The African Mathematical Union or Union Mathematique Africaine is an African organization dedicated to the development of mathematics in Africa. It was founded in 1976 in Rabat, Morocco, during the first Pan-African Congress of Mathematicians with Henri Hogbe Nlend as its first President. Another key figure in its early years was George Saitoti, later a prominent Kenyan politician.

Commissions

The Union has five Commissions:

Commission on Women in Mathematics

The Commission on Women in Mathematics (AMUCAWM) published a report on women with a doctorate in mathematics. The Commission on Women in Mathematics (AMUCAWM) was created in 1986. At the AMUCWMA's 2012 conference in Ouagadougou, a panel on the state on women in mathematics in Africa recommended the creation of an association for African female mathematicians. The AWUCWMA held another conference soon after in July 2013 in Cape Town, where the African Women in Mathematics Association was formed.

Journal

Since 1978 the Union has published the journal Afrika Matematica, has been edited by Daouda Sangare until 2009. As of 2010, the journal is edited by Jacek Banasiak of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. The deputy editors of the journal are: The members of the advisory committee are: