AEWA Sub-regional Focal Point Coordinators for Africa (2026-2028)

The role of the AEWA Sub-Regional Focal Point Coordinators (SRFPCs) in Africa is to guide implementation of the Agreement (in particular the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa) at the sub-regional level, as well as motivate and initiate action and provide advice for implementation.

Each of the five sub-regions in Africa - Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western and Central Africa – is represented by a SRFPC. The SRFPC is by default the AEWA Standing Committee regional representative for the respective sub-region. For sub-regions with no Party representative on the AEWA Standing Committee, the AEWA National Focal Points from that sub-region nominate a SRFPC from among themselves.

The concept of AEWA SRFPCs for Africa was established by the 5th Meeting of the Parties to AEWA through Resolution 5.9.  

See the Terms of Reference adopted by the AEWA MOP7 (December 2018) for more information on the roles, responsibilities and functioning of the SRFPCs.

The current Sub-regional Focal Point Coordinators in Africa are:

NORTHERN AFRICA
	LIBYA (Regional representative for the Middle East and Northern Africa on the AEWA Standing Committee) Mr Ali Ahmed Berbash  AEWA National Focal Point for Libya & Chair of the AEWA Standing Committee Email: [email protected]
EASTERN AFRICA
	KENYA (Regional representative for Eastern and Southern Africa on the AEWA Standing Committee) Mr Solomon Kyalo Nzenge AEWA National Focal Point for Kenya Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
SOUTHERN AFRICA
	ZIMBABWE (Alternate regional representative for Eastern and Southern Africa on the AEWA Standing Committee) Prof Patience Gandiwa AEWA National Focal Point for Zimbabwe Email: [email protected]; copy to: [email protected]
WESTERN AFRICA
	SENEGAL (Alternate regional representative for Western and Central Africa on the AEWA Standing Committee) Mr Abdoulaye Ndiaye Daily correspondent Email: [email protected]  with copy to the AEWA National Focal Point for Senegal, Colonel Ibrahima Gueye: [email protected]
CENTRAL AFRICA
	CAMEROON (Regional representative for Western and Central Africa on the AEWA Standing Committee) Ms Ngalié Maha AEWA National Focal Point for Cameroon Email: [email protected]