The Blue Community French Africa Meets

On 5 July, the Blue Communities in French Africa had a first meeting of its Action Group, based on an input by Roland Brunner (Blue Community Africa Action Group. Why and what for?) and documents prepared by Sassou Koffi B ETCHRI, ExecutiveDirectror of the Blue Community IAMDES in Togo.

Minutes of the Blue Community Francophone Africa meeting.

Date: July 5, 2026.

Points covered after the presentation

Moussa Thiam, Réseau Africain des Médias RAM WASH Senegal:

• Think about the positioning of the Blue Community: autonomous organization or dependent structure.
• Provide the organization with a statute and internal regulations in order to guarantee better functioning, ensure its sustainability and strengthen its credibility with the institutions.

Sassou Koffi B ETCHRI, IAMDES Togo:

• Share the working document with all members so that they can read it in depth and analyze it before the next session.

Emanuel Gombo Mbla, Mouvement d’Appui pour la Promotion de la Famille MAPROFAM, DR Congo:

• Create a French-speaking Blue Community Africa group to facilitate exchanges and the dissemination of information.
• Reshare the document with members.
• Set a new date for the meeting dedicated to analyzing the document.
• Think about concrete and realistic objectives allowing the organization to take effective action.

Tièdiè Togola, Réseau Ecole RadioChico, Mali:

• Upgrade new members to facilitate their integration.
• Develop a Blue Community roadmap which will serve as a guiding framework for joint actions.

Miscellaneous

• Moussa Thiam proposes the publication of a press release on the various floods observed in the sub-region.
• Moussa Thiam and Souleymane Guindo are responsible for planning the next meeting.

Chairman of the session: Souleymane B. GUINDO, Coordinator Blue Community French Africa
Secretary of the session: Nabilaye Camara