Who We Are
The Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) was established on 13th December 2001 in Nairobi, Kenya, under the auspices of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Inter Academy Panel (lAP).
At that inception meeting the NASAC Statutes were drafted and signed by the following founding member-Academies:
- African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
- Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS)
- Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS)
- Madagascar National Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences
- Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS)
- Academie Nationale des Sciences et Techniques du Senegal (ANSTS)
- Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS)
- Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
The AAS, having initiated the process of forming the Network, agreed also to host the NASAC Secretariat. NASAC membership currently stands at 17 member Academies with the following eight Academies as additional members:
10. Tanzania Academy of Sciences (TAAS)
11. Zambia Academy of Sciences (ZaAS)
12. Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences (ZAS)
13. Sudan National Academy of Sciences (SNAS)
14. Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology Morocco
15. Academy of Sciences of Mozambique (ASM)
16. Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology (MAST)
17. Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS)
Since its inception, NASAC has been committed to enhancing capacity of existing science academies and encouraging the creation of new academies in countries where none exist in Africa.
About NASAC