The federation of African nutrition societies (FANUS), is a conglomeration of nutrition societies of the African nation with the vision to market and sustain nutrition security & national altogether country of Africa. The vision of the federation of African nutrition society (FANUS) is to enhance the visibility, relevance & functionality of FANUS and national nutrition societies, con-jointly to strengthen the functioning and property of national nutrition societies to realize goals unite & influence nutrition in Africa. FANUS is a voluntary, non-profit organization bringing national professional nutrition societies of countries in Africa together.

The FANUS holds its conferences every four years and rotates the venue from region/country to region/country. The first FANUS Conference was held in 2007 in Ouarzazate Morocco; the second FANUS Conference was held in 2011, in Abuja Nigeria; the third FANUS Conference was held in Arusha in 2015, Tanzania; the forth FANUS Conference was held in Kigali Rwanda in 2019; the fifth FANUS Conference was held in Dakar, Senegal in 2023.