The following are the member states of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO from Africa and the Adjacent Island States:
Algeria
Professor Boualem HAMDI
Directeur
Ecole nationale des Sciences de la Mer et de l'aménagement du littoral (ENSSMAL)
Campus Universitaire de Dely Ibrahim
Bois des Cars, B.P. 19
16320 Alger
Algérie
Tel: (213 21) 91 77 74
Fax: (213 21) 91 89 08
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Angola
Ms Francisca Alberta Lourenço Pires
DELGADO
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Cabinet
Avenida 4 Fevereiro N° 30
Largo António Jacinto (Largo dos Ministérios)
(Caixa Postal 83)
527 Luanda, Angola
Tel: (244) 912 518 087 / 939 569 682
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Benin
Dr Zacharie SOHOU
Directeur
Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques (IRHOB)
Comité national océanographique
Akpakpa-Dédokpo 350 rue 4.154
03 B.P. 1665, Cotonou, Benin
Tel: (229) 21-33 04 20; 97 07 20 57
Fax: (229) 21 32 36 71
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Cameroon
Dr Chiambeng George YONGBI
Director
Specialized Research Centre for Marine Ecosystems (CERECOMA)/Head of Station
halieutique de l'IRAD
P.O. Box 219 Kribi, Cameroon
Tel: (237) 77 23 33 21
Fax: (237) 33 46 14 15
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Cape Verde
Ambassadeur extraordinaire et
plénipotentiaire de la République de Cabo Verde
Délégation permanente auprès de l'UNESCO
3, rue de Rigny
F – 75008 Paris, France
Tel: (33) 1 40 53 04 36;
Fax: (33) 1 40 53 04 36
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Comoros
Mr Mohamed Radjay MOUSTOIFA
Secrétaire Général
Commission Nationale des Comores pour l'UNESCO
Route Beit Salam
B.P. 2557 Moroni, Comores
Tel: (269) 77 38 711; 33 66 984
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Cote d'Ivoire
Dr Siaka Barthélémy BAMBA
Directeur
Centre de Recherches Océanologiques
29, rue des Pêcheurs
B.P.V. 18 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Tel: (225) 080 847 23
Fax: (225) 2135 1155
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Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
M. Lungu MALUTSHI
Directeur
Direction des ressources en eau
Ministère de l’environnement et du développement durable
7 ème rue N° 17 ; Quartier Industriel / Limeté
26625 Kinshasa
République Démocratique de Congo
Tel: (243) 99 847 25 31
Djibouti
Ambassadeur extraordinaire et
plénipotentiaire de Djibouti en France,
Délégué permanent de Djibouti auprès de l’UNESCO
Ambassade de la République de Djibouti
26 rue Emile Menier
75 116 Paris, France
Tel: (33-1) 47 27 49 22
Fax: (33-1) 45 53 50 53
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Egypt
Prof. Amr Zakaria HAMOUDA
President
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF)
Ministry of Scientific Research
101, Kasr El-Ainy st.
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: (202) 27 92 13 43
Fax: (202) 27 92 13 39
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Equatorial Guinea
S. Exc. M. Santiago NGUA NFUMU EYENGA
Ambassadeur, Délégué permanent
Délégation permanente de la Guinée équatoriale auprès de l'UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO
1, rue Miollis (B13.42, B13.43, B13.44)
75015 Paris, France
(33-1) 01 45 68 25 39
(33-1) 01 42 73 10 19
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Eritrea
IOC Contact Point
Ministry of Marine Resources
P.O. Box 27, Massawa, Erythrée
Via the National Commission for UNESCO:
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Science & Technology Commission
P.O. Box 2490, Addis Abeba, Ethiopie
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Gabon
Dr François Edgard FAURE
Président du Comité national pour la COI
Responsable du Centre national de données et de l’information océanographiques, CNDIO (CENAREST)
B.P. 10.961, Libreville, Gabon
Tel: (241) 07 53 65 15
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Gambia
The Secretary-General
Gambia National Commission for UNESCO
15 Marina Parade
P.O. Box 1133, Banjul, Gambie
Tel: (220) 422 52 14; (220) 422 52 75
Fax: (220) 422 52 97
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Ghana
Dr Mike OSEI-ATWENEBOANA
Director
CSIR-Water Research Institute
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
P.O. Box M32, Accra, Ghana
Tel: (233) 21777651
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Dr Joseph Addo AMPOFO
Chief Research Scientist
CSIR-Water Research Institute
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
P.O. Box M32, Accra, Ghana
Tel: (233-208) 218968
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Guinea
Dr Boubacar SYLLA
Directeur général
Centre de Recherche Scientifique de
Conakry - CERESCOR, Centre Océanographique
Rues du CRS et des Hôtels Mariador/Ratoma
B.P. 1615, Conakry, Guinée
Tel: (224) 664 31 93 84 ; (224) 657 31 93 84
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Kenya
Prof. (Mr) Micheni Japhet NTIBA
Principal Secretary
Marine and Coastal Fisheries Division;
State Department for Fisheries and the Blue economy,
Ministry of Agriculture, livestock and Fisheries
P.O. Box 58187
00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254) 733 724 710
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Mr Benedict KIILU
Principal Fisheries Officer
Kenya Fisheries Service
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
State Department for Fisheries and the Blue Economy
P.O. Box 58187-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254) 0721721728
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Prof. James NIJRU
Director
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
P.O. Box 81651-080100, Mombasa, Kenya
Tel: (254) 720 668 900
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Libya
Mr Hisham M. GHMATI
General Director
Marine Biology Research Center
P.O. Box 38830
Tripoli – Tajoura, Libya
Tel: (218) 92 542 95 36
Fax: (218) 21 369 00 02
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Madagascar
Dr Claudine RAMIARISON
Directrice générale
Recherche Scientifique, Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
Rue Kasanga – Tsimbazaza
101 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Tel: (261-32) 07 822 23
Fax: (261-33) 61 577 41
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Mauritania
Dr Dia ABDOUL
Institut Mauritanien des Recherches Océanographiques et des Pêches (IMROP)
Environnementaliste, sédimentologue et géochimiste marin
Chef du Laboratoire d'Etude des Milieux
Marin et Côtier (LEMMC)
B.P. 22 Nouadhibou-Cansado, Nouadhibou
Tel: (222) 47 50 35 68 / 22 62 10 08
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Mauritius
Dr M. Rezah BADAL
Director-General
Department of Continental Shelf, Maritime Zones Administration and Exploration
Prime Minister’s Office
Level 7, New Government House
Port Louis, Mauritius
Tel : (230) 201 3531
Fax : (230) 201 3968
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Dr Nayen Koomar BALLAH
Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service
Prime Minister’s Office
New Treasury Building
Port Louis, Maurice
Tel: (230) 201 28 50
Fax: (230) 208 66 42
Tel: (377) 98 98 86 60
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Morroco
M. Abdeljalil LAHJOMRI
Secrétaire Général
Commission Nationale Marocaine pour l'Education, la Culture et les Sciences
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération
7 rue F. Roosevelt
Rabat R.P., Royaume du Maroc
Tel: (212-5) 37 27 30 30
Fax: (212) 5 37 27 30 68
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Mozambique
Ms Élia DOS ANJOS VAZ BILA
The Secretary General
Mozambique National Commission for UNESCO
45, rua Dr Egas Moniz
P.O. Box 3674, Maputo, Mozambique
Tel: (258-1) 49 33 85
Fax: (258-1) 49 17 66
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Namibia
