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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa (CIFAA)
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RAF-745
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Next Session
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI.2
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Origin
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Established by the Director-General following the decision of the Council at its Fifty-sixth Session (1971, Resolution 1/56).
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Rules of Procedure
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Rules of Procedure adopted at the First Session (1972) and amended at its Third (1977) and Fifth (1983) Sessions.
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To promote, coordinate and assist national and regional fishery surveys and research and development programmes designed to rationally utilize inland fishery resources; to assist Members in establishing the scientific basis for regulatory and other measures; to assist in the development of fish culture and stock improvement; to promote the use of the most effective fishing craft, gear and techniques; to encourage education and training; to assist Members in formulating programmes to help achieve the objectives referred to in the statutes.
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Membership
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Membership consists of African Members and Associate Members selected by the Director-General on the basis of their active interest in inland fishery development in Africa and of their potential contribution to the effective discharge of the functions of the Committee.
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Number of Members
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38
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List of Members
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- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
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- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
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- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Languages
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English and French
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Document symbol
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RAF
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Previous Sessions and documents
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View documents of the Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa
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Division
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Regional Office for Africa (FAO-RAF)
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Contact information/email
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Alhaji.Jallow@fao.org
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Web site
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Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of Africa
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First Session
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November 1972
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Pattern of sessions
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1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010
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Subsidiary Bodies
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Sub-Committee for Lake Tanganyika (FI-712)
- Member Nations of CIFA surrounding Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia).
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