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 Burkina Faso Chair Physical Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Shabaan Khalil Sciences Egypt 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 Bassirou Bonfoh Physical Sciences Members Togo Kadambot Siddique Agricultural and Nutritional Sossina Haile Sciences Ethiopia & United States of America Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Technology and Applied Thameur Chaibi Mohamed Sciences Oluyede Ajayi Tunisia Nigeria Geological, Environmental, Earth Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Simon Connell and Space Sciences 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 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 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 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 Biosciences Medical and Health Sciences Effiom Edem Antia Nigeria Ebenezer Farombi Brett Pletschke Nigeria South Africa Geological, Environmental, Earth and Biosciences Biosciences Space Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups

Abdel Karim Koumare Kawango Agot Godfrey Banyuy Tangwa Mali Kenya Cameroon Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences Sami Ahmed Khalid Linqi Zhang Sudan China Alinah Kelo Segobye Chemical Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Botswana Cultural Sciences, Humanities Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Newton Isaac Kumwenda and Social Sciences Kenya Malawi Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Marleen Temmerman Belgium Eugene Sobngwi Assan Jaye Medical and Health Sciences Cameroon Gambia Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Assan Jaye Gambia Bassirou Bonfoh Abba Gumel Medical and Health Sciences Togo Nigeria Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Mathematical Sciences Intellectual Property Rights

Solomon Habtemariam Andrew Anthony Adjei Chair United Kingdom Ghana Barthelemy Nyasse Biosciences Biosciences Cameroon Chemical Sciences Tito Horacio Fernandes Quarraisha Abdool Karim Mozambique South Africa Members Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Faith Hope A. Osier Kenya HIV/TB Human Rights Medical and Health Sciences

Chair Chair David Justin Bakibinga Alinah Kelo Segobye Robin Crewe Kenya Botswana South Africa Policy Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Biosciences Social Sciences Balkiss Bouhaouala-Zahar Members Tunisia Co-Chair Neil John Coville Biosciences Paul Nkwi South Africa Cameroon Chemical Sciences Paul Nkwi Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Cameroon Social Sciences David Justin Bakibinga Cultural Sciences, Humanities Uganda and Social Sciences Members Policy Sciences Elizabeth Anne Bukusi Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Kenya Eleanor N. Fish Egypt and United Kingdom Medical and Health Sciences Canada Engineering Technology and Medical and Health Sciences Applied Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups

Malaria Abba Gumel Paul-Kingsley Buah-Bassuah Nigeria Ghana Chair Mathematical Sciences Physical Sciences Wilfred Fon Mbacham Cameroon Andrew Anthony Adjei Sossina Haile Biosciences Ghana Ethiopia and United States of Biosciences America Members Engineering Techniology and Robert Snow Rose Gana Fomban Leke Applied Sciences United Kingdom Cameroon Medical and Health Sciences Biosciences Ikenna Onyido Nigeria Jean Bosco Ouedraogo Francine Ntoumi Chemical Sciences Burkina Faso Republic of the Congo Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Malik Maaza South Africa Marcel Tanner Abdoulaye Djimde Physical Sciences Switzerland Mali Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Sreekantha Jonnalagadda South Africa Newton Isaac Kumwenda Material Sciences Chemical Sciences Malawi Medical and Health Sciences Chair Maternal and Neonatal Health Kenneth Ikechukwu Ozoemena Isabella Quakyi Nigeria and South Africa Chair Ghana Chemical Sciences Marleen Temmerman Biosciences Belgium Members Medical and Health Sciences Theonest K. Mutabingwa Neil John Coville Tanzania South Africa Members Medical and Health Sciences Chemical Sciences Elizabeth Anne Bukusi Kenya Peace Chinedum Babalola Cato Thomas Laurencin Medical and Health Sciences Nigeria United States of America Chemical Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Friday Okonofua Nigeria Abiy Yenesew Fayçal Djeffal Medical and Health Sciences Ethiopia Algeria Chemical Sciences Engineering, Technology and Applied Abdel Karim Koumare Sciences Mali Catherine Falade Medical and Health Sciences Nigeria Mouhamadour Bassir Diop Medical and Health Sciences Senegal Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups

