  Generating scientific and technological knowledge and converting them into
innovations which are of added value to society are key instruments for a
society economic growth and development. As outstanding as these capabilities
are for other regions in the world, Africa science, innovation, education and
research infrastructure, particularly in fundamental and applied physics, have
over the years been under valued and under resourced. To efficiently address
the scientific and technological gaps with the rest of the world, Africa stance
needs radical overhaul. With the big ambition to drive a community wide effort
in Africa, the African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP) was
founded. The aspiration is to demonstrate the physics potential benefits for
African society and how physics can contribute to the technological
infrastructure development and to provide trained personnel needed to take
advantage of scientific advances. The vision consists in fostering scientific
literacy driven by physics based technologies and their impact for economic
growth, including other sciences that draw heavily on advances in physics. In
addition to developing and enhancing collaborations and partnerships among
Africans in national, regional, and Pan African organizations. This should
assist to tackle the challenges that Africans struggle and prioritize
educational and research resources, innovation and development. The ASFAP
initiative could present a unique opportunity of overcoming the complexity of
the African social and economic challenges, if Africa needs to have and
maintain its position as a coleader in the global scientific process and reap
the consequent socioeconomic benefits. ASFAP will take a few years with a final
report to notify the African policymakers and broader communities.
