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Tag: Africa

GreenChemAfrica 2025

African Training School on Green Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability – 2nd edition Considering the increasing global focus on sustainability and the need for green practices in various industries, it can...

African Training School on Green Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability

Considering the increasing global focus on sustainability and the need for green practices in various industries, it can be inferred that the theme of green chemistry and sustainability is indeed...

Chemistry, a lever for sustainable development of African countries

Annual Days of Chemistry of Senegal & 9th FASC Congress (FASC|JACS 2024) Senegal will host the African Chemical Societies for the General Assembly of the Federation of African Societies of...

RSC support for Early Career African Chemical Scientists

Financial support from the RSC to attend the Atlantic Basin Conference (ABC) on Chemistry, and the FASC (Federation of African Chemical Societies) meeting. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will...

CHEMRAWN XXII E-Waste in Africa

DETAILED Programme 8-page PDF (posted 2 Nov 2021) CHEMRAWN XXII E-WASTE IN AFRICA & the 44TH Annual International Conference (AIC) of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) are jointly organized...