- Recognizing the significant contribution that the development of chemical sciences makes towards the fulfillment of regional and national development objectives;
- Appreciating the on-going effort that has been made by national chemical societies in promoting education, research and development in various fields of chemical sciences in their respective countries;
- Stressing the importance of promoting regional cooperation and networking amongst existing African chemical societies to facilitate experience sharing and information exchange in the field;
- Underlining the significance of developing regional centers of excellences and network that promote the development of science and technology capacity in the region as indicated in NEPAD’s science and technology initiative;
a. A not-for-profit African federation, entitled “Federation of African Societies of Chemistry”, is hereby created, hereinafter referred to as the “Federation” in accordance with the Ethiopian law (hereafter referred to as the “Law”). The Federation will also use the abbreviation: “FASC”
b. Its legal headquarter is established at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
c. The term “Chemical Societies” designates in this document not-for-profit making societies whose aim is to promote science and technology in the field of chemistry and related sciences.
d. The life of the Association/Society is not delimited. Each member society remains an independent body.