Mr Roderick APRIL
Secretary General
Namibia National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
Luther Street; Private Bag 13406
Government Office Park
Windhoek, Namibie
Tel: (264-61) 293-3216; (264-81) 144-4891
Fax: (264-61) 293-3580
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Nigeria
Dr Patricia E. ANYANWU
Ag. Executive Director/CEO
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography & Marine Research (NIOMR)
3 Wilmot Point Road, Victoria Island
P.M.B. 12729, LAGOS GPO
100241 Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: (234) 818 100 94 44; 803 526 59 82
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Dr Adesina ADEGBIE
Director, Marine Geology/Geophysics
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography & Marine Research (NIOMR)
3 Wilmot Point Road, Victoria Island
P.M.B. 12729, LAGOS GPO
100241 Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: (234) 805 521 06 51; 803 277 85 21
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Senegal
Ministère de la Pêche et de l'économie maritime
c/o Secrétaire Général
Mr Mactar DIALLO
Immeuble D, Lot 1, Sphères Ministérielles de DiamniadioDakar, Senegal
Tel: (221) 33 849 8440 / 824 4810
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Mr Camille Jean-Pierre MANEL
Directeur de la gestion et de l'exploitation des fonds marins
km 105 Boulevard du Centenaire de la Commune, Dakar, Sénégal
Tel: (221) 33 853 0798
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Dr Mamadou GOUDIABY
Directeur des Pêches
Ministère de la Pêche et de l'économie maritime
11 rue Joris, B.P. 289, Dakar, Sénégal
Tel: (221) 33 823 0137
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Seychelles
S. Exc. M. Maurice Jean Léonard
LOUSTAU-LALANNE
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
B.P. 656
Maison Quéau de Quincy, Mont Fleuri
Victoria Mahé, Seychelles
Tel: (248) 428 35 00
Fax: (248) 422 48 45
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Sierra Leone
Dr Alpha O TIMBO
Minister of Basic and Secondary Education
New England Ville
West Ward, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tel: (232) 767 145 56
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Mr Lahai SESAY
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
7th floor, Youyi Building, Brookfields
Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Somalia
S. Exc. M. Ali sharif AHMED
Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire
Délégation Permanente de la Somalie auprès de l’UNESCO, Chancellerie
26, rue Dumont d'Urville
75016 Paris, France
Tel: (33-1) 45 68 27 47
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Somalia
S. Exc. M. Ali sharif AHMED
Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire
Délégation Permanente de la Somalie auprès de l’UNESCO, Chancellerie
26, rue Dumont d'Urville
75016 Paris, France
Tel: (33-1) 45 68 27 47
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South Africa
Mr Ashley S. JOHNSON
Director, Oceans Research
Department of Environmental Affairs
Foretrust Building, Marten Hamerschlagt Way, Foreshore
SW Cape 8014 Cape Town, Afrique du Sud
Tel: (27-21) 819 50 03 / 402-32-81
Fax: (27-21) 425-69-76
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Sudan
Secretary General
National Council for Research
P.O. Box 2404, 11111 Khartoum, Soudan
Tel: (249) 11 779 040
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Togo
Direction de l’information, des relations
extérieures et des prestations de services (DIRECOOPS), Université de Lomé Directeur
C/o Dr Gabriel Hoinsoude SEGNIAGBETO
Enseignant–Chercheur
Université de Lomé
Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
01B.P. 1515
Boulevard Gnassingbé Eyadéma
228 Lomé, Togo
Tel: (228) 22 25 01 75/22 51 35 00
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Mr Koko Zébéto HOUEDAKOR
Enseignant–Chercheur
Département de Géographie
Université de Lomé
Same address
Tel: (228) 90 09 44 32
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Tunisia
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Direction
des Organisations et Conférences Internationales
1030 Tunis, Tunisie
Via the Permanent Delegation to UNESCO:
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Directeur-général
Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM)
c/o Mr Cherif SAMMARI
Professeur, Laboratoire du Milieu Marin
28 rue 2 Mars 1934
2025 Salammbô, Tunisie
Tel: (216) 98 218 862
Fax: (216) 71 732 622
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United Republic of Tanzania
Dr Margareth S. KYEWALYANGA
Director
Institute of Marine Sciences
University of Dar es Salaam
Mizingani Road, P.O. Box 668
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tel: (255) 756 504 933
Fax: (255) 24 22 33 050
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Dr Mwita M. MANGORA
Deputy Director
Same address
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