Supporting the policy systems underpinning the future of Africa
The desire for evidence-informed policy is strong across the continent, and INGSA-Africa provides a focal point for the development of individuals and institutions, tailored to the needs of our nations
Build
Providing local practitioners with a way to network with their peers, while utilising that collective knowledge to develop Africa-specific insight into the relationships, processes, and systems of science advice
Connect
Connect African practitioners and knowledge with the global conversation to ensure that African lessons and innovations are a part of developing best practice in science advice
Create
Enable INGSA-Africa members to create new knowledge, build new skills, and leverage unique opportunities to build the science advice and science diplomacy systems of the future
INGSA-Africa hosts North Africa Roundtable on Science Advice
On 15 October 2025, INGSA-Africa, in collaboration with the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Beit al-Hikma, convened a powerful regional roundtable to discuss the findings of the Consensus…2024 Cohort Report – Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP)
Science advice is a key area for science capacity development in Africa. It has the potential to create notable contributions to developing research and innovation in Africa. The scientific community…Call for Mentors and Mentees! Science Advice Skills Development Program 2025 (SASDP) – 4th Cohort
INGSA-Africa is delighted to announce the launch of the fourth cohort of the Science Advice Skills Development Program 2025-26
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INGSA-Africa Report
The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa
In 2020, INGSA-Africa undertook Africa’s first extensive consensus report on The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa. The report investigates the current state of play and the dynamics of various national and pan-national stakeholders providing evidence and science advice to policymaking.
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE
2022 Cohort – Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP)
The INGSA-Africa Science Advice Skills Development Program has concluded its inaugural program – matching 10 mid-career scientists and researchers from 8 African countries with 10 mentors from 8 different countries…INGSA @ World Science Forum – South Africa, December 2022
2022 was the first time that Africa had hosted the World Science Forum and it was an incredible opportunity to bring together some of the key players of the INGSA…INGSA-Africa / NASAC Regional Capacity Building Workshops – October, 2022
In 2022 INGSA-Africa and the Network for African Science Academies (NASAC) collaborated on a series of webinars on “Enhancing the capacity of Academies of Science in Africa to provide rapid science…
