GSAf Council 2008-2012

GSAf is run by an elected Council led by its President who is supported closely by a Secretary General and an Honorary Treasurer. These officials are in turn supported by the Council Members, comprising five Regional Vice-Presidents representing Northern, East, West, Central and Southern Africa, five Councillors elected to strengthen the regional structure and transnational objectives and programmes of the Society an Assistant Secretary General and an Editor. Council elections take place every four years during the Society's major international conferences.

The Society is affiliated to the International Union of Geological Sciences. It supports the establishment of national geological societies and the development of close links with other national associations. Through its membership and its affiliated societies, it assists and promotes training courses, workshops and conferences. It also participates, through its membership, in international research programmes in Africa and is particularly concerned with the application of geoscience to mitigate the social and economic problems affecting the continent. The Society issues a newsletter to its members and contributions are always welcomed by the Editor.

Membership of the Society is open to individuals and institutions and new members are always welcomed. It is aimed particularly at practising earth scientists and companies working in Africa and others with interests in African geology and related subjects, including training, development and environmental issues. Inquiries should be made in the first instance to the key officials whose addresses is given under council members (2008-2012).

	President  Prof. Aberra Mogessie (Ethiopia/Austria):  Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz,  Universitaetsplatz 2,  A-8010 Graz, Austria aberra.mogessie@uni-graz.at		Secretary General  Dr. Hassina Mouri (South Africa):  University of Johannesburg,  C1 Lab Kingsway,  P.O.Box 524 Auckland Park 2006,  Johannesburg,  South Africa hmouri@uj.ac.za
	Treasurer  Prof. Dr. Eckart Wallbrecher (Austria): Paracelsusgasse 59,  A-8010 Graz,  Austria eckart.wallbrecher@uni-graz.at		Assistant Secretary General/Membership Secretary  Mr. Jude E.Ogala (Nigeria):  Department of Geology,  University of Ibadan,  Ibadan,  Nigeria.  etunimogala@yahoo.com
	Vice President for Southern Africa  Prof. Lopo Vasconcelos (Mozambique):  Department of Geology,  Universidade Eduardo Mondale University Maputo.  lopovasconcelos@gmail.com		Vice President for Northern Africa  Prof. Hassan Helmy (Egypt):  Department of Mineralogy,  Minia University,  61619-Minia.  hmhelmy@yahoo.com
	Vice President for Western Africa  Dr. Gbenga Okunlola (Nigeria):  Department of Geology,  University of Ibadan.  gbengaokunlola@yahoo.co.uk		Vice President for Eastern Africa  Dr. Asfawossen Asrat (Ethiopia): Department of Earth Sciences,  Addis Ababa University,  P.O.Box 1176,  Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia asrata@geol.aau.edu.et
	Vice President for Central Africa  Dr. Gregory Tanyileke Institute of Geological and Mining Research (IGMR) P. O. Box 4110 Yaounde (Cameroon) e-mail: gtanyileke@yahoo.co.uk		Councillor for Northern Africa  Dr. Abdelkader Saadallah (Algeria/Norway):  Saadallah Geoconsultant AS Misjonsveien 39 4024 Stavanger Norway kader@saadgeo.com
	Councillor for Southern Africa  Dr. Benjamin Mapani (Namibia):  Department of Geology,  University of Namibia.  bmapani@unam.na		Councillor for Western Africa  Dr. Daniel. K. Asiedu (Ghana) Department of Geology, University of Ghana.  dasiedu@fastmail.fm
	Councillor for Eastern Africa  Mrs. Monica Omulo (Kenya): School of Environmental and Earth Sciences,  Maseno University,  P. O. Box 333,  Maseno.  maoomulo@yahoo.com		Councillor for Central Africa  Dr. Moloto A-Kenguemba Gaetan (CAR): Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bangui.  B.P 908,  Bangui,  Central Africa. molotokg@yahoo.fr
	Editor/Information Officer  Dr. Peter. Zawada (South Africa):  Council for Geoscience,  Private Bag X112,  Pretoria 0001,  S.Africa:  pzawada@geoscience.org.za		Past President Prof. S. Felix TOTEU (Cameroon) sftoteu@yahoo.fr