The African Light Source (AfLS) Foundation endeavors to progress African science and engineering, and to establish an advanced light source on the African continent, along with developing all the necessary human and institutional infrastructure.
Advanced light sources are the most transformational scientific facilities currently known, impacting fields from anthropology, biophysics, and chemistry, to Earth sciences, engineering, medicine, paleontology, physics, materials science, vaccinology, and zoology. Investments in big science facilities are positively related to increasing national economic outputs, increasing efficiencies, greater attractiveness for investments –domestic and foreign, improvement in training and job opportunities, reduction of disease burdens, and ultimately increases in quality of life.
To answer the call of 'Africa Rising' and firm knowledge of the role for science and technology in society has driven the call for the African Light Source (AfLS). An advanced light source in Africa is vital if African governments and civil society are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Participating Organisations
As advanced light sources support multiple disciplines, the AfLS partners Pan African scientific societies, which we are proud to count as supporters in our vision to establish an advanced light source on the African continent.
This is a membership sign-up portal for the African Light Source and our Partner Organizations on the occasion of the US-Africa Leadership Summit.
