简介:Historyandobjectives,Theambitiousandforward-lookingdecisiontoestablishapan-AfricangeologicalsocietywastakenduringthecourseofaconferenceonAfricangeologyheldinIbadan,Nigeriain1970.ASteeringCommitteewasconvenedatthatmeetingundertheChairmanshipofProfessorRussellBlackoftheDepartmentofGeology,HaileSelassieUniversity,AddisAbaba,andtheprovisionalconstitutiondraftedbyhisCommitteewasapprovedatasecondconferenceonAfricangeologyinAddisAbabain1973.ThuswastheGeologicalSocietyofAfrica(GSA.t)born.ItsfirstPresidentwasProfessorMOOwawoye(Nigeria)andDrSME1Rabba(Sudan)becameitsfirstSecretaryGeneral.