The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has emerged President of the Board of Governors of the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), securing a four-year mandate to lead the continental body.
Anosike was elected 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).
His election gives Nigeria a prominent leadership role in Africa’s meteorological community, particularly at a time when countries across the continent are strengthening their capacity to anticipate and respond to increasingly severe weather and climate-related risks.
As President of the Board, Anosike is expected to provide strategic leadership towards strengthening ACMAD’s institutional governance, partnerships and delivery of effective weather and climate services across Africa.
He will also support the Centre’s mandate of promoting the application of meteorological and climate information to enhance sustainable socio-economic development across the continent.
His emergence comes amid growing efforts by African countries to improve early warning and early action systems in line with the United Nations Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative.
The development also reinforces Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening weather and climate services for the protection of lives and property, improved climate resilience and sustainable economic development.
The ACMAD meeting brought together members of the Board of Governors and key institutional partners to review the Centre’s progress and strengthen its strategic direction and governance.
The high-level opening 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 Department of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy, Mr. Harsen Nyambe; and Benin’s Minister of Living Environment and Transport, in charge of Sustainable Development, H.E. Georges Alé.
