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On 16 April 2026, UNEP OzonAction, in close collaboration with the Multilateral Fund (MLF) Secretariat, successfully organized a regional webinar for the Africa Region titled “Mastering the CP Data Online Reporting System”. The webinar was designed to support National Ozone Units (NOUs) in strengthening their capacity to prepare accurate and timely Country Programme (CP) data submissions, ahead of the 1 May 2026 reporting deadline.
Lomé, Togo – November 27, 2025 – From 25 to 27 November 2025, Lomé hosted a high-level regional workshop focused on the implementation of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a landmark agreement aimed at reducing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—potent greenhouse gases contributing to climate change.
2 October 2025, Cairo, Egypt – UNEP OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) in West Asia and Africa, in collaboration with the League of Arab States (LAS), convened two consecutive meetings in Cairo aimed at supporting regional efforts under the Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment. These included (1) a Coordination Meeting of Ozone Officers (Ozone Arab Team) and (2) a Technical Meeting with the Arab Building Codes Committee.
Dakar, Senegal, 22-26 September 2025 – National Ozone Officers from the African countries of English and French-Speaking Networks, the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, implementing agencies, namely United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), bilateral partners (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)), the World Customs Organization, and technical resource persons and private sector representatives attended the Joint Network Meeting of 54
Dakar, Senegal, 20 September 2025 – In a landmark initiative to strengthen technical capacity and promote gender inclusion in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through its OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) for Francophone Africa, hosted a Regional Training Workshop for Female RAC Technicians from September 18 to 20, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal.
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Tunis, Tunisia, October 7-11 2024 – Tunisia hosted the Regional Network Meeting of French-Speaking African Countries from 7-9 October held back-to-back with a Thematic Workshop for National Ozone Officers (NOOs) National Energy Efficiency Policymakers (NEEPs) and National Climate Funding Mechanism Focal Points (FPFMs) on 10-11 October in Tunis.
Cotonou, Benin 3 to 7 June 2024 – Twenty (20) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) experts from eight African Francophone countries – Benin, Chad, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Niger, Senegal and Togo (14 male, 6 female) successfully participated in the theory, practice training and certification session on servicing best practices and safe handling of F-Gases in refrigeration.
Nouakchott, Mauritania, 21 May 2024 –The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), Africa Office-Francophone Network in cooperation with the Government of Mauritania organized a training workshop for new National Ozone Officers (NOOs) and staff of the National Ozone Units (NOUs). The workshop is part of the Regional Network service OzonAction's CAP provides to Article 5 countries in its role as an Implementing Agency of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
UNEP OzonAction is saddened to announce the loss of our dear friend and former colleague, Jeremy Boubie Bazyé, who passed away on 6 May 2024.
We extend our deepest condolences to Jeremy's family and friends.
Au Bénin, l’abandon progressif des substances appauvrissant la couche d’ozone a non seulement contribué à protéger la couche d’ozone pour les générations actuelles et futures mais a aussi renforcé la communauté internationale dans sa lutte contre les changements
Praia, Cape Verde, 16 August 2023 – Twenty (20) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) experts from eight African Francophone countries – Benin, Chad, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Niger, Senegal and Togo (20 male) successfully participated in the Theory, practice training and certification session on servicing best practices and safe handling of F-Gases in refrigeration held in Praia, Cape Verde from 17 – 21 July 2023.
Paris, France, 26 June 2023 ‒ UNEP OzonAction joined with the World Refrigeration Day Secretariat and industry associations worldwide to celebrate World Refrigeration Day, 26 June. The focus of the 2023 campaign is “Next Generation Cooling” (NextGenCooling), both in the sense of technology and the people who design, manufacture install, and operate it.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 9 June 2023 – Twenty-four National Ozone Officers (NOOs) and National Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (RAC) experts from 13 African Francophone countries - Benin, Burundi, Chad, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, and Togo, (3 female, 21 male) participated in a thematic workshop on Kigali Implementation Plans (KIP) preparation held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 22 to 23 May 2023.
Nairobi, Kenya, 5 October 2022 – After nearly three years of not meeting physically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Anglophone, and Francophone National Ozone Officers (NOOs) of the Africa Regional Networks were physically reunited from 3-5 October 2022, in Nairobi, Kenya.
The following stories from Togo and United Arab Emirates are an extract from the booklet 'Women in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry."
STORY BY AGBAVOR YAWA MAWULI, TOGO
In 2004 I enrolled at the CRETFP (regional centre for technical education and vocational training) to receive training in refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) and two years later obtained my qualification.
The following stories from Sri Lanka and Togo are extracts from the booklet 'Women in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry."
STORY BY PATHMI DAYARATHNE, SRI LANKA
I am Ms Pathmi Priyangani Dayarathne, employed by the Ceylon German Technical Training Institute (CGTTI) as a training instructor in refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC).
The following story from Senegal is an extract from the booklet 'Women in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry."
STORY BY SOKHNA FALL
Mbour, Sénégal, 14 janvier 2021 – Le Programme des Nations Unies pour l’Environnement (PNUE) ActionOzone, dans le cadre de son mandat auprès du Fonds multilatéral pour l’application du Protocole de Montréal poursuit son soutien aux actions de formation et de renforcement des capacités dans les pays Article 5, en particulier en Afrique francophone.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 24 September 2020 ‒ Africa has witnessed an important milestone by the establishment of the first regional refrigeration and air-conditioning association, the Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Actors (U-3ARC). U-3ARC was registered and launched with
An interview of Mali’s National Ozone Officer, Modibo Sacko by Anne-Maria Fenner, UN Environment, OzonAction
It all dates back to the history of Mali, a desert and land-locked country where climate change plays a huge role.
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