RA I Dissemination Expert Group
Following recommendations from the EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa and the WMO Regional Association I (Africa), the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) was established by WMO in cooperation with EUMETSAT, as part of the strategy to improve satellite data accessibility and user awareness in developing countries.
RAIDEG ToR and Workplan 2022.
RAIDEG Members
| Members | Country | Responsible for |
maixentkambi gmail [dot] com (Maixent Kambi) | Republic of Congo | Central Africa |
| georges_gulyahoo [dot] fr (Georges Gulemvuga) | Democratic Republic of Congo | CICOS |
| Kaagyekumgmail [dot] com (Kwame Adu Agyekum) | Ghana | JCOMM |
| sarahwkimmgmail [dot] com (Sarah Kimani) (Chair) | Kenya | IMTR (WMO-CGMS VLab CoE) |
| herrnewsgmail [dot] com (Rivo Randrianarison) | Madagascar | Indian Ocean region |
| Tareq [dot] soubaigmail [dot] com (Tareq Soubai) | Morocco | Northern Africa, DGM (WMO-CGMS VLab CoE) |
| aabaniyahoo [dot] com (Ali Abani) (Vice Chair) | Niger | ACMAD |
konediakaria | Niger | EAMAC/ASECNA (WMO-CGMS VLab CoE) |
| abdoulaye [dot] dioufanacim [dot] sn (Abdoulaye Diouf) | Senegal | Western Africa |
| jannie [dot] standerweathersa [dot] co [dot] za (Jannie Stander) | South Africa | SAWS (WMO-CGMS VLab CoE) |
| nico [dot] kroeseweathersa [dot] co [dot] za (Nico Kroese) | South Africa | Southern Africa |
| shamim [dot] mushimeteo [dot] go [dot] tz (Shamim Mushi) | Tanzania | East Africa |
National focal points for RAIDEG
| Members | Country |
| m [dot] benayechemeteo [dot] dz (Mourad Benayeche) | Algeria |
| fosvaldonetogmail [dot] com (Francisco Osvaldo Sebastiao Neto) | Angola |
| mlaouroumeteobenin [dot] bj (Makondjou Diane Laourou) | Benin |
| ramsesbellgmail [dot] com (Ramses Landry Bell Epipé) | Cameroon |
| hisseinabderahimgmail [dot] com (Mahamat Hissein Abderahim) | Chad |
| emanshaker_777yahoo [dot] com (Eman Abdelatif Shaker) | Egypt |
| gopoulopadore79gmail [dot] com (Gopu Lopa Dore) | Guinea |
| simmus1gmail [dot] com (Simon Musyimi) | Kenya |
| demmeteimadagascar [dot] mg (Andrianambinina Raharisoa) | Madagascar |
edwintadeyo brendamdzagada | Malawi |
| Sudhir_beegooyahoo [dot] com (Gopalkishan Beegoo) | Mauritius |
| Tareq [dot] soubaigmail [dot] com (Tareq Soubai) | Morocco |
| Aresmz2000gmail [dot] com (Aristides Neves Domingos) | Mozambique |
| ikenna [dot] orisakwenimetagency [dot] org [dot] ng (Orisakwe Ikenna Camelius) | Nigeria |
| igoravangagmail [dot] com (Igor Hermann Avanga Mvouma) | Republic of Congo |
| n [dot] lalandemeteo [dot] sc (Nelson Lalande) | Seychelles |
| Ahmed [dot] hmammeteo [dot] tn (Ahmed Hmam) | Tunisia |
| nsubyusgmail [dot] com (Yusuf Nsubuga) | Uganda |
| The group has held the following meetings: | |
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| 1st Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-1) | LINK |
| 2nd Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-2) | LINK |
| 4th Session RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) | LINK |
| 5th Session RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) | LINK |
| 8th Session RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) | LINK |
| 9th Session RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) | LINK |
| 10th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-10) | LINK |
| 11th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-11) | LINK |
| 12th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-12) | LINK |
| 13th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-13) | LINK |
| 14th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-14) | LINK |
| 15th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-15) | LINK |
| 16th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-16) | LINK |
| 17th RAIDEG Meeting | LINK |
| 18th Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-18) | LINK |
| RAIDEG Extraordinary Meeting (13 June 2025) | LINK |
| RAIDEG Extraordinary Meeting of the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG-ext) | LINK |
| RAIDEG meeting and 15TH EUMETSAT USER FORUM IN AFRICA | LINK |