By Faith Anisiobi, The Sight News
The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. 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, Anosike is expected to provide strategic leadership towards strengthening institutional governance, fostering productive partnerships and improving climate services across Africa.
He will also support ACMAD’s mandate of promoting the effective application of weather and climate information to drive sustainable socio-economic development across the continent.
The election further underscores Nigeria’s growing leadership role within Africa’s meteorological community and its commitment to strengthening weather and climate services for the protection of lives and property, enhanced climate resilience and sustainable economic development.
Anosike’s emergence comes as African countries intensify efforts to improve their capacity to anticipate, prepare for and respond to increasing weather and climate-related risks, particularly under the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative.
The ACMAD session brought together members of the Board of Governors and key institutional partners to review the Centre’s progress and chart its strategic direction and governance priorities.
The high-level opening session featured 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 (SEBE), Mr. Harsen Nyambe; and Benin’s Minister of Living Environment and Transport in charge of Sustainable Development, H.E. Georges Alé.
