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Presentation
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) is an international organization based in Abuja, Nigeria, which brings together the fifty-four African National Olympic Committees.
ANOCA was founded on June 28, 1981 in Lomé by Anani Matthia and Juan Antonio Samaranch with the help of Ydnekatchew Tessema. It was then called the Pan-African Olympic Institution at the service of sport, youth, human development and the promotion of Olympic values.
The president
Deputy CEO and Senior Officer, Milk National Office, Algeria (1975-1987); Chair of the Milk National Organisation, Algeria (1987); President of the Supermarkets National Association, Algeria (1987-1992); CEO of the National Olympic Sports Compound Office, Algeria (1992-1994); CEO of the State Residences Office and the Company for Touristic Management, Club des Pins, Algiers, Algeria (1994-1996); Senior Inspector at the Ministry of Tourism and Crafts, Algeria (1996-2001); Member of the Administration Council of National Office of Crafts; Consultant for National Council for studies on land-use planning (CNEAP), Algeria (1998-2001); Member of Parliament, National Popular Assembly, Algeria (2002-2012);
