Officers and Committees of AfAS
AfAS Executive Committee
| President | Thebe Rodney Medupe |
| Vice-President | |
| Elizabeth Naluminsa | |
| Alemiye Mamo Yacob | |
| Mirjana Pović | |
| Sinenhlanhla Precious Sikhosana | |
| Sthabile Kolwa | |
| Immediate Past President | Jamal Mimouni |
| Head of Secretariat | Charles Takalana |
| Ex-officio (DSI Representative) | Takalani Nemaungani |
| Ex-officio (Advisor) | Kevin Govender |
| Ex-officio (Advisor) | Yunus Manjoo |
AfAS Sub-Committees
Outreach Committee
- Sally Macfarlane, co-chair
- Duduzile Kubheka, co-chair
- Abdelmajid Benhida
- Kingsley Ahenkora-Duodu
- Musa Mishamo Musa
- Micheal Nnaemeka Ihenacho
- Sivuyile Manxoyi
- Daniel Cunnama
- Anton Binneman
- Simphiwe Madlanga
- Finbarr C. Odo
- Jamal Mimouni
- Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana
- Alemiye Mamo
- Kevin Govender
- Tshiamiso Makwela
- Niruj Mohan Ramanujam
- Joyful Mdhluli
- Samuel Nyangi
- Zodwa Tiki
- Mike Simmons
- Albert Kuntu Forson
- Nikhita Madhanpall
Science committee
- James Chibueze, chair (NWU)
- David Buckley (SAAO)
- Charles McGruder (NSBP)
- Somaya Saad (NRIAG/Kottamia)
- Reneé C. Kraan-Korteweg (UCT)
- Shazrene Mohamed (SAAO & Miami)
- Zara-Nomena Randriamanakoto (SAAO)
- Yin-Zhe Ma (UKZN)
- Zouhair Benkhaldoun (Oukaimeden Observatory/Arab Astronomical Society)
- Mirjana Povic (ESSTI, IAA)
- Jamal Mimouni
- Sthabile Kolwa (UJ)
- Kevin Govender (OAD)
African Network of Women in Astronomy (AfNWA)
| Chairperson | Mirjana Pović (ESSTI, Ethiopia; IAA-CSIC, Spain) |
| Member | Vanessa McBride (Office of Astronomy for Development-IAU, South Africa) |
| Member | Priscilla Muheki (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda) |
| Member | Carolina Ödman (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) |
| Member | Somaya Saad (National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Egypt) |
| Member | Nana Ama Brown Klutse (University of Ghana, Ghana) |
Communications Committee
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Chairperson |
Thembela Mantungwa (SAAO, SA) |
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Member |
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Member |
Zara Randriamanakoto (Madagascar) |
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Member |
Oruche Chidimma (Nigeria) |
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Member |
Priscilla Muheki (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda) |
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Member |
Zeyneb Aissani |
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Member |
Madambi Rambuda (African Science Stars, SA) |
Fundraising Committee
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Chairperson |
Takalani Nemaungani (DSI, SA) |
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Member |
Yunus Manjoo (AfAS Project Manager, SA) |
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Member |
Kevin Govender (IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, SA) |
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Member |
Genevieve Marshall (International Astronomical Union, Netherlands) |
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Member |
Declan Kirrane (AERAP, Belgium) |
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Member |
Sarah Abotsi-Masters (Ghana) |
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Member |
Solomon Tessema (Ethiopia) |
Membership Committee
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Chairperson |
Sarah Abotsi-Masters (Ghana) |
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Member |
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Member |
Yunus Manjoo (AfAS Project Manager, SA) |
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Member |
Kevin Govender (IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, SA) |
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Member |
Makram Ibrahim (Egypt) |
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Member |
Youssef Moulane (Morocco) |
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Member |
Augustine Chukwude (Nigeria) |
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Member |
Chukwujekwu Nworah Ofodum (Nigeria) |
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Member |
Susan W. Samwel (Egypt) |
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Member |
Getachew Mekonnen (Ethiopia) |