Opening Session

Day #1 objective: Establish a shared baseline understanding of DTO concepts and assess the current African landscape regarding data, infrastructure, and priority needs. Welcome Remarks: - Host Country - Zacharie Sohou - African Task Force - Hassan Moustahfid & Kwame Koranteng - IOC-UNESCO - Ibukun Adewumi - OPERA - Lillian Diarra Facilitated by Jennifer Veitch

Oct 15, 2026 — 09:00 am - 9:30 AM
Novotel Cotonou Orisha, Benin

Opening Session

Presented by

Ibukun ADEWUMI

IOC Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibukun-jacob-adewumi/

Lillian DIARRA

Mercator Ocean International

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillian-diarra-91614a8b/

Kwame A. KORANTENG

Africa Ocean Decade Taskforce

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwame-koranteng-phd-60b46769/

Hassan MOUSTAHFID

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration I NOAA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-hassan-moustahfid-5a7b7477/

Zacharie SOHOU

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zacharie-Sohou

Jennifer VEITCH

South African Environmental Observation Network I SAEON

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-veitch-a1960419/