AdvertisementFour recently elected senior officers of the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS-AC) have begun their two-year terms in the Chapter’s top jobs. Salie was the founding WAS-AC regional director for Southern Africa 2018-2023 and an active council member of the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa. Dr Khalid Salie is the new president of the World Aquaculture Society's African Chapter. She takes over the North African regional leadership from Dr Nevine Shabana (Egypt) who held that position since 2018. WAS-AC said Tarus was instrumental in steering the organisation of the World Aquaculture Safari 2025 Uganda, and will be strongly involved in the organisation of World Aquaculture 2026 in Tanzania.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 29, 2026 14:14 UTC