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AIMS is Africa’s first network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences.

Since 2003, the AIMS model has prioritised international-class education for Africa’s most valuable resource, its young people for the development of the continent.

  • AIMS consists of a pan-African network of 6 centres of excellence across Africa (South Africa, Sénégal, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania and Rwanda)
  • AIMS has graduated more than 1,500 alumni, from more than 43 African countries, 32 per cent of them women.

Nationality of AIMS Alumni as of December, 2016

(1222 (32% women) from 42 African countries)
Nationality Female Male Total
386 836 1222
1.     Nigeria 64 79 143
2.    Ghana 38 84 122
3.    Cameroon 33 84 117
4.    Sudan 56 48 104
5.    Madagascar 30 38 68
6.    Rwanda 17 40 57
7.     Ethiopia 11 44 55
8.    Kenya 22 29 51
9.    South Africa 19 39 58
10.  Tanzania 16 30 46
11.   Senegal 6 39 45
12.  Democratic Republic Of Congo 8 30 38
13.  Congo Brazzaville 3 31 34
14.  Uganda 9 23 32
15.  Egypt 9 21 30
16.  Zambia 3 25 28
17.  Togo 4 22 26
18.  Burundi 2 20 22
19.  Malawi 8 13 21
20. Zimbabwe 7 10 17
21.  Lesotho 4 9 13
22. Mali 3 6 9
23. Swaziland 2 7 9
24. Algeria 3 5 8
25.  Benin 1 6 7
26. Burkina Faso 6 6
27.  Chad 6 6
28. Liberia 6 6
29. Morocco 4 2 6
30. Central African Republic 1 4 5
31.  Niger 5 5
32. Somalia 1 4 5
33. Botswana 4 4
34. Mauritania 1 3 4
35.  Côte D'Ivoire 3 3
36. Comores 2 2
37.  Gambia 2 2
38. Mozambique 2 2
39. Namibia 1 1 2
40. Angola 1 1
41.  Eritrea 1 1
42. Guinea 1 1
43. Libya 1

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