The Director General and Chief Executive Officer 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.
The election took place during the 24th Ordinary Session of the ACMAD Board of Governors held on September 10, 2026, in Cotonou, Benin.
The session was held back-to-back with 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.
He will also support ACMAD’s mandate to enhance the application of weather and climate information for sustainable socio-economic development across the continent.
The election further reinforces NiMet’s strategic leadership position within Africa’s meteorological community and underscores Nigeria’s commitment to advancing effective weather and climate services for:
Safety of lives and property
Climate resilience
Stronger economies across the continent
His emergence comes at a critical time as African countries work to strengthen capacity 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 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 high-level opening featured:
Dr. Ousmane Ndiaye, Director-General of ACMAD
Dr. Adamou Aïssatou Sitta, Vice-President of the ACMAD Board and Director of Niger Meteorological Services
Mr. Harsen Nyambe, Director, African Union Commission Department of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE)
H.E. Georges Alé, Benin’s Minister of Living Environment and Transport, in charge of Sustainable Development