Assessment of Atomic and Molecular Physics in Africa

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current state and challenges of atomic and molecular physics research in Africa, highlighting strategic efforts to guide future scientific development on the continent.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of African atomic and molecular physics research and reports on the progress of ASFAP's strategic planning for the next decade.

Findings

Identification of key research challenges in Africa

Progress report on ASFAP's strategic initiatives

Recommendations for future research directions

Abstract

We present the status of the research in the field of atomic and molecular physics in Africa as well as some challenges hindering the efforts being made by the African scientists. We further report the discussions and progress of the African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics (ASFAP) working group on Atomic and Molecular physics with the view of providing the continent research direction for next decade.