Report of the Sixth Aquaculture Network for Africa (Anaf) Annual Meeting: Entebbe, Uganda 06-09 December 2016

The meeting covered in this report reaffirmed member countries' commitment to the Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF), and came to an agreement on the draft of four legal documents: (i) the ANAF Founding Agreement; (ii) the ANAF Rules of Procedure; (iii) the ANAF Financial Regulations; and (iv) the ANAF Headquarters Agreement. Countries agreed on a clear strategy and roadmap for the establishment of ANAF as an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO). Two options were proposed for the establishment of ANAF: hosting of the ANAF secretariat by a member country as an IGO; or integration of ANAF as a unit within the African Union's InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) structure. The final decision will be taken during the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa (CIFAA) Session to be held in the Republic of the Gambia in May 2017.