May 12, 2025 at AWMA

This year, for May 12, 2025, the African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) is organizing an online event under the theme  "Sisterhood in Mathematics: Connecting, Empowering, Achieving"

Date: Thursday 12th June, 2025 and Friday 13th June, 2025
Venue: Virtual
Website: https://africanwomeninmath.org/

 

The International Women in Mathematics Day, celebrated annually on 12th May, honors the achievements and contributions of women in mathematics worldwide. This global initiative not only commemorates the birthday of the late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani—the first woman to win the Fields Medal—but also serves as a platform to inspire, recognize, and connect women in the mathematical sciences. In alignment with this global celebration, the African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) organized a two days online workshop held from 26th − 27th June, 2025. This workshop was spear headed by Prof. Marie Francoise Ouedraogo Ouagadougou (AWMA president), with the help of Dr. Angela Tabiri (Academic Director at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences-Ghana) and Dr. Olivia Nabawanda (Mbarara University of Science and Technology).

The workshop attracted participants from various regions and specifically from regional universities in:
1. Uganda,
2. Ghana,
3. Burundi,
4. Nigeria
5. Kenya
6. Cameroon
7. Burkina Faso
8. Ivory Coast


The workshop followed a two days schedule, with each day starting from 4:00 PM (EAT) and running for approximately two hours on Zoom. The design of the event intentionally blended academic enrichment, professional development, networking, and celebration to reflect the spirit of the theme: “Sisterhood in Mathematics: Connecting, Empowering, Achieving.”

Day 1:
• Professional Development and Networking: The event began with a professional development talk aimed at equipping participants with practical skills. One of the key topics was how to create a personal academic or professional website, an essential tool for visibility and engagement in the mathematics community.

• Following the talk, there were interactive networking sessions through Zoom breakout rooms. These sessions provided participants with the opportunity to introduce themselves, share their work or interests, and explore possible collaborations. The aim was to build meaningful connections among African mathematicians across borders and disciplines.

Day 2:

• Showcasing Achievements and Celebrations: The second started off with short research and experience-sharing presentations, each lasting 5 minutes, to allow for diverse voices and topics to be heard.
• After the presentations, the event featured a celebratory segment that highlighted the achievements of African mathematicians, particularly women. This included a cultural photo exhibition showcasing mathematical journeys, institutional milestones, and community impact.
• To foster engagement and recognize excellence, participants were invited to vote for the best presenters through an online poll. Winners were recognized and celebrated, adding a fun and appreciative touch to the event.
Throughout the two days, the programme emphasized interactive participation, visibility, and empowerment, ensuring that both emerging and established mathematicians felt seen, heard, and celebrated.

The programme of the event
The flyer of the event

May 12, 2025 at Nigerian Women in Mathematics (NWM)

The Nigerian Women Mathematicians (NWM) is organizing a scientific event in celebration of May 12th on the  "Enhancing women's participation in STEM through artificial intelligence" This event took  place at the international conference/student centre, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, EDO State on May 25th and 26th, 2025.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
May 25, 2025
• Arrival and registration
• Welcome Dinner and Networking
May 26, 2025
• 8:00–9:30 AM – Arrival and registration of participants
• 10:00–10:05 AM – Introduction of Guests - Moderators
• 10:05–10:10 AM – National Anthem
• 10:10–10:15 AM – Welcome Address by the President, Nigerian Women in Mathematics - Professor
Deborah Olufunmilayo Makinde
• 10:15–10:30 AM – Goodwill Messages
• 10:30–10:40 AM – Opening Remark by Dean, Faculty of Science/ President, NMS.
• 10:40–11:20 AM – Keynote Lecture
Speaker: Mrs Edythe A. Ebomoyi (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education,Edo State)
Topic:
• 11:20–11:30 AM – Responses to the Keynote Lecture
• 11:30–12:00 Noon – Group Photograph / Tea Break
• 12:00–12:30 PM – Plenary Session 1
Speaker: Marie Francoise Ouedraogo (Department of Mathematics, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina
Faso.)
Topic: Empowering African Women in Mathematics Through AI-Driven Education and Research
• 12:30–1:30 PM – 1st Technical session
• 1:30–2:00 PM – Plenary Session 2
Speaker: Tolulope Fadina (Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign, USA)
Topic: AI and Mathematics?
• 2:00–2:30 PM – Plenary Session 3
Speaker: Rev. Prof. Nkechi Madonna Agwu, FIBA, FIMC, FSACK, CADF (Ethnomathematician and
Professor of Mathematics, BMCC, City University of New York.)
Topic: A Colorful Akwete: Mathematical Stories of a Subset of the Nigerian Women in STEM
• 2:30–3:30 PM – Quiz for Secondary School Students
• 3:30–4:30 PM – Lunch
• 4:30-5:30 PM - 2nd Technical Session
• Vote of Thanks
• General Meeting

