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African Academy of Sciences

academy of sciences in Africa
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Summary

African Academy of Sciences is an academy of sciences[1].

Key Facts

  • Member of: ORCID, Inc.[2], Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness[3], Network of African Science Academies[4], InterAcademy Partnership[5], International Science Council[6], UNESCO Global Open Science Partnership[7]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nairobi[8]
  • Country: Kenya[9]
  • Instance of: nonprofit organization[10], organization[11]
  • Founder: Thomas Risley Odhiambo[12]
  • Headquarters location: Nairobi[13]
  • Inception: 1985[14]
  • Coordinate location: {'latitude': -1.3096, 'longitude': 36.7145}[15]
  • Official website: https://www.aasciences.africa/[16], https://aasciences.africa[17]
  • Short name: AAS[18]
  • Member count: {'amount': '+350'}[19]
  • Social media followers: {'amount': '+12033'}[20], {'amount': '+14300'}[21], {'amount': '+16780'}[22]

Related Entities

Kenya Richard Leakey

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · PKalnai · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eu transparency register id → 963555994387-38
    Official website → https://www.aasciences.africa/, https://aasciences.africa
    Instance of → academy of sciences, nonprofit organization, organization
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  2. 25w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Thomas Risley Odhiambo
    Inception → +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → Kenya
    Cinii research id → 1981712334683526418
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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