MATHEMATICS IN AFRICA TODAY

As one African mathematican writes,

Being a Black man in the World of Mathematics especially in Africa is not a very pleasant experience. One has to learn how to work with little or no facility.

The African Mathematical Union

List of Black African Mathematicians


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MATHEMATICS TODAY IN ...Africa and Europe

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Algeria

Côte d'Ivoire

Mali

Sierra Leone

Angola

Egypt

Mauritania

South Africa

Botswana

Eritrea

Mauritius

Sudan

Benin

Ethiopia

Morocco

Swaziland

Burkina Faso

Gabon

Mozambique

Tanzania

Burundi

Ghana

Namibia

Togo

Cameroon

Kenya

Niger

Tunisia

Canary Islands (Spain)

Lesotho

Nigeria

Uganda

Central African Republic

Madagascar

Rwanda

Zambia

DR of Congo [Zaire]

Malawi

Senegal

Zimbabwe

We do not know of mathematicians fromn the following countries: Guinea Conakry; Réunion;

Black Societies in the Mathematical Sciences.

For updates on our information also check Historically Black Math Departments in Africa.

For earlier periods see the web pages Mathematics in Ancient Africa.

Open Door Directory of University Math and Science Departments.


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