Structure
The highest decision making organ of the Coalition is its General Assembly (or General Meeting) comprising of all nominated representatives of the African elephant Range and non-Range State members of the Coalition and the conservation NGOs admitted into the Coalition as Partners. Its decisions are reached by consensus building.
The Executive Committee (EXCO) of the Coalition comprises the following:
- The Chair and Co-Chair of the Coalition who are nominees of respective Governments
- The Council of Elders, inductees of the GA/GM
- The Sub-regional focal points, nominees of respective Governments
- The Partners and
- The Bureau/Secretariat
The ExCo articulates issues for the consideration of the GA/GM. Both the GA and ExCo meet at least two times in-between two consecutive CoPs (or one cycle of CITES COP). The Coalition’s Bureau (Secretariat) located in Kenya is manned by the country focal point for the Coalition supported by a team of volunteers drawn from the member State, Kenya.
Council of Elders
- Azizou El Hadj Issa Chair
- Bourama Niagate
- Fidelis Omeni Vice Chair
- Marcellin Agnanga
- Dawud Mume (AEC-AU Amb)
Urbain Belemsogbo
AEC Chairs: Kenya and Benin
Sub Regional Chairs
Central Africa: Gabon and Congo
East Africa: Rwanda and Eritrea
West Africa: Burkina Faso, Niger & Nigeria
CITES Standing Committee representatives
East Africa: Ethiopia with Kenya as alternate
Central Africa: Congo with Chad as alternate
West Africa: Morocco with Senegal as alternate
African Elephant Fund: Ghana (Chair)