences Kojo Mensa-Wilmot Nicola Mulder Climate Change Ghana South Africa Biosciences Medical and Health Sciences Chair Abba Gumel Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff Godwin O. S. Ekhaguere Nigeria South Africa Nigeria Mathematical Sciences Biosciences Mathematical Members Sami Ahmed Khalid Marleen Temmerman Richard Jia Yinsuo Sudan Belgium South Africa Chemical Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Abdel Karim Koumare Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe Mali Nigeria Shem Oyoo Wandiga Medical and Health Sciences Engineering, Technology and Applied Kenya Sciences Chemical Sciences Sami Ahmed Khalid Sudan Oluwole Daniel Makinde Oluyede Ajayi Chemical Sciences Nigeria Nigeria Mathematical Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Priscilla Baker South Africa Sciences Chemical Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups Hamidou Toure Michael Ian Cherry Laban Ayieko Ogallo Burkina Faso South Africa Kenya Mathematical Sciences Biosciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Desta Mebratu Judith Otieno Omumbo Ethiopia Kenya Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos Geological, Environmental, Earth and Medical Health Sciences Ethiopia Space Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Education and Gender Daniel Olago Roseanne Diab Kenya Chair South Africa Geological, Environmental, Earth and Jane Catherine Ngila Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Kenya Space Sciences Chemical Sciences Yacob Mulugetta Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Ethiopia and United Kingdom Members Egypt & United Kingdom Policy Science Collen Masirembwa Engineering Technology and Applied Zimbabwe Sciences Christoffel Andreas Gelderblom Medical and Health Sciences Wentzel Asfawossen Asrat Kassaye South Africa Olugbemiro Jegede Ethiopia Biosciences Nigeria Geological, Environmental, Earth and Cultural Sciences, Humanities Space Sciences Rashid Hassan and Social Sciences Sudan and South Africa Salif E. Diop Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Aberra Mogessie Senegal Austria Geological, Environmental, Earth and Godwin Sifueli Kowero Geological, Environmental, Earth Space Sciences Tanzania and Space Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences John Akintayo Adedoyin Mahouton Hounkonnou Norbert Botswana Aissa Wade Benin Geological, Environmental, Earth and Senegal Mathematical Sciences Space Sciences Mathematical Sciences Crain Arthur Soudien South Africa Donald Adams Franscisca Nneka Okeke United States of America Nigeria Cultural Sciences, Humanities Geological, Environmental, Earth and Geological, Environmental, Earth and and Social Sciences Space Sciences Space Sciences Eleanor N. Fish Canada Youba Sokona Malik Maaza Mali South Africa Medical and Health Sciences Policy Sciences Physical Sciences EL-TOM Mohamed EL-Amin Ahmed Abdel Karim Koumare Moctar Toure Sudan Mali Senegal Mathematical Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups Social Sciences Desta Mebratu Godwin Osakpemwoya Samuel Shiferaw Berhanu Ethiopia Ekhaguere Ethiopia Geological, Environmental, Nigeria Mathematical Sciences Earth and Space Sciences Mathematical Sciences Zohra Ben Lakhdar-Akrout Asfawossen Asrat Kassaye Abdel Shafy Obada Tunisia Ethiopia Egypt Physical Sciences Geological, Environmental, Mathematical Sciences Earth and Space Sciences Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Mamokgethi Phakeng Kenya Daniel Olago South Africa Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Kenya Mathematical Sciences Mohamed Thameur Chaibi Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe Tunisia Nigeria Geological, Environmental, Earth and Godwin Sifueli Kowero Engineering,Technology and Applied Space Sciences Tanzania Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Sciences Abdel Karim Koumare Egypt and United Kingdom Mali Engineering Technology and Applied Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Medical and Health Sciences Sciences Kenya Agricultural and Nutritional Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers Donald Adams Sciences Uganda and Sweden United States of America Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Geological, Environmental, Earth and Mohamed Thameur Chaibi Social Sciences Space Sciences Tunisia Geological, Environmental, Sossina Haile Environment Earth and Space Sciences Ethiopia and United States Engineering, Technology and Applied Chair Donald Adams Sciences Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos United States of America Ethiopia Geological, Environmental, Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences David Mba Earth and Space Sciences Nigeria Members Engineering, Technology and Applied Yacob Mulugetta Jane Catherine Ngila Sciences Ethiopia and United Kingdom Kenya Policy Science Jonah Ratsimbazafy Chemical Sciences Madagascar Rashid Hassan Jonah Ratsimbazafy Biosciences Sudan and South Africa Madagascar Agricultural and Nutritional Biosciences Adam Mahomed Habib Sciences South Africa Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups Akica Bahri Esi Awuah Eleanor N. Fish Tunisia Ghana Canada Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Medical and Health Sciences Space Sciences Rosemary Chepkorir Sang Muchie Mammo Kenya Demel Teketay Fanta Ethiopia Biosciences Ethiopia Policy Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Ikenna Onyido Peace Chinedum Babalola Nigeria Epidemic Preparedness Nigeria Chemical Sciences Chemical Sciences Chair Masresha Fetene Timothy U Obi Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo Ethiopia Nigeria Nigeria Biosciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Hilary Inyang Members Nigeria and United Kingdom Margaret Okomo-Adhiambo Quarraisha Abdool Karim Engineering Technology and Applied Kenya South Africa Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Fredrick Owino Marleen Temmerman Cato Thomas Laurencin Kenya Belgium United States of America Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Eunice Sahle Eugene Sobngwi Food And Nutritional Health Kenya and Canada Cameroon Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Medical and Health Sciences Chair Social Sciences Charles O. Nemma Wambebe Bassirou Bonfoh Nigeria Joseph Obua Togo Medical and Health Sciences Uganda Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Members Space Sciences Wilfred Fon Mbacham Thomas Silou Cameroon Republic of the Congo Abdin Mohamed Ali Salih Biosciences Chemical Sciences Sudan Engineering Technology and Applied Francisca Mutapi Jean Bosco Ouedraogo Zimbabwe and United Kingdom Burkina Faso Sciences
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