The programme of the event
The event flyer

African Women in Mathematics: Challenging Questions

Date or period of the conference
-
Venue of the conference

AWMA
Hammamet
Hammamet
Tunisia

See also : https://sites.google.com/fst.utm.tn/african-women-in-mathematics/home?a…

Nothind Motivation: The conference “African Women in Mathematics: Challenging Questions” is designed to explore challenging questions in mathematics, encourage collaborative problem-solving, and provide a platform for discussions on the future of African women in mathematics. The inclusion of workshops, presentations, and panel discussions aims to engage participants actively in addressing mathematical challenges and fostering a supportive community. We are planning also to host a General Assembly of the African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA).

 

1.Objectives

bring together African mathematicians to work together, share their motivation, and discover women from different countries to different career levels, who can be considered as role models.

launch new research projects and collaborations between mathematicians from different African countries.

Create new contacts and mentoring networks for young women embarking on mathematical research.

Teach new programming skills to African women mathematicians.

And finally, contribute to the SageMath software and train new users and contributors.


 

2. Conference Planning and organization

Organizing and Scientific Committees:

Selma Negzaoui (Université de Monastir, Tunisia)

Marie Françoise Ouedraogo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso) 

Sophie Dabo (Université de Lille, France)

 

Local Organizing  Committee:

Dr. Zeineb Ghardallou  (El Manar university, Tunisia)

Dr. Marwa Khalil (El Manar university, Tunisia)

Dr. Rawdha Laffi (El Manar university, Tunisia)

Dr. Yosra Soussi (Tunis university, Tunisia) 

Dr. Nadia Sraieb (Gabes University, Tunisia)

Dr. Ons Oueslati (Sesame University, Tunisia)

3. Main Lecturers and programme for the conference

Prof. Moustapha Fall, AIMS Senegal

Prof. Abderrazek Karoui, President of the Tunisian Mathematical Society 

Prof. Ali Baklouti, Vice-President of the Tunisian Mathematical Society and Sfax University 

Prof. Boutheina Ben Hassine, Gender Equality Office, University of Sousse 

Prof. Halima Ouanada, We4Lead project, Tunis El Manar University

Prof. Nahla Abdellatif (University of Tunis Elmanar, Tunisia)

 

 

Program


 

African Women in Mathematics: Challenging Questions

From October 6 to 8, 2025

9 am (GMT + 1) daily


 

Here is the Zoom link of the conference:

https://univ-lille-fr.zoom.us/j/94211527879?pwd=Hy1ORbpDqh09NxwmrwcuAVYWRdboot.1


 

ID de réunion: 942 1152 7879

Code secret: 279698


 

Day 1

9h00 - 10h00

Welcome reception with coffee

10h00 - 11h30

Opening Ceremony

  • Hajer El Ouardani (Ministry of Higher Education)

  • Marie Françoise Ouedraogo (African Women in Mathematics Association)

  • Selma Negzaoui (Tunisian Women Mathematicians Association, Local organizing committee)

