CWM is delighted to announce that CWM Member Prof. Selma Negzaoui was elected President of the African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) on October 8, 2025. CWM warmly congratulates Prof. Negzaoui and the new AWMA Executive Board on their election, and wishes AWMA and the new board every success for the 2025–2029 term. AWMA will surely continue to serve, represent, and excel in supporting African women in mathematics.
For more information on the new AWMA Executive Board, please visit AWMA’s website:
Below is a short testimonial from the new AWMA President, Prof. Selma Negzaoui:
I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been elected President of AWMA for the 2025–2029 term. This new responsibility represents both a privilege and a meaningful challenge. It opens a new perspective for me—one that combines service, commitment, and the aspiration to contribute to a stronger and more connected community of African women in mathematical sciences.
As I look ahead, I feel a profound sense of responsibility towards the many women and young girls who aspire to pursue mathematics across Africa. AWMA has already built a solid foundation through its numerous initiatives, and I am committed with the new Executive Board, to building on this legacy. My vision for the coming years focuses on three main directions: strengthening collaboration across the continent and the diaspora, expanding opportunities for training and mentorship, and increasing the visibility and impact of African women mathematicians at regional and international levels.
I am confident that, through collective effort, we will continue to advance AWMA’s role as a strong, dynamic, and inspiring association for generations to come.

From left to right: Ini Adynia (Vice Secretary), Zeinab Mansour (Vice President for North Africa), Selma Negzaoui (President), Marie-Françoise Ouedraogo (Outgoing President), Faguèye Ndiaye (Secretary General), and Sophie Dabo-Niang (Treasurer). Picture courtesy of Prof. Samia Achour.