Cameroon Academy of Sciences

National academy of sciences for Cameroon

Cameroon Academy of Sciences

Académie des Sciences du Cameroun

Formation| 1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Type| Academy
Legal status| Non-governmental organization
Purpose| To promote the progress of science and technology for the economic, social, and cultural development of Cameroon
Headquarters| Yaoundé, Cameroon
Membership| 87

Official language

| French, English

President

| Beban Sammy Chumbow

1st Vice-President

| Jeanne Yonkeu Ngogang

2nd Vice-President

| Kofane Timoleon Crepin

Secretary General

| Mbah David Akuro
Affiliations| Ministry of Scientific and Technical Research, Ministry of Higher Education, International Science Council
Website| www.casciences.org

The Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a non-governmental organization that supports the progression of science and technology for the economic, social, and cultural development of Cameroon.[1] It was established in 1990 by a group of Cameroonian scholars during a symposium on agriculture and agricultural research in Sub-Saharan Africa in Douala, Cameroon.[2] The academy provides unbiased advice to the government and other stakeholders on issues related to science and technology.[3]

## History

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The idea of creating a national academy of sciences in Cameroon was first proposed in 1972 by the Council for Higher Education and Scientific Research.[2] In 1982, the council proposed a draft decree for the creation of the academy.[2] However, it was not until 1990 that the academy was formed by a group of Cameroonian scholars during a symposium on agriculture and agricultural research in Sub-Saharan Africa in Douala, Cameroon.[4] The symposium was organized by the International Foundation for Science and the Third World Academy of Sciences.[4]

The founding members of the academy, 25 scientists from various disciplines, elected Jean-Pierre Tignol as the first president of the academy.[4] The academy was officially inaugurated on 10 February 1993 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by then Prime Minister Simon Achidi Achu.[5] The academy received its legal status as a non-governmental organization in 1992 and was affiliated with both the Ministry of Scientific and Technical Research and the Ministry of Higher Education.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Mbah et al. 2020, p. 133.
2. ^ a b c "Cameroon, Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS)". International Science Council. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
3. ^ a b (IAP), the InterAcademy Partnership (10 November 2014). "Enhancing the Capacity of African Science Academies: The Final Evaluation of ASADI" (PDF). InterAcademy Partnership. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
4. ^ a b c "About". Cameroon Academy of Sciences (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
5. ^ "ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES DU CAMEROUN". Université de Dschang (in French). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

## Bibliography

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* Mbah, David A.; Ayonghe, Samuel N.; Tanya, Vincent N.; Titanji, Vincent P.K.; Guewo-Fokeng, Magellan (10 February 2020). "The Cameroon Academy of Sciences model of evidence-based science advice". Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. 15 (2). African Journals Online (AJOL): 133. doi:10.4314/jcas.v15i2.4. ISSN 2617-3948. S2CID 213344528.

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