  • Ali Baklouti (University of Sfax, Tunisia)

  • Ini Adinya (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)

  • Sophie Dabo-Niang (University of Lille, France)

11h30 -12h30

Abderrazek Karoui (Tunisian Mathematical Society)
Mathematical Tools For The Curse of Dimensionality in Machine Learning

12h30 - 14h00

Lunch

14h00 - 14h45

Moustapha Fall (AIMS Senegal, Senegal) (online)

A Short History of the Mathematics of Vibrating Plates

14h45 - 15h30

Olivia Nabawanda (Mbarara University, Uganda)

Run-Sorted Permutations Avoiding Certain Patterns of Length 4

15h30 - 16h00

Coffee Break

16h00 - 16h45

Zeinab Mansour (Cairo University, Egypt)

On Inverse q-Sturm-Liouville Problems

16h45 - 17h30

Short presentations and Posters


 

Day 2

9h00 - 9h45

Ali Baklouti (University of Sfax, Tunisia)

An operator analogue of Müntz–Szász's Theorem on nilpotent Lie group

9h45 - 10h30

Fadipe-Joseph Olubunmi (University of Ilorin, Nigeria) (online)

Investigating a New Class of Analytic Functions Defined by Gegenbauer and Chebyshev Polynomials

10h30 - 11h00

Coffee Break

11h00 - 11h45

Nahla Abdellatif (University of Tunis Elmanar, Tunisia)

Mathematical analysis of a three-tiered food web model in a chemostat

12h00 - 12h30

Halima Ouanada (University of Tunis Elmanar, Tunisia)
Autonomisation et leadership des femmes dans l’enseignement supérieur : retour d’expériences et actions concrètes du projet WE4LEAD

12h35 - 14h00

Lunch

14h00 - 16h00


 

 

Panel discussion chaired by Fagueye Ndiaye Sylla (University Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal)

Identifying and adressing key challeges in African mathematics and women in mathematics

16h00 - 18h00

Excursion


 

Day 3

9h00 - 9h45

Ménédore Karimumuryango (University of Burundi, Burundi)
The recent findings of the study on Statistical Modeling of the Spread of Mpox Disease in Burundi

9h45 - 10h30

Mpfareleni Rejoyce Gavhi-Molefe ( AIMS South Africa, South Africa) (online)

TBA

10h30 - 11h00

Coffee Break

11h00 - 11h45

Deborah Olufunmulayo Makinde (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria) (online)

Mathematics as a Tool for Empowerment: Advancing Women and Girls in

Nigeria and Across Africa

11h45 - 12h30

Bouthaina Ben Hassine (University of Soussa, Tunisia)
Gender Equality and Leadership at the University of Sousse 

12h30 - 14h00

Lunch

14h00 - 14h30

Ini Adinya (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)

Advances in Mathematical Finance 

14h30 - 16h00

Short communications 

 

16h00

Closing Ceremony


 


 

 

 

 

 

  Logos of our sponsors and collaborators:

     
               

 

Women in SAGE-Tunisia

Date or period of the conference
-
Venue of the conference

AWMA
Université de Tunis
Tunis
Tunisia

 See also : https://sites.google.com/view/women-in-sage-tunisia/home

“Women in SAGE-Tunisia” is part of a long tradition of conferences (https://wiki.sagemath.org/Workshops). SageMath is free mathematics software developed by the research community, students, and research engineers. It relies heavily on voluntary contributions as well as on the one-off funding of research projects. We already organized WIS-Africa days in several countries (Senegal 2021, Nigeria 2022, Uganda 2023 and Burundi 2024). All have been successful (see for example http://africanwomeninmath.org/activities/conference). Not only, the participants improved their programming skills, contributed to the software, but they also created research collaborations and gained confidence in their own skills. We believe that Women in Sage days organized in diverses countries of Africa with the support of AWMA is an opportunity for the whole community.

