The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, has been elected President of the Board of Governors of the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development, ACMAD, for a four-year term.
Anosike’s election took place on September 10, 2026, in Cotonou, Benin, during the 24th Ordinary Session of the ACMAD Board of Governors, held alongside the 22nd African Climate Outlook Forum, ACCOF22.
As President of the Board, Professor Anosike is expected to provide strategic leadership in advancing stronger institutional governance, productive partnerships, and effective climate services for Africa.
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He is also expected to support ACMAD’s mandate to enhance the application of weather and climate information for sustainable socio-economic development across the continent.
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The development further reinforces NiMet’s strategic leadership position within Africa’s meteorological community and reflects Nigeria’s commitment to advancing effective weather and climate services for the safety of lives and property, climate resilience, and stronger economies across the continent.
Anosike’s emergence comes at a critical time as African countries strengthen their capacities to anticipate, prepare for and respond to increasing weather and climate-related risks, in line with the United Nations Early Warnings for All, EW4All, initiative.
The 24th Ordinary Session brought together members of the ACMAD Board of Governors and key institutional partners to review progress and strengthen the strategic direction and governance of the Centre.
The opening had in attendance the ACMAD Director-General, Dr Ousmane Ndiaye; Vice-President of the ACMAD Board and Director of Niger Meteorological Services, Dr Adamou Aïssatou Sitta; Director of the African Union Commission’s Department of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy, Mr Harsen Nyambe; and Benin’s Minister of Living Environment and Transport in charge of Sustainable Development, H.E. Georges Alé.
