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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Senegal

UCAD's Professor Modou Fall elected president of Federation of African Chemical Societies

Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD) says one of its professors, Modou Fall, has been elected to lead the Federation of African Chemical Societies.

Photo: Rignese / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters: The Federation of African Chemical Societies will be led by a professor from Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar.

Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD) reported that Professor Modou Fall, a member of its academic staff, has been elected president of the Federation of African Chemical Societies.

The university published the announcement on its newsroom on 29 October 2026.

Editor’s view

Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor

Following this election, the Federation of African Chemical Societies will have a professor from Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar as its president, according to the university.

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