Janice Limson Nanotechnology Non-Communicable Diseases South Africa Biosciences Chair Chair Salah Obayya Eugene Sobngwi Alinah Kelo Segobye Egypt Cameroon Botswana Engineering Technology and Applied Medical and Health Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Sciences Social Sciences Members Members Moffat Nyirenda Mental Health Neil John Coville Malawi South Africa Medical and Health Sciences Chair Chemical Sciences Bassirou Bonfoh Nabila Bouatia-Naji Togo Malik Maaza France and Morocco Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences South Africa Medical and Health Sciences Physical Sciences Members Adrienne Lesley Edkins Amina Abubakar Jane Catherine Ngila Zimbabwe Kenya Kenya Biosciences Medical and Health Sciences Chemical Sciences Tal-hatu Kolapo Hamzat Balkiss Bouhaouala-Zahar Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe Nigeria Tunisia Nigeria Medical and Health Sciences Biosciences Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences Mohamed Iqba Parker Hoosen Coovadia South Africa South Africa Oluwole Daniel Makinde Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Nigeria Mathematical Sciences Theonest K. Mutabingwa Tito Horácio Fernandes Tanzania Mozambique Samuel Yeboah Mensah Medical and Health Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Ghana Physical Sciences Abdel Karim Koumare Isa Marte Hussaini Mali Nigeria Sreekantha Jonnalagadda Medical and Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences South Africa Chemical Sciences Catherine Kyobutungi Obi Timothy U. Uganda Nigeria Wilfred Fon Mbacham Medical and Health Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Cameroon Biosciences Kanigula Mubagwa Alinah Kelo Segobye Democratic Republic of the Botswana Congo Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Biosciences Social Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups

Andrew Anthony Adjei Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja Marleen Temmerman Ghana Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgium Biosciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Medical and Health Sciences Social Sciences Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Robert Snow Juma Shabani Kenya United Kingdom Burundi Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Mathematical Sciences Hany Abdel-Aziz El-Shemy Tolullah Oni Aberra Mogessie Egypt Nigeria Austria Biosciences Medical and Health Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Hilary Inyang Christoffel Andreas Gelderblom Nigeria and United States of Wentzel Tolullah Oni America South Africa Nigeria Engineering Technology and Biosciences Medical and Health Sciences Applied Sciences

Bassirou Bonfoh Mahouton Hounkonnou Norbert Robin Crewe Togo Benin South Africa Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Mathematical Sciences Biosciences

Charles Rotimi Burton Mwamila L.M. Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers Nigeria and United States of America Tanzania Uganda and Sweden Medical and Health Sciences Engineering, Technology and Applied Cultural Sciences, Humanities Sciences and Social Sciences Bruce Ovbiagele United States of America Eleanor N. Fish Nicholas Biekpe Medical and Health Sciences Canada Ghana Medical and Health Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities Isa Marte Hussaini and Social Sciences Nigeria Linqi Zhang Medical and Health Sciences China Raphael Munavu Medical and Health Sciences Kenya Science Technology And Innovation Chemical Sciences Policy Isaac Luginaah Ghana Emmanuel Kasimbazi Chair Geological, Environmental, Earth and Uganda Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe Space Sciences Policy Sciences Nigeria Engineering, Technology and Applied Sospeter Muhongo Sossina Haile Sciences Tanzania Ethiopia and United States of Geological, Environmental, Earth and America Members Space Sciences Engineering Techniology and David Justin Bakibinga Applied Sciences Uganda Policy Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Scientific Working Groups

Assan Jaye Felix S. Toteu Gambia Cameroon Medical and Health Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Catherine Kyobutungi Uganda Charles Rotimi Medical and Health Sciences Nigeria and United States of America Medical and Health Sciences Salah Obayya Egypt Franscisca Nneka Okeke Engineering Technology and Applied Nigeria Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences Maurice Tchuente Cameroon Tsehaie Woldai Engineering, Technology and Applied Eritrea and the Netherlands Sciences Geology

Desta Mebratu Ethiopia Geological, Environmental, Earth and Space Sciences

Yacob Mulugetta Ethiopia and United Kingdom Policy Sciences

Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Kenya Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences

Ouma John Mugabe Kenya Policy Sciences

Khalil Ezzinbi Morocco Mathematical Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Advisory Groups to AAS Programmes

Coalition for African Research and Evidence Leaders in Africa (ELA) Tal-hatu Kolapo Hamzat Innovation (CARI) Project Nigeria Medical & Health Sciences Independent CARI Advisory Board Steering Committee for the ELA (ICAB) Conference Bill S. Hansson Sweden Mohamed H. A Hassan The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Biosciences Sudan and African Institute for Development Physical Sciences Policy (AFIDEP) will convene an Bruce Ovbiagele Evidence Leaders Africa Conference Nigeria in July 2020 to provide a platform for Moctar Toure Medical & Health Sciences Senegal sharing lessons in evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) practices Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences FLAIR Steering Group across Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) sectors in Africa. This is Nelson Sewankambo John Akintayo Adedoyin an activity under the Evidence Leaders Uganda Botswana in Africa (ELA) project. The project is Medical & Health Sciences aimed at expanding leadership for the Geological, Environmental, Earth use of evidence in policy formulation & Space Sciences and implementation by African Zimbabwe governments. The activities target AAS Aissa Wade Medical & Health Sciences Fellows, Affiliates and grantees. Senegal The role of the Conference Steering Mathematical Sciences Quarraisha Abdool Karim Committee is to lead the overall design South Africa and planning for the conference. Medical & Health Sciences John Ouma Mugabe Rose Gana Fomban Leke Kenya Cameroon Policy Sciences Biosciences Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers Akiça Bahri Uganda Tunisia Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Social Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Sciences

Nelson Torto Norbert Mahouton Hounkonnou Botswana Benin Chemical Sciences Mathematical Sciences

Thomas Maina Kariuki Kenya International Scientific Advisory Biosciences Committee for the Oxford Neuroscience Institute, Aggrey J. D. Ambali Malawi Tobias Obejum Apinjoh Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Cameroon Biosciences Felix Dapare Dakora Ghana Biosciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Membership Advisory Committees (MAC) Members

The AAS Membership Advisory Committees (MAC) Members The AAS Membership Advisory Committees (MACs) are key pillars of the African Academy of Sciences Fellowship responsible for reviewing candidates who have been nominated as Fellows and Associate Fellows. This is a significant process in the life of an Academy in order to identify the most outstanding scientists to join the Fellowship. The MACs serve two main purposes. First, they give recognition to deserving scientists, and this in itself gives those scientists a competitive edge in their endeavors in their chosen field of activity. Second, MACs enrich the AAS by selecting a wide pool of Fellows to engage in the tripartite mandate of the Academy. There are 10 scientific disciplines from which Fellows of the AAS are selected from. All the disciplines have their individual MAC members.

Agricultural & Nutritional Balkiss Bouhaouala-Zahar Members Sciences Tunisia Francis B. Nyamnjoh Cameroon Chair Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe Moctar Toure Nigeria Abdi Samatar Senegal Somalia Chemical Sciences Members Justin M. Kankwenda Aggrey Ambali Chair Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Pieter Steyn S South Africa Eunice Sahle Timothy Obi Kenya and Canada Nigeria Members James Darkwa Engineering Technology & Elly Sabiiti Ghana Applied Sciences Uganda Barthelemy Nyasse Chair Sunday Ekesi Cameroon Nigeria South Africa Namrita Lall Biosciences South Africa Members Mouhamadou Bassir Diop Chair Kenneth Ozoemena Senegal Chris Chetsanga Nigeria/South Africa Zimbabwe Burton Mwamila Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Tanzania Members Social Sciences Vincent Titanji Chaibi Thameur Cameroon Chair Tunisia Catherine Odora-Hoppers Isabella Quakyi Uganda Sossina Haile Ghana Ethiopia/U.S.A Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 The AAS Membership Advisory Committees (MAC) Members

Geological, Environmental, Earth Medical & Health Sciences Zeblon Vilakazi & Space Sciences South Africa Chair Chair Peter N. Mugyenyi Policy Sciences Mohamed El-Ashry Uganda Egypt Chair Members David J. Bakibinga Members Chinedum P. Babalola Uganda Georges-Ivo Ekosse Nigeria Cameroon Members Ahmed Hassan Fahal Mammo Muchie Joseph Obua Sudan Ethiopia Uganda Robert T. Guiguemde John Mugabe Francisca Okeke Burkina Faso Kenya Nigeria Thomas Kariuki Eliane Ubalijoro Esi Awuah Kenya Rwanda Ghana Collen Masimirembwa Desta Mebratu Mathematical Sciences Zimbabwe Ethiopia

