How African scientists can give back to their home continent

How African scientists can give back to their home continent

How African scientists abroad can help at home

Togolese bioscientist Rafiou Agoro’s early-career experiences in France and the United States inspired him to pay it forward to African scientists. With Guinean mathematician and computer scientist Mohamed Cissé, Agoro co-founded the African Diaspora Scientists Federation (ADSF) to support mentoring relationships and help African scientists to connect and collaborate with each other. “As a mentor, my hope is that the scientists I work with can learn from my successes and mistakes, follow their own path and reach their full potential,” writes Agoro. “We want to contribute to science in Africa, beyond the remittances we send home.”

Nature | 5 min read