Introduction: Nuclear Security for Media Practitioners in Africa Introduction The global community working in nuclear safety and security must communicate in the clearest, most effective language possible. The stakes involved are the highest, and the complexity of communications is great, given the science, technology, and policies involved. This scenario is also complex because of the […]
EVENT INVITATION: Toward Medical LINAC Service Hub in the ECOWAS Region Dear colleague, The Accra-based African Center for Science and International Security in Ghana would like to invite you to attend the following technical discussion meeting: Toward LINAC Service Hub for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Wednesday 1 August – 09:00 to […]
INVITATION: Panel Discussion on Strengthening National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Africa Your Excellency/ Delegate: You are cordially invited to attend a dinnertime event on “Strengthening National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Africa” organized by the African Centre for Science and International Security (AFRICSIS). This event will take place on the […]
INTENSIVE COURSE ON Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security for Women in STEM Participants of the Workshop on “Nuclear Security Policy and Practice in the African Continent” organized by AFRICSIS and CNS in 2017 in Accra, Ghana. ~(Credits: AFRICSIS) ANNOUNCEMENT The African Centre for Science and International Security (AFRICSIS) and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies […]
BEIS-sponsored Nuclear Security Culture Programme in partnership with the African Centre for Science and International Security (AFRICSIS) presents: Nuclear Security Workshop for Scientists, Technicians and Engineers Accra, Ghana 10-12 September 2019 The Nuclear Security Culture Consortium, sponsored by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is holding a workshop on nuclear […]
Critical exchange and open, objective inquiry of the NPT issues in and around the continent of Africa Participants and resource persons of the Workshop on “Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the 2020 Review Conference” organized by AFRICSIS and NTI in 2020 in Accra, Ghana. ~(Credits: AFRICSIS) Project NTI Global Enterprise project Event Workshop on […]
Program Agenda Collective Emergency Preparedness against a Covid-19 Second Wave Topic: The Benefits & Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence for Emergency Management 29 October 2020 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm GST MC of Event: Ms. Rehema Isa – Co-Founder OYA, Chief Convenor Womanomics Africa™ Opening, Welcome – 4:00 pm – 4:05 pm Ms. Rehema Isa – […]
EVENT TITLE High-Level Technical Meeting on Adoption of Alternative Technologies to Replace High-Risk Radioactive Sources used for External Cancer Treatment in Africa: Establishing Medical LINAC Spare Part and Service Hub in ECOWAS BACKGROUND This one-day meeting will bring together a West African audience comprising medical LINAC operators and engineers, radiotherapy departments heads, and policy- and […]
The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey (California, USA), in partnership with the African Centre for Science and International Security, or AFRICSIS (Accra, Ghana), will offer an intensive online course on “WMD Nonproliferation and Security for Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)” for university […]
OVERVIEW States parties to the amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (A/CPPNM) will convene in Vienna in March 2022 for the treaty’s first review conference. Adopted in 2005 and entered into force in 2016, the A/CPPNM is the only international legal agreement requiring the physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities […]