Brussels, 24 May 2022/OACPS: The Committee of Ambassadors of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) was today devastated to learn of the demise of H.E. Mr Samuel O. Outlule, Ambassador of Botswana. Vice-Dean of the OACPS, Ambassador Outlule will be missed by his colleagues and the entire OACPS family for his amiable demeanor, wise counsel and tireless efforts on behalf of the OACPS.

Abidjan, May 12, 2022: The Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP),  the first phase of which was launched in 2008 with the support of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), with funding from the European Commission (EC) and implementation by UN-Habitat, has reached its third phase this year in Abidjan.

Brussels, 9 May 2022/OACPS: Every year on May 9, the European Union (EU) celebrates the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration and welcomes the progress made by EU Member States since the 1950s to create a united, integrated and prosperous Europe, based on the fundamental values of solidarity, respect for human rights and democratic principles. On this occasion, H.E. Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General of the the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), extends his congratulations to the OACPS’s longest-standing partner, the European Union.

Brussels, 5 May 2022/OACPS: 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 met in Accra, Ghana for the 7th 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 was hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Ghana.

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.