Welcome notes

07-10 March 2023 with over 10 sessions – Kigali Marriot Hotel, RWANDA

Message from ASFM President

It will be exactly twelve years after the African Network of Forensic Medicine (ANFM) in Windhoek, Namibia (2011) transmuted into the African Society of Forensic Medicine (ASFM) in Kampala, Uganda (2012), that African practitioners of forensic medicine and science, friends, partners, and other stakeholders from within Africa and the world will be gathering in the "land of a thousand hills", the beautiful country of Rwanda, for the 10th Annual International Forensic Conference of the Society tagged ASFM Kigali 2023. Rwanda will be hosting Africa Forensics for the first time, and we are excited about the prospect of the theme: Harmonization of Evidence-Based Forensic Science Practice in Africa—A Holistic Approach Towards a Safer Continent.

Dr Uwom Eze

Message from RFL Director General

Dear speakers, participants, partners and stakeholders I am honored to welcome you to the beautiful country of Rwanda. RFL, Rwanda is excited to have you all in March 2023 in ASFM,an important conference to the continent as it responds to the improvement of justice service delivery in African countries. We are expecting to have hundreds of forensic science practitioners from Africa and around the World.All these experts are from different areas including forensic Pathologists, Anthropologists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Medical Doctors, Students, Crime Scene Investigators, Judicial Service Personnel, Disaster Management Officials, Humanitarian Organizations, Researchers and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs),Insurance companies and many more. Rwanda is one of the leading players in the MICE industry.You will experience hospitality.security,and affordable facilities that will be a memorable adventure. The theme of ASFM 2023 is ‘’Harmonization of evidence based forensic science practice In Africa , A Holistic approach towards A safer Continent.’’ This theme reflects an important role of forensic practice in ensuring justice, safety, peace, and freedom of Africa. I therefore encourage you to register as soon as possible and submit your abstracts so that you will not have to miss this productive conference. Welcome to Kigali, Rwanda. Welcome to ASFM2023.

Dr. Charles Karangwa
Lt Col
Director General