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CCAFRICA25 recognises, awards past leaders and key Codex actors in Africa

  30th January , 2025     HITS: 160


The 25th meeting of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa has recognised and awarded past CCAFRICA coordinators and key codex actors in Africa, during the welcome reception and award ceremony held in Kampala, Uganda.

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Executive Director, Eng. James Kasigwa, presented the awards to the awardees.

Those recognised include;

  1. Past CCAFRICA leaders (Coordinators)

S/N

Country

Coordinator

Year / Period of appointment

1

Ghana

Dr. Robert Oteng (RIP)

 

1974 - 1978

2

Senegal

Dr. Thianar N’Doye (RIP)

 

1978 - 1981

3

Kenya

Dr. J.K Misoi (RIP)

 

1981 - 1985

4

Togo

Dr. Antoine Randolph

 

1985 – 1987

5

Egypt

Mr. Tawfic Zagloul Mourad

 

1987 – 1991

6

Nigeria

Mr. Etienne Enobong Essien (RIP)

 

1991 – 1993

7

Nigeria

Mr. Joseph Ahmadu Abalaka (RIP)

 

1993 – 1997

8

Zimbabwe

Dr. David Nhari (RIP)

 

1997 – 1999

9

Uganda

Dr. Eve Kasirye-Alemu

 

1999 – 2003

10

Morocco

Mr. Mohamed Majdi

 

2003 – 2007

11

Ghana

Professor. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh

 

2007 – 2011

12

Cameroon

Mr. Charles Booto a Ngon (RIP)

 

2011 – 2015

13

Kenya

Dr. Moses Gichia Gathura (RIP)

 

2015 – 2018

14

Kenya

Dr. Kimutai Maritim

 

2018 – 2020

15

Uganda

Mr. Hakim B. Mufumbiro

 

2020 – 2025

 

  1. Key Codex actors in Africa

S/N

Country

Key Codex Actor

Role

1

Tanzania

Dr. Claude John Shara Mosha (RIP)

Former Chairperson, Codex Alimentarius Commission (2006 – 2008)

2

Uganda

Dr. Ben Manyindo

Former Vice-Chairperson, Codex Alimentarius Commission (2009 – 2011)

3

Uganda

Mr. Samuel Balagadde

For Codex Contact Point for Uganda

4

Senegal

Dr. Raphael Coly

 

Former SPS Expert at AU-IBAR

 

Congratulations to all the awardees!

 

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