| Short Name: | CIFA |
| Full Name: | Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa |
| Purpose: | fisheries |
| Established: | 01-Jan-1971 |
| Entered into force: | |
| Type: | body, multi-lateral |
| Place where established: | Accra, Ghana |
| Schedule to expire: | |
| Goals and Objectives: | The purpose of CIFA is to promote programs of research for the rational utilization of inland fishery resources; to assist in establishing scientific basis for regulatory measures; to assist in the development of fish culture; to encourage education and training. It covers the inland waters of Africa. |
| Related Legislation: | |
| Internet source: | #http://www.fao.org/fi/body/rfb/cifa/cifa_home.htm# |
| Territory | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Botswana | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Burkina Faso | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Burundi | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Cameroon | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Central African Republic | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Chad | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Congo, D.R. of | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Congo, R. of | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Egypt | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Ethiopia | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Gabon | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Gambia | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Ghana | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Guinea | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Kenya | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Lesotho | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Madagascar | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Malawi | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Mali | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Mauritius | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Niger | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Nigeria | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Rwanda | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Senegal | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Sierra Leone | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Somalia | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Sudan | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Swaziland | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Tanzania, United R. of | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Togo | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Uganda | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Zambia | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Zimbabwe | member | 31-Dec-1969 |
| Language |
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| English |
| French |
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| Secretariat's address | c/o FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome Italy |
| Telephone | |
| Fax | |
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| Home Page | #http://www.fao.org/fi/body/rfb/cifa/cifa_home.htm# |