为拓宽国际视野、促进全球应用数学领域的交流合作，中国工业与应用数学学会（CSIAM）旗舰会刊《CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics》（CSIAM-AM）与非洲工业与应用数学学会携手推出本期特刊。我们诚挚感谢张平文院士、包刚院士在专题策划过程中给予的鼎力支持，感谢黄云清教授为我刊与非洲数学界搭建合作桥梁、开拓交流新篇。他们的卓越领导不仅确保了专题的顺利出版，更彰显了我刊在推动中非应用数学学术交流、深化国际科研合作方面的积极努力与重要贡献。

本期特刊汇聚了来自非洲的最新研究成果，充分展现了非洲数学领域的前沿动态和发展趋势。这些工作的发表，不仅为非洲应用数学研究搭建了高水平的国际展示平台，也为全球学术界了解非洲数学发展现状提供了重要窗口。我们期待本期特刊能够激发更多关于非洲工业与应用数学发展的学术对话，促进交流与合作，共同推动全球数学事业的繁荣发展。

本期特刊共9篇文章，论文目录及作者信息如下：

Ernestine Atangana, Rodrigue G. Batogna

Assessment and Evaluation of Surface Water Quality and Human Health Risk in the Inkomati River Catchment Basin, South Africa. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 207-235.

Sk Mosaraf Ahammed, Oluwole Daniel Makinde, Tushar Ghosh, Priti Kumar Roy

Exploring Fractional-Order Nonlinear Dynamics in Biodiesel Production with Optimal Control. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 236-266.

Tabassum Naz Sindhu, Anum Shafiq, Amirah Saeed Alharthi, Tahani A. Abushal, Alia A. Alkhathami

Optimizing Interdisciplinarity in Data Analysis with the Adapted Alpha-Power Transformation of the Nadarajah-Haghighi Distribution. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 267-295.

Guy Mathias Gouaya, Emil Franc Doungmo Goufo, Amos Kubeka

Tackling Challenge of Masked and Unmasked Face for Facial Recognition Through Dimensionality Reduction and Deep Learning. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 296-328.

Abdon Atangana

Transport of Contaminant Release by Three Different Sources: A Medium with Complex Geometry. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 329-351.

Tabassum Naz Sindhu, Anum Shafiq, Tahani A. Abushal, Alia A. Alkhathami

The Poisson-Garima Distribution: Additional Key Features and Its Significance on Statistical Process Control in Agriculture. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 352-382.

A.E. Makinde, O. D. Makinde, M. Maaza, T. Mokrani

Thermodynamics of Freshwater Production via CuS-Infused Porous Membrane Solar Absorber in Seawater Desalination. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 383-405.

EF. Doungmo Goufo, I. Tchangou Toudjeu

Bifurcation and Crossover Processes in the Dynamics of a Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever Model. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 406-432.

N.S. Tibane, O. D. Makinde, R. L. Monaledi

A Mathematical Perspective on Corruption’s Effect on Productivity and Service Efficiency with Cost-Effective Control Strategies. (2026). CSIAM Transactions on Applied Mathematics, 7(2), 433-460.

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