 

1.Objectives

  • bring together African mathematicians to work together, share their motivation, and discover women from different countries to different career levels, who can be considered as role models.
  • launch new research projects and collaborations between mathematicians from different African countries.
  • Create new contacts and mentoring networks for young women embarking on mathematical research.
  • Teach new programming skills to African women mathematicians.
  • And finally, contribute to the SageMath software and train new users and contributors.

2. Conference Planning and organization

Organizing and Scientific Committees:

  • Selma Negzaoui (Université de Monastir, Tunisia)
  • Marie Françoise Ouedraogo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso) 
  • Sophie Dabo (Université de Lille, France)
  • Elisa Lorenzo Garcia (Université de Rennes 1, France; and Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
  • Ini Adinya (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
  • Bernadette Faye (Université de Bambey, Senegal)
  • Olivia Nabawanda (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda)

3. Main Lecturers and programme for WIS-Tunisia

(Project leaders): The main project leaders include:

  • Valérie Garès (France): Statistics. 
  • Ini Adinya (University of Ibadan, Nigeria): Applied Math - Financial Mathematics. 
  • Nahla Abdellatif (Tunisia): Dynamical Systems
  • Lola Thompson, (Utrecht University, The Netherlands): Harmonic Analysis
  • Olivia Nabawanda (Uganda): PDE

Our event is a collaborative conference addressed to young African researchers and graduate students. Particularly, but not exclusively, to young female researchers. There will be at least 6 research projects. All the main project leaders have confirmed their participation. The program will also include discussions on gender balance and women in mathematics.

Schedule:

- 2 months before the conference: online event of introduction to Sage and opening of a workshop chat via the Zulip platform to encourage the contact between the participants and the group leaders before the in-person part of the workshop.

- During the workshop (30 September-04 October 2025): working in groups from Monday to Thursday and some talks and panels on Women in Mathematics presenting AWMA, EAUMP, UGAWOM and CIMPA opportunities. On Friday participants will present projects that will have been given to them during the week. More explicitly:

Monday

9:00 welcome, information, introduction of the organisers and group leaders.

9:30 Project’s description

10:30 break

11:00 open/install SAGE

13:00 lunch

14:30 Working in groups time

16:00 break

16:30 Talk Why to organise "Women in …" events?

19: dinner

Tuesday

9:00 Working in groups time

10:30 break

11:00 Working in groups time

13:00 lunch

14:30 Working in groups time

16:00 break

16:30 Working in groups time

19:00 dinner

Wednesday

9:00 Working in groups time

10:30 break

11:00 Group leaders describe projects to participants

13:00 lunch

14:00 City Tour 

Thursday

9:00 Working in groups time

10:30 break

11h:00 Talk Research opportunities in Africa and Europe

13:00 lunch

14:30 onwards Participants work on their identified projects

19:00 dinner

Friday

9:00 presentations by participants

10:30 break

11:00 presentations by participants

13:00 lunch

14:30 Closing ceremony


 


  Logos of our sponsors and collaborators:

 

          

 

Flyer de WIS-Tunisia
The program of WIS-Tunisia

Women in SAGE-Burundi

Date or period of the conference
-
Venue of the conference

Université du Burundi
Université du Burundi
Bujumbura
Burundi

Motivation: Women in Sage is an initiative of the African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) in collaboration with other women associations in the host countries. The African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) is an academic association for women that was established in July 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa (http://www.africanwomeninmath.org). Its sole purpose is to promote Mathematics and the networking for mathematicians women in Africa. Women sage-Burundi, is a part of the long tradition of conferences (https://wiki.sagemath.org/Workshops). Since 2007, more than 100 Sage Days have been organized around the world. During these days, participants discover the SageMath software, develop their programming skills and contribute to the development of the software. SageMath is a free mathematics software developed by the research community, students, and research engineers. It relies heavily on voluntary contributions as well as on the one-off funding of research projects. Women in Sage days have already been organized in seven different countries (United States, South Korea, France, Canada, Greece, Senegal and Nigeria). All have been successful(example:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2L7BZh0qegGMrF6jSpZH0X7g0HQcGQhN1PKVtCPqQNtkR5A/viewform?usp=sf_link organized by Lorenzo García, M.-F. Ouedraogo and Dr. Bernadette Fall;http://africanwomeninmath.org/activities/conference/women-in-sage-nigeria organized by E. Lorenzo García, M.-F. Ouedraogo and A. Ini in September 2022, http://africanwomeninmath.org/activities/conference/women-in-sage-uganda organized by E. Lorenzo García, M.-F. Ouedraogo and Olivia Nabawanda in Septembre 2023). 

Not only did the participants improve their programming skills, contributed to the software, but they also created research collaborations and gained confidence in their own skills. We believe that Women in Sage days organized at Applied Statistic Institute "ISTA", Burundi University with the support of the African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA), Burundi University and OWSD-Burundi National Chapter is an opportunity for the whole academic community.

 

  1. Objectives
  • To bring together African mathematicians to work together, share their motivations, and discover women from different countries to different career levels, who can be considered as role models.
  • To launch new research projects and collaborations between mathematicians from different African countries.
  • Create new contacts and mentoring networks for young women embarking on mathematical research.
  • To teach to African women mathematicians the new programming skills and contribute to the SageMath software and train new users and contributors.

 

2. Conference Planning and organization

Organizing and Scientific Committees:

  • Prof.Elisa Lorenzo Garcia (Université de Rennes 1, France; and Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
  • Prof.Marie Françoise Ouedraogo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso).

  • Dr.Ménédore Karimumuryango (Burundi University, Applied Statistic Institute "ISTA")

     

    Local Organizing Committee 

  • Pr.Juma Shabani (Doctoral School of the University of Burundi, Burundi University)
  • Dr.Menedore Karimumuryango (Burundi University, Applied Statistic Institute "ISTA ")
  • Msc.Aurore Mugisha (Doctoral School of the University of Burundi, Burundi University, 
  • Dr.Amin Shaka Aunali (Burundi University, Applied Statistic Institute "ISTA ")
  • Msc.Irène Irakoze (Burundi University, Applied Statistic Institute "ISTA ")
  • Msc.Ancille Bagorizamba (Burundi University, Applied Statistic Institute "ISTA ")
  • Prof.François Ndayiragije (Burundi University, Department of Mathematics) 
  • Girukwishaka Donatienne (Ministry of National Solidarity, Social Affairs, Human Rights and Gender)

3.Main Lecturers (Project leaders): The main project leaders include:

  • Applied Maths: Ini Adinya (Nigeria)
  • Number Theory: Bernadette Faye (Senegal)
  • Statistics: Valérie Garès (France)
  • Cryptography: Elisa Lorenzo García (Switzerland)
  • Combinatorics: Olivia Nabawanda (Uganda)
  • Algebra: Sarah Nakato (Uganda)

4. Programme

This event is a collaborative conference addressed to young African researchers and graduate students. Particularly, but not exclusively, to young female researchers. There will be at least 6 research projects. All the main project leaders have confirmed their participation. The program will also include discussions on gender balance and women in mathematics.

Tentative schedule:

- 1 months before the conference: online event on introduction to Sage and opening of a workshop chat via the Zulip platform to encourage the contact between the participants and the group leaders before the in-person part of the workshop.

- During the workshop (09-13 September, 2024): working in groups from Monday to Thursday and some talks and panels on Women in Mathematics (AWMA, EAUMP, UGAWOM, OWSD and CIMPA) presenting opportunities. On Friday participants will present projects that will have been given to them during the week. More explicitly:

- Monday: registration, Sage installation on laptops of participants, Introduction to SageMaths and panel discussion.

- Tuesday: Working on groups and Projects presentation

- Wednesday: working on groups, panel discussion and excursion.

- Thursday: working on groups and dinner.

- Friday: Presentation of results, talk Research opportunities in Africa and Europe, future plans. 

 

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