Tanzania Seizes the Opportunity to Chair the African Wildlife Commission

The new Chair of the Commission on Forests and Wildlife in Africa (AFWC24), Prof Dos Santos SilayoThe new Chair of the Commission on Forests and Wildlife in Africa (AFWC24), Prof Dos Santos Silayo

Summary:
Tanzania has been chosen to host the office of the 24th Commission on Forests and Wildlife of Africa (AFWC24) for a two-year term, spanning from 2023 to 2025.

Arusha. The new Chair of the Commission on Forests and Wildlife in Africa (AFWC24), Prof Dos Santos Silayo, stated that Tanzania will not make mistakes in this role.

Tanzania was selected to host the office of the 24th Commission on Forests and Wildlife of Africa (AFWC24) during a meeting in Arusha, with Prof Dos Santos Silayo, the Commissioner for Conservation of the Tanzania Forestry Services Agency (TFS), chosen to lead the commission.

Speaking about this position on November 2, 2023, Prof Silayo mentioned that Tanzania obtaining this opportunity would not be squandered, and they would ensure that the country benefits. "This hosting is very important for our nation, and we will not misuse this opportunity; we will make sure no opportunity passes us by," he said.

Additionally, for the position of the First Vice-Chair, Tanzania is accompanied by Mali, while the Second Vice-Chair has been assumed by Malawi.