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AfricaArray is an innovative programme to promote, strengthen and maintain a workforce of highly trained African geoscientists and researchers for Africa's natural resource sector. Well-trained geoscience professionals are key to the sustainable development of this sector as demand grows for Africa’s oil, gas and minerals from world markets and for water resources within Africa.

A 20-year initiative, AfricaArray refers to scientists working on arrays of continent-wide linked projects; arrays of shared training programmes and observational networks; and above all, a common vision that Africa will build and retain capacity in an array of technical and scientific fields.

AfricaArray also is committed to enhancing the diversity of the geosciences workforce in Africa and the U.S.

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Highlights

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AfricaArray Helps Sudanese Scientist Pursue Goal

Nada El Tahir’s goal of becoming the first Sudanese woman to earn a doctorate in seismology has brought her across the globe to Penn State.

Her journey started at Khartoum University in Sudan where she earned a degree in geology. Then, she was awarded a scholarship for graduate study at the University of Bergen in Norway—the first female scientist from Sudan to study seismology in Norway.

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FSgroupAnnual Summer Field Course

The annual field course is held from June to July in South Africa.
More information for students in Africa

More information for students in the U.S.