Statement by the Chairman Board of Directors Dr. Geoffrey Mkamilo
Allow me to state from the onset that the year 2020 was particularly a challenging year, not only to the ASARECA countries, but to the entire world. The unprecedented poor health, death, and interruptions to livelihoods caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic constituted a major challenge to the implementation of activities by our global partners, the Board, member countries and the Secretariat.
The 29th Board of Directors meeting in December 2020 approved the admission of the Republic of Cameroon and the Central African Republic to join the Association.
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Nevertheless, the Secretariat, with support and oversight of the Board of Directors, Governments and Development Partners, was able to work within the circumstances to keep the institution afloat. Some of the key achievements during the year are highlighted below: All the Patron Ministers from 12 ASARECA member countries have ratified the ASARECA Constitution following the in-
auguration of the new governance framework in May 2019. This excludes Cameroon and the Central African Republic who recently joined the Association. The 29th Board of Directors meeting in December 2020 approved the admission of the Republic of Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR) to join the Association.
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