The Chemical Society of Ethiopia (CSE) is a non-profit, non-governmental professional association that was founded in 1983. The CSE traces its origin to November 1982 when some 40 chemists from various schools, Regional Education Offices, the Addis Ababa University, the Central Laboratory and Research Institute and the Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission attended a UNESCO-sponsored workshop organized by the Ministry of Education on “Modernization of Chemistry Education in Ethiopia”.

The current list of registered CSE individual members run just over 1200 and consist of all bona-fide chemists drawn from industries as well as academic and research institutions, of which about 40 are institutional members. It is run by an Executive Committee (EC), which consists of a president, vice president, secretary, finance head, treasurer, editor-in-chief, and an additional member that are elected ever other year by members during the Annual Congresses of the Society. The secretariat at present consists of a program officer, editorial assistant, secretary, accountant and two office assistants.