Board on African Science Academy Development (BASAD)

African Science Academies

Name	Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
Address	P.O. Box 3030 Accra GHANA
Tel/Fax	(+233 21) 772-032
Contact Persons	Dr. Leticia Obeng, President Professors K. Jyekye (Arts), I. Addae-Mensah (Science), Vice-Presidents
Email	lettyobeng@aol.com gaas@ug.edu.gh
URL	http://www.gaas-gh.org/
Year Founded	November 21, 1959, by former Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah

Name	Kenya National Academy of Sciences
Address	Mailing: P. O. Box 39450 Nairobi Kenya Street: 8th Floor, Room 812 Utalii House Utalii Street, Nairobi KENYA
Tel/Fax	Tel (+254 20) 311-714 (Direct); 2545-20-336-173, ext. 267 Fax (+256 41)344019
Contact Persons	Prof Joseph Otieno Malo, Chairman Prof Felix M. Luti, Honorary Secretary Prof D.W. Makawiti, Hon. Treasurer Mrs. Noel L. Abuodha, Administrator
Email	Knas@iconnect.co.ke jomalo@uonbi.ac.ke
Year Founded	November 2, 1983, under auspices of the National Council for Science and Technology, an S&T advisory organization of the Kenyan government

Name	Uganda National Academy of Sciences
Address	Mailing: P. O. Box 23911 Kampala Uganda Street: UNAS Secretariat 10th Floor, Uganda House Plot 10, Kampala Road Kampala, Uganda
Tel/Fax	(+256 41) 344-019
Contact Persons	Prof. Paul Mugambi, Chairman Dr. Fina Opio, Vice Chairman Dr. A.M. S. Katahoire, Treasurer Dr. Paul Nampala, Executive Director
Email	ppmugambi@yahoo.co.uk pmugambi@math.mak.ac.ug unas@infocom.co.ug unas@imul.com
URL	www.uncst.go.ug

Name	Academy of Science and Technology of Senegal
Address	61, Av Djily Mbaye BP. 4344 RP Dakar Sénégal
Tel/Fax	Tel (+221) 849-1099 Fax (+221) 849-1096
Contact Persons	Dr. Ousmane Fall, Director Prof. Souleymane Niang, President Professor M. Diop Mar, Secretary General
Email	Academ.sc@sentoo.sn fallusmane@yahoo.fr
Year Founded	November, 1999

Name	Nigerian Academy of Science
Address	Barikisu Iyede Street Off University of Lagos Road Abule - Oja, Yaba Lagos Nigeria
Tel/Fax	Phone: 234-2-8102921 Fax: 234-1-4930394
Contact Persons	Professor David Okali, President Dr. Akin Adubifa, Executive Director
Email	AAdu3@aol.com d_okali@yahoo.com
URL	www.nas.org.ng
Year Founded	1977, under the auspices of the Science Association of Nigeria (SAN)

Name	Cameroon Academy of Sciences
Address	P. O. Box 1457 Yaoundé Cameroon
Tel/Fax	Cell: (+ 237) 7839141 Fax: (+ 237) 223-5467, 222- 1336
Contact Persons	Dr. David Mbah, Executive Secretary Professor Samuel Domngang, President
Email	dambah@yahoo.co.uk casciences@yahoo.com
Year Founded	May 20, 1991 (there were calls for creation of an Academy in 1974 and in 1982), by the National Council for Higher Education and Scientific and Technical Research.

Name	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Address	Postal address: Academy of Science of South Africa P O Box 72135 Lynnwood Ridge 0040 Physical address: Building 53 First Floor, Block C CSIR Campus, South Gate Meiring Naude, Brummeria 0184
Tel/Fax	Tel: +27 12 392 9393 Fax: +27 12 392 9377/320 7803
Contact Persons	Council Office Bearers Prof. Robin Crewe, President (Email: robin.crewe@up.ac.za) Prof. Benito Khotseng, General Secretary (Email: benitokhotseng@telkomsa.net) Senior Staff Prof. Roseanne Diab, Executive Officer (Email: diab@ukzn.ac.za) Dr. Xola Mati, Projects Director; (Email: xola@assaf.org.za)
Email	Simon Rambau, International Liaison Officer; (Email: simon@assaf.org.za)
URL	Web:  www.assaf.co.za
Year Founded	ASSAf was established in 1996.