This document summarizes a presentation about the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). It discusses challenges during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in sharing health data openly. The AOSP vision is for African scientists to be leaders in open science and addressing challenges. Its mission is to provide a trusted system for finding, depositing, managing, and reusing research data, software and metadata. It discusses similar initiatives like the European Open Science Cloud and Google's plan for a new internet cable to Africa. It outlines AOSP's pilot activities from 2016-2019 and outlines draft plans for its data science school, eInfrastructure ecosystem, and flagship data-intensive project. National and international strategies supporting open science and the AOSP