The Institute’s Executive Management Council (EMC) includes the heads of the AIIKS Nodes. Each Node has its own Management Team responsible for implementation of the decisions of the EMC pertaining to matters and programmes of the Institute at the Node. Currently the EMC includes the following:
Prof. Nelson Ijumba
Coordinator
African Institute in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIIKS Hub), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Prof. Hassan Kaya
Director
DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CIKS), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (AIIKS Hub & Secretariat)
Dr. Mayashree Chinsamy
Research Manager
DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CIKS), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (AIIKS Hub & Secretariat)
Prof. Aldin Mutembei
Chair
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Professorial Chair in Kiswahili, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dr. Joseph Otieno
Director
Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania
Dr. Paulo Erasto Kazyoba
Coordinator
Department of Traditional Medicine Research, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania
Prof. Juliao Monjane
Coordinator
Faculty of Science (FS), Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
Prof. Beth Kaplin
Director
Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB), University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Dr. Jean-Pierre Munyamupundu
Head
Huye Biotechnology Laboratory (HBL), University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Prof. Aggee Shyaka Mugabe
Director
The Centre for Conflict Management (CCM), University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Prof. Inza Kone
Director
The Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS), Côte d'Ivoire
Prof. Kienon-Kabore Timpoko Hélène
Head
PAMECHID (ARCHEOLOGY HERITAGE, MEMORY, CULTURE, HISTORY, IDENTITIES) of SCALL, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny Côte d'Ivoire
Prof. Cheikh Mouhamadou Mbacké LO
Director
Agence Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique Appliquée (ANRSA), Senegal
Mr Ernest Ngom
Head of Partnerships & International Cooperation
Agence Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique Appliquée (ANRSA), Senegal
Dr. Casim Umba Tolo
Director
APharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Centre (PHARMBIOTRAC), Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda
Prof. Archileo N. Kaaya
Coordinator
Department of Food Technology and Nutrition (DFTN), Makerere University (MU), Uganda
Dr. Moses Chundu
Executive Director
Africa Leadership and Management Academy, affiliate college of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
Dr. Pindai M Sithole
Programmes Coordinator
African Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA); affiliate college of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe
Dr. Iwanette Du Preez
Coordinator
Multi-disciplinary Research Centre (MRC), University of Namibia, Namibia
Dr. James Nyirenda
Coordinator
School of Natural Sciences (SNS), University of Zambia, Zambia
Dr. Ronald Tombe
AIIKS Node Coordinator
Kisii University, Kenya
Prof. Anakalo Shitandi
Registrar
Research & Extension, Kisii University, Kenya
Dr. Doris Löhr
Academic Coordinator / Internationalization & Public Engagement
Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth, Germany