Speakers
Meet the Speakers of the African Caucus 2026 event, Banjul, The Gambia
His Excellency Adama Barrow
The President of the Republic of The Gambia.
Hon. Seedy K.M. Keita
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi
Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)
Mr. Alhaji Aliko Mohammad Dangote
Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Dangote Industries Limited
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah
President of the African Development Bank
Prof. Mick Moore
International Center for Tax Development (ICDT)
Hon. Rohey John Manjang
Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource |
Zeine Zeidane
Director African Department, International Monetary Fund
Dr. Omar A. Touray
President of ECOWAS
Mr. Aivo Handriatiana Andrianarivelo
Governor, Central Bank of Madagascar
Dr. Stephen Karingi
Director, Macroeconomics, Finance, Governance and Planning Division -United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Mr. Regis N’Sonde
Executive Director, IMF-OEDAC
Mr. Buah Saidy
Governor, Central Bank of The Gambia
Ms. Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
President and CEO, ACET
Mr. Ruud De Mooij
Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department International Monetary Fund
Mr. Moustapha Njie
Chairman of Taf Group The Gambia
Mr. Nathan Belete
Director of Regional Programs for Africa at the World Bank Group
Prof. Kevin Chica Urama
Chief Economist & VP for Economic Governance
African Development Bank Group
Hon. Enoch Godongwana
Minister of Finance, South Africa
Hon. Sheku Bangura
Minister of Finance, Sierra Leone
Hon. Cheikh Diba,
Minister of Finance and Budget Senegal
Hon. Taiwo Oyedele
Minister of Finance and Coordinating
Minister of the Economy, Nigeria
H.E Mariama Ciré Sylla
Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget
Republic of Guinea
Hon. Louise Pierrette Mvono
Minister of Finance, Economy, Finance, Budget and Privatization
Republic of Gabon
Hon. Nadia Fettah Alaoui
Minister of Economy and Finance
Kingdom of Morocco
Hon Thambo Gina
Minister of Economic Planning and Development,
Kingdom of Eswatini
H.E Khamis Mussa Omar
Minister of Finance,
United Republic of Tanzania
Prof. Pierre Gomez
Minister of Higher Education,
Republic of The Gambia
Dr. Alain Ndikumana
Minister of Finance, Budget, and Digital Economy
Republic of Burundi
Hon Yusuf Murangwa
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
Republic of Rwanda
Daouda Sembene
Chief Executive Officer
Africatalyst
Dr. Zakari Mumuni
First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana
Mr. Mohammed Lamine LEBBOU
Governor of the Bank of Algeria
Mr. Emmanuel Mpawe Tutuba
Governor Bank of Tanzania
Mr. Ivohasina Fizara Razafimahefa
Director of the IMF Regional Technical Assistance Center for anglophone West Africa
Mr. Mod K. Ceesay
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Programmes & International Cooperation
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
The Gambia
Ambassador Tamer Mostafa Mohamed Mostafa
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral, International Cooepration and Regional Economic Affairs
Arab Republic of Egypt
Ms. Hanan Morsy
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, UNECA
Ms. Mary Baine, Executive Secretary
Africa Tax Administration
Professor Mohamed Lamine Mbengue
Gaston Berger University
