Brussels, 27 April 2022/OACPS: The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, extends his deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa for the significant loss of life in the eastern city of Durban and the surrounding KwaZulu-Natal Province due to torrential rainfall in April.  Intensified levels of rainfall by mid-April resulted in severe and devastating floods, with catastrophic impact.

Brussels, 14 April 2022/OACPS: The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, today visited H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2022, to exchange views on issues of mutual interest, intra alia, the preparations for the implementation of the new OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement, including the African Regional Protocol.

Accra, 7 April 2022/OACPS: High-level fisheries and aquaculture policymakers from the Member States of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), as well as leading fisheries professionals and practitioners are meeting in Accra, Ghana for the 7^th Meeting of OACPS Ministers in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture from 5-8 April 2022.

Themed, “OACPS’s Blue Economy Agenda 2030 – Catalysing Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Development for the Future”, the meeting is being hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Ghana.

Brussels, 5 April 2022/OACPS: The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) celebrated its 2^nd anniversary since the entry-into-force of the revised Georgetown Agreement, by hosting the now, annual State of the Organisation (SOrg) Address by Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, at a special session of the OACPS Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg, France on 31 March 2022.

Click HERE to access a copy of the SOrg Address.

Brussels, 4 April 2022/OACPS:  The 41st session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) took place from 1-3 April 2022 in Strasbourg, in the presence of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and their counterparts from 78 countries of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).

Brussels, 1 April 2022/OACPS: As Muslims around the world commence the holy month of Ramadhan, an important pillar in their faith that teaches values of discipline, devotion and humility, on behalf of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti sends warm greetings, best wishes and solidarity.

Strasbourg, 31 March 2022/OACPS: H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States delivered his second State of the Organisation (SOrg) Address at a special session of the OACPS Parliamentary Assembly, on 31 March, at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France.