Summary & Key Points
"The week of December 2 to 6, 2024, was a busy one for the Executive Directorate of the PAC-CI Program. Indeed, on December 2, 2024, it held the 3rd meeting of the PRISME-CI Strategic Steering Committee in the Thérèse N’DRI-YOMAN room."
The week of December 2–6, 2024, was a busy one for the PAC-CI Program Executive Board. On December 2, 2024, it held the 3rd Strategic Steering Committee meeting of PRISME-CI in the Thérèse N’DRI-YOMAN Room.
The meeting brought together key stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire, including PRISME-CI Chair Prof. Thérèse N’DRI-YOMAN, Prof. Aboudramane BAMBA, Director of Research (DR) at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS), Dr. Raoul MOH, PAC-CI and PRISME-CI Executive Director, Prof. Patrick Coffie, PAC-CI and PRISME-CI Scientific Director, Mr. Adoulaye CISSE, PAC-CI and PRISME-CI Administrative and Financial Director (DAF), and Dr. Anani BADJE, PAC-CI and PRISME-CI Operations Director. French partners included representatives from ANRS-MIE, the University of Bordeaux, IRD, and INSERM.
The Chair of PRISME-CI, the Executive Board, and their national partners—including the DR representing MESRS—and international partners reviewed the PAC-CI Program’s 2024 scientific activities, discussed 2025 research priorities, the 2025 draft budget, and potential collaboration pathways with MESRS.
The following day, December 3, through December 6, 2024, the PAC-CI Program held its final board meeting in Assinie, a coastal city in southeastern Côte d’Ivoire. Attendees included the Executive Board, the Head of Project Leads, and the Heads of the HR, IT, Accounting, Logistics, and Communications and Resource Mobilization Divisions.
The meeting agenda covered a review of divisional activity reports and the development of the PAC-CI Program’s 2025–2029 Strategic Plan.
