The Académie Nationale des Sciences, Arts et Lettres du Bénin (ANSALB) is the foremost independent scientific body in Benin. It was established in 2010, incorporated and recognized by a Presidential Decree on April 2016. It cumulates all the social, (including economy and arts), and natural (including physical, mathematical and life) sciences, and is recognized in Benin as the scientific organization best suited to develop a unified global vision of the great contemporary challenges for science.
ANSALB is uniquely positioned to bring scientific knowledge to bear on the policies/strategic direction of the country, and is also dedicated to the development and advancement of Science, Technology, and Innovation, arts and letters in Benin Republic.