Welcome to Open Science in Africa


This site provides a collection of open science resources collated by the community for the community. If you would like to list your open science initiative, resource, or opportunity, please get in touch!

Please note: This website has been designed as a PROTOTYPE.

The site does not provide a comprehensive overview of the Open Science landscape in Africa. Information about initiatives and organisations have been collected from the Internet and should be checked with the individual organisations or initiatives.

The African Open Science Ecosystem

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Acadamy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) aspires to be the apex organisation for science and scholarship in South Africa, recognised and connected both nationally and internationally.
Acadamy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
The AAS’ vision is to see transformed lives on the African continent through science. It is the only continental Academy in Africa enjoying the support and recognition of the African Union, as well as several governments and major international partners.
African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
African Open Science Platform - East Africa Node
Awards were made following a competitive application process to the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) for the Northern African Node based in Egypt; the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) for the East African Node based in Kenya, and to the UbuntuNet Alliance for the Southern Africa Node based in Malawi. The appointment will be for a five-year term, starting in June 2023, with additional regional nodes to be appointed to cover all regions of the continent.
African Open Science Platform - North Africa Node
Awards were made following a competitive application process to the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) for the Northern African Node based in Egypt; the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) for the East African Node based in Kenya, and to the UbuntuNet Alliance for the Southern Africa Node based in Malawi. The appointment will be for a five-year term, starting in June 2023, with additional regional nodes to be appointed to cover all regions of the continent.
African Open Science Platform - Southern Africa Node
Awards were made following a competitive application process to the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) for the Northern African Node based in Egypt; the African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) for the East African Node based in Kenya, and to the UbuntuNet Alliance for the Southern Africa Node based in Malawi. The appointment will be for a five-year term, starting in June 2023, with additional regional nodes to be appointed to cover all regions of the continent.
African Open Science Platform (AOSP)
The Africa Open Science Platform aims to position African scientists at the cutting edge of data intensive science by stimulating interactivity and creating opportunity through the development of efficiencies of scale, building critical mass through shared capacities, and amplifying impact through a commonality of purpose and voice.
African Open Science Platform (AOSP)
African Reproducibility Network
AREN seeks to bridge the gaps in promoting best research practices in Africa through strategic collaborative efforts by researchers, institutions and various stakeholders across the continent and globally.
African Reproducibility Network
Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) is the association of the Arab region National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), as well as their strategic partners, that aims to implement, manage and extend sustainable Pan-Arab e-Infrastructures dedicated for the Research and Education communities and to boost scientific research and cooperation in member countries through the provision of world-class e-infrastructures and e-services.
Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)
Association of African Universities
The AAU will lead dialogue and policy debates around key issues in African higher education and promote the role of universities in sustainable development.
Association of African Universities
Botswana Academy of Science (BAS)
BAS promotes excellence in scientific research and service performed by Botswana scientists.
Botswana Academy of Science (BAS)
CommsPolicy.Africa
CommsPolicy.Africa is a site created by Guy Berger, independent expert and consultant in media and internet policy issues.
CommsPolicy.Africa
DIPLOMICS
DIPLOMICS is a research infrastructure programme funded by the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI). One of DIPLOMICS’ primary objectives is to support training for students and researchers in Omics, defined as the Sciences of Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Bioinformatics.
DIPLOMICS
Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I)
The Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Initiative aims to leverage data science technologies to transform biomedical and behavioral research and develop solutions that would lead to improved health for individuals and populations.
Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I)
Kingdom of Eswatini Academy of Sciences (KEAS)
KEAS’s mission is to study, promote and develop all aspects/disciplines of sciences in Eswatini.
Kingdom of Eswatini Academy of Sciences (KEAS)
Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology(LAST)
Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology is an independent organization intended to promote science and engineering.
Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology(LAST)
LIBSENSE
LIBSENSE (Library Support for Embedded NREN Services and E-infrastructure) is an initiative that focuses on fostering collaboration between libraries, national research and education networks (NRENs), and other stakeholders to enhance access to research and education resources, particularly in regions like Africa.
LIBSENSE
Network f African Science Acadamies (NASAC)
NASAC is a consortium of merit-based science academies in Africa and aspires to make the “voice of science” heard by policy and decision makers within Africa and worldwide. NASAC is dedicated to enhancing the capacity of existing national science academies and champions in the cause for creation of new academies where none exist.
Network f African Science Acadamies (NASAC)
Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
The purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration between members of the individual regions and through the wider African Economic Community (AEC), which was established under the Abuja Treaty (1991). This Treaty, which has been in operation since 1994, ultimately seeks to create an African Common Market using the RECs as building blocks.
Regional Economic Communities (RECs)
Research ICT Africa (RIA)
Research ICT Africa (RIA) conducts multidisciplinary research on digital governance, policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of digital technologies for social and economic development in Africa.
Research ICT Africa (RIA)
Research Software and Systems Engineering in Africa (RSSE Africa)
A forum for research software and infrastructure (compute/data) developers on the African continent that aims to share skills and opportunities and improve equity, diversity and inclusion within the global research software and systems engineering (RSSE) space.
Research Software and Systems Engineering in Africa (RSSE Africa)
South Africa - Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI)
The Department of Science and Innovation seeks to boost socio-economic development in South Africa through research and innovation.
South Africa - Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI)
South Africa - National Research Foundation (NRF)
To enable research excellence and impact, the NRF engages in and manages mutually beneficial strategic partnerships with local, and international bodies for the benefit of all South Africans and global science.
South Africa - National Research Foundation (NRF)
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR)
The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is a national centre supported by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). SADiLaR has an enabling function, with a focus on all official languages of South Africa, supporting research and development in the domains of language technologies and language-related studies in the humanities and social sciences.
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR)
South African Open Science Policy Task Team
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Talarify
Talarify supports digital innovation in research and develop impactful capacity and community development interventions. Open Science, reproducibility and interdisciplinarity are the main focus areas.
Talarify
The Science Academy - Malawi (TAS)
The Academy of Sciences aims to promote natural sciences, mathematics, medicine, environmental and other life sciences, the engineering sciences, social sciences, and the humanities in line with Malawi’ national development goals.
The Science Academy - Malawi (TAS)
Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa)
TCC Africa aims to build equity in higher education through agnostic and non thematic capacity strengthening in improving research output and visibility in Scholarly and science communication.
Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa)
UNESCO
UNESCO advances open science by promoting global access to scientific knowledge and fostering collaboration. Its Recommendation on Open Science guides countries in adopting policies to share research openly and equitably. Through partnerships and capacity-building, UNESCO helps bridge knowledge gaps and supports inclusive, collaborative solutions to global challenges.
UNESCO
Universities South Africa (USAf)
USAf supports member institutions to become sustainable, financially and socially; to ensure that they are responsive to their immediate contexts, are nationally relevant and internationally competitive. Through its projects and programmes, it enables institutions to identify and respond to national challenges and opportunities for the ultimate benefit of society.
Universities South Africa (USAf)
Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences (ZAS)
ZAS addresses subjects such as tropical resources, ecology, and environmental and climate studies. The academy is affiliated with the InterAcademy Partnership and the Network of African Science Academies.
Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences (ZAS)

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Rania Elsayed Ibrahim, Islam Abou El-Magd, Tshiamo Motshegw, Hamed Abdelreheem Ead, Madara Ogot, Joseph Wafula, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, Nokuthula P. Mchunu, Sepo Hachigonta, John Kinyuru, Elham M. Ali (2024). The Role of Open Science and Geoinformatics in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan. Data Science Journal.

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