Chair Physical Sciences Norbert Hounkonnou Benin Chair Shabaan Khalil Members Egypt Toka Diagana Mauritiania Members Mahmoud Abdel-Aty Khalil Ezzinbi Egypt Morocco Raoelina Andriambololona Aderemi Kuku Madagascar Nigeria Hendrik Geyer Salim A. Messaoudi South Africa Algeria Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Reviewers

The AAS has over a hundred reviewers who are African experts in their field of expertise and aid the various scientific programmes and excellence scheme to review applications and award deserving African research leaders based on merit. Some of these reviewers are listed below.

Prize Selection Committee for the Tito Horácio Fernandes Elizabeth Anne Bukusi Olusegun Obasanjo Prize Olusegun Mozambique Kenya Obasanjo Prize for Scientific and/or Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Technological Innovation Baldwyn Torto Maurice Tchuente Chair Ghana Cameroon Omowunmi Sadik Chemical Sciences Engineering Technology & USA (Nigeria) Applied Sciences Chemical Sciences Shem Oyoo Wandiga Kenya Newton Isaac Kumwenda Simon Connell Chemical Sciences Malawi South Africa Medical & Health Sciences Physical Sciences Kevin Marsh United Kingdom Abdoulaye Djimde Francine Ntoumi Medical & Health Sciences Mali Republic of the Congo Medical & Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences Thomas Maina Kariuki Kenya Isa Marte Hussaini Solomon Habtemariam Biosciences United Kingdom (Ethiopia) Nigeria Medical & Health Sciences Biosciences Judith Atieno Omumbo Kenya Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Andrew Anthony Adjei Medical & Health Sciences Egypt Ghana Biosciences Engineering Technology and Applied Grand Challenges Africa Sciences Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Reviews Friday Okonofua Postdoctoral Programmes Nigeria FLAIR Panel of Reviewers and Jane Catherine Ngila Medical & Health Sciences Interviewers Kenya Chemical Sciences Jean Bosco Ouedraogo Dickson Mubera Andala Burkina Faso Kenya Judith Atieno Omumbo Medical & Health Sciences Chemical Sciences Kenya Medical & Health Sciences Margaret Adhiambo Okomo Rajaâ C. El Moursli Kenya Morocco Grand Challenges Africa Medical & Health Sciences Physical Sciences Transition to Scale Grant Alison Elliott Neil John Coville Isabelle Glitho-Akueson United Kingdom South Africa Togo Medical & Health Sciences Chemical Sciences Biosciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Reviewers

Collen Masimirembwa Community and Public Engagement 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Zimbabwe AAS Africa-India Mobility Fund 2019 Meeting (Interdisciplinary) Medical & Health Sciences Panel of Reviewers Panel of Reviewers for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Balkiss Bouhaouala-Zahar Jewelna Akorli Meeting 2020 AAS-sponsored Tunisia Ghana attendees Biosciences Medical & Health Sciences Olushina Olawale Awe Nigeria Marleen Temmerman David Olaleye Belgium Nigeria Mathematical Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Nicholas Biekpe Jonah Ratsimbazafy Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo Ghana Madagascar Ghana Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Biosciences Medical & Health Sciences Social Sciences

Grand Challenges Africa - Seed 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Vitalis Anye Grants Meetings dedicated to Physics Nigeria Maternal Neonatal and Child Health Panel of Reviewers for Lindau Nobel Engineering Technology and (MNCH) Data and MNCH 3 Call Laureatte Meeting 2019 AAS- Applied Sciences sponsored attendees Marleen Temmerman Cynthia Amaning Danquah Belgium Haikel Jelassi Ghana Medical & Health Sciences Tunisia Medical & Health Sciences Physical Sciences Theonest K. Mutabingwa Natisha Dukhi Tanzania Roelf Dutoit Strauss South Africa Medical & Health Sciences South Africa Medical & Health Sciences Physical Sciences Kevin Marsh Bahaa El-Dien M El-Gendy United Kingdom Vitalis Anye Egypt Medical & Health Sciences Nigeria Chemical Sciences Engineering Technology and Applied Judith Atieno Omumbo Sciences Kenya Francis Adeniyi Fagbamigbe Nigeria Medical & Health Sciences Askwar Hilonga Mathematical Sciences Tanzania Tolullah Oni Engineering Technology & Applied Nigeria Jerome Fru Cho Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Cameroon Biosciences Friday Okonofua Nigeria Jesse Gitaka Medical & Health Sciences Kenya Medical & Health Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Reviewers

Haikel Jelassi Adewale Adewuyi Susan Chomba Tunisia Nigeria Kenya Physical Sciences Chemical Sciences Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Banothile Makhubela Jewelna Akorli South Africa Ghana Wesley Doorsamy Chemical Sciences Medical & Health Sciences South Africa Engineering Technology & Ap- Maha Nasr Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo plied Sciences Egypt Ghana Medical & Health Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Cyril Ehi-Eromosele Nigeria Caroline Ngugi Esmael Habtamu Ali Chemical Sciences Kenya United Kingdom Medical & Health Sciences Biosciences Mostafa El-Fouly Mohamed Egypt Doudou Sow Dickson Mubera Andala Agricultural & Nutritional Senegal Kenya Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Chemical Sciences Belarmain Fandohan Adande Roelf Dutoit Strauss Effiom Edem Antia Benin South Africa Nigeria Biosciences Physical Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth & Space Sciences Adam Mahomed Habib 7th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting South Africa on Econominc Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Panel of Reviewers for the Lindau Akomian Fortuné Azihou Social Sciences Nobel Laureate Meeting 2020 AAS- Benin sponsored attendees Biosciences Tal-Hatu Kolapo Hamzat Nigeria Nicholas Biekpe Kingsley Badu Ghana Ghana Medical & Health Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities and Biosciences Askwar Hilonga Social Sciences Tanzania Agnes Binagwaho Engineering Technology & Olushina Olawale Awe Rwanda Applied Sciences Nigeria Medical & Health Sciences Mathematical Sciences Tito Horácio Fernandes Mkunde Chachage Mozambique AAS Affiliates Tanzania Agricultural & Nutritional Panel of Reviewers for 2019 Call for Biosciences Affiliates Sciences Melchisedek Chétima Mutiu Kazeem John Akintayo Adedoyin Cameroon Botswana Nigeria Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Social Geological, Environmental, Earth & Biosciences Sciences Space Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Reviewers

v Oluwole Daniel Makinde Temitope Sogbanmu Kwadwo Ansah Koram Nigeria Nigeria Ghana Mathematical Sciences Biosciences Medical & Health Sciences

Athanasia Matemu Crain Arthur Soudien Paramu Mafongoya Tanzania South Africa Zimbabwe Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Social Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Sciences Damaris Matoke-Muhia Kenya Lahcen El Youssfi Sameer Hameer Biosciences Morocco Tanzania Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Engineering Technology & Koleka Patience Mlisana Applied Sciences South Africa Augustina Angelina Sylverken Medical & Health Sciences Ghana Ambaliou Sanni Medical & Health Sciences Benin Harriet Mpairwe Biosciences Uganda Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Medical & Health Sciences Egypt Daniel Olago Engineering Technology & Applied Kenya Thumbi Mwangi Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth Kenya & Space Sciences Medical & Health Sciences Zohra Zarrouk-Aloui Tunisia Salah Obayya Nakkach Mohamed Biosciences Egypt Tunisia Engineering Technology & Ap- Physical Sciences Denis Zofou plied Sciences Cameroon Bonaventure Ngadjui Tchaleu Biosciences Emmanuel Kasimbazi Cameroon Uganda Chemical Sciences Edson Gandiwa Policy Sciences Zimbabwe Asantewah Nkansah Marian Geological, Environmental, Earth & Evance Kalula Ghana Space Sciences South Africa Chemical Sciences Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Moses Samje Social Sciences Francine Ntoumi Cameroon DRC Congo Biosciences Federico Rosei Medical & Health Sciences Italy Abdon Atangana Chemical Sciences South Africa Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi Nigeria Mathematical Sciences Jacek Banasiak Biosciences South Africa Alison Elliott Mathematical Sciences United Kingdom Medical & Health Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Reviewers

v Jonah Ratsimbazafy Madagascar Biosciences

Yehia Bahei-el-din Egypt Engineering Technology & Applied Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Mentors

Mentors Mentors are experienced professionals from industry, academia, think-tanks, innovators, policy makers etc. with the ability and commitment to guide another person’s career growth.

Ahmed Faheem Zobaa Judy Omumbo Egypt Kenya Engineering Technology & Applied Medical & Health Sciences Sciences Jane Catherine Ngila Mary Scholes Kenya South Africa Chemical Sciences Biosciences Isaac Luginaah Cato Thomas Laurencin Ghana United States Geological, Environmental, Earth & Medical & Health Sciences Space Sciences

Catherine Kyobutungi Nelson Torto Uganda Botswana Medical & Health Sciences Chemical Sciences

Assan Jaye Charles Wambebe Gambia Nigeria Medical & Health Sciences Medical & Health Sciences

Sam Kariuki Hillary Inyang Kenya Nigeria Medical & Health Sciences Engineering Technology & Applied Sciences Federico Rosei Italy George Fu Gao Chemical Sciences China Biosciences Kevin Marsh United Kingdom Medical & Health Sciences Khalil Ezzinbi Morocco Eleanor N. Fish Mathematical Sciences Canada Medical & Health Sciences Kwadwo Koram Ghana Nabila Bouatia-Naji Medical & Health Sciences Morocco Medical & Health Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Meetings

The AAS Working Group on Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe Malik Maaza Intellectual Property meeting with Chair Member the World Intellectual Property Science, Technology & Innovation Africa Synchrotron Initiative Organisation(WIPO) in Geneva in Policy November 2019 Felix Dapare Dakora Sam Kariuki President, AAS Barthelemy Nyasse Co-Chair Cameroon Antimicrobial Resistance Nelson Torto Chair Executive Director, AAS Shabaan Khalil Balkiss Bouhaouala-Zahar Chair, Africa Synchrotron Initiative Boitumelo Kgarebe Tunisia Vice President, Member John Ouma Mugabe Member Evidence Leaders in Africa Felix Dapare Dakora Science, Technology & Innovation (ELA) Project Meetings Ghana Policy President of AAS The Evidence Leaders in Africa Jane Catherine Ngila (ELA) is a project between the Consultative Meeting of Chairs of Chair African Academy of Sciences the AAS Fellows Scientific Working Education and Gender (AAS) and the African Institute Groups for Development Policy Barthelemy Nyasse (AFIDEP). The project is aimed at On the 2nd and 3rd December 2019, Chair expanding leadership for the use Chairs of the AAS Fellows Scientific Intellectual Property Rights of evidence in policy formulation Committees held their first meeting and implementation by African to consolidate their understanding Salah Obayya governments. The activities of their contribution to the AAS Chair target AAS Fellows, Affiliates and tripartite mandate and deliberate on Nanotechnology grantees. committees’ priority activities for the period 2019-2022. Kenneth I. Ozoemena Evidence uptake workshop Chair Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos Material Science Esi Awuah Chair Ghana Environment Alinah Segobye Geological, Environmental, Earth Chair & Space Sciences Mohamed-Slim Alouini HIV/TB Chair Ebenezer Farombi Big Data Charles O. Nemma Wambebe Nigeria Chair Biosciences Robin Crewe Food and Nutritional Health Chair Asrat Asfawossen Kassaye Human Rights Nicola Mulder Ethiopia Member Geological, Environmental, Earth Mohamed M. El-Fouly Big Data & Space Sciences Chair Agriculture Eugene Sobngwi Daniel Olago Chair Kenya Non- Communicable Diseases Geological, Environmental, Earth & Space Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Meetings

Joseph Obua Research-to-Policy Communications AAS Climate Change Experts Uganda Workshop Group Meeting in Accra, July Geological, Environmental, Earth & 2019 Space Sciences Elie Antoine Padonou Benin Fellows, Affiliates and Grantees Caroline Muneri Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences working on Climate change met Kenya in Accra in July 2019 to start the Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi process of developing research Nigeria priorities in the area of climate Damaris Matoke-Muhia Biosciences change and development in Kenya Africa. This coincided with the Biosciences Idowu Mutiu Kazeem IPCC outreach event of which Nigeria the AAS was a partner. Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi Biosciences Nigeria Felix Dapare Dakora Biosciences Azeez Olanrewaju Yusuf Ghana Nigeria Biosciences Peace Chinedum Babalola Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Nigeria Youba Sokona Chemical Sciences Adewale Adewuyi Mali Nigeria Policy Sciences Godwin Osakpemwoya Samuel Chemical Sciences Ekhaguere Salif E. Diop Nigeria Beira Hailu Meressa Senegal Mathematical Sciences Ethiopia Geological, Environmental, Earth Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences and Space Sciences Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Kenya Alix Frank Rodrigue Idohou Oluyede Ajayi Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Benin Nigeria Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Agricultural and Nutritional Frederick Alfred Ochieng Otieno Sciences Kenya Francis Adeniyi Fagbamigbe Engineering Technology & Applied Nigeria Laban Ayieko Olago Sciences Mathematical Sciences Kenya Geological, Environmental, Earth Keto Mshigeni Olayinka Ayotunde Oridupa (nee & Space Sciences Tanzania Tomori) Biosciences Nigeria Shem Oyoo Wandiga Medical & Health Sciences Kenya Siana Nkya Chemical Sciences Tanzania Olushina Olawale Awe Biosciences Nigeria Judy Omumbo Mathematical Sciences Kenya David Justin Bakibinga Medical & Health Sciences Uganda Temitope Sogbanmu Policy Sciences Nigeria Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos Biosciences Ethiopia Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Meetings

Jessica Thorn Jesse Gitaka Namimbia Kenya Geological, Environmental, Earth & Medical & Health Sciences Space Sciences Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi Phillip Antwi-Agyei Ghana Ghana Medical & Health Sciences Geological, Environmental, Earth & Space Sciences Martha Mwangome Kenya Christopher Triosis Medical & Health Sciences South Africa Geological, Environmental, Earth & Prestige Tatenda Makanga Space Sciences Zimbabwe Medical & Health Sciences AAS representation at the inception meeting of the UNESCO Chair in Jewelna Akorli African Food Systems Ghana Medical & Health Sciences Mary Abukutsa-Onyango Kenya Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences Ghana Medical & Health Sciences Grand Challenges Africa Maternal and Neonatal Health Caroline Ngugi (MNCH) Research priority setting Kenya - 2019 Medical & Health Sciences

Hoosen Coovadia Maha E. Abdelfattah South Africa Egypt Medical & Health Sciences Medical & Health Sciences

Harriet Mpairwe Uganda Medical & Health Sciences

Natisha Dukhi South Africa Medical & Health Sciences

Symon Kariuki Kenya Medical & Health Sciences

Obejum Tobias Apinjoh Cameroon Biosciences Engagement of AAS Fellows and Affiliates in 2019 Lectures at the AAS Secretariat

The secretariat holds regular lunchtime sessions where various speakers are invited to give lectures on varied topics. The following Fellows and Affiliates gave lectures at AAS in 2019.

Jane Catherine Ngila Other Kenya Chemical Sciences Clinical Trials Database Stakeholder Engagement - Clinical Aster Afwork Gebrekirstos Trial Lead Contacts Ethiopia Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences The following assisted to help identify the leads in Egyptian Insti- Mostafa El-Fouly Mohamed tutions for the planning stakeholder en- Egypt gagement workshops targeting clinical Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences trial leads in North and West Africa.

Fortuné Akomian Azihou Tolba Mai Benin Egypt Geological, Environmental, Earth & Medical & Health Sciences Space Sciences Maha Nasr Caroline Muneri Egypt Kenya Medical & Health Sciences Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences

Food and Nutritional Health Working Group visit to the AAS Secretariat

Some members of the Working Group on Food and Nutrition paid a courtesy visit to the secretariat and met with the Executive Director.

Charles O. Nemma Wambebe Nigeria Chair

Solomon Habtemariam United Kingdom/Ethiopia Member

Tito Horacio Fernandes Mozambique Member