26th Colloquium of African Geology (CAG26)

 

The Colloquium of African Geology (CAG) is a major biennial meeting organized under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf). Since the first colloquium in 1965, this Colloquium has been hosted by several European and African countries. The African countries that had a chance to organize this event were Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Mozambique, Tunisia, South Africa and Tanzania.

Based on the decision of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf) General Assembly held on 14th August, 2014 at the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (during the 25th Colloquium), the organization of the next Colloquium of African Geology (CAG26) as well as the 16th Conference of the Geological Society of Africa was assigned to Nigeria.

This will be conducted at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan, Nigeria from the 23rd to 27th November 2016. The CAG26 will be organized by the Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society in cooperation with governmental and non‐governmental organizations under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf). The Theme of the Conference is

"Unlocking Earth Science Potentials for Sustainable Development of Africa ".

The Colloquium is being actively supported by all the main Geoscience Institutions, Associations and Societies in the Country. These are the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists (NAH), Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorers NAPE and Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers (NSME), The Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency and others.

For more information check out their website: http://www.cag26.org.ng/