11th ordinary session of the Conference of Ministers of ATLAFCO

April 24, 2025, Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire hosted the 11th ordinary session of the Conference of Ministers of ATLAFCO on April 24, 2025, in Abidjan.
At the opening of this session, HE Robert Beugré Mambé, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, recalled the important role played by ATLAFCO in strengthening regional fisheries cooperation, its active contribution to the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture, as well as to the emergence of a continental blue economy.
During this session, which was attended by numerous ministers and high representatives of the Member States, a new three-year Strategic Action Plan for the period 2025-2027 was approved.
This is a new reference framework which sets out the guidelines to be followed and the objectives to be achieved in accordance with the spirit and objectives of the Convention and aims to translate into practice the desire expressed by the Member States to act together to ensure that the fisheries and aquaculture sector has the necessary conditions for its sustainable development so that it can contribute substantially to the economic and social progress of the countries of the ATLAFCO zone.
On the financial level, the Member States approved the plan and the financing schedule presented for the implementation and implementation of the 22 projects included in this strategic action plan which are structured around seven (7) strategic axes.
Furthermore, this important session was crowned by the election of Mrs. Fatima CAMARA, Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Maritime Economy of Guinea, as current President of ATLAFCO for the period 2025-2027.
The new ATLAFCO ministers Bureau is composed as follows:
- 1st Vice President: Ghana
- 2nd Vice -President: Guinea Bissau
- 3rd Vice -President: Senegal
- 4th Vice -President: Gabon
- Rapporteur: Togo
- Permanent member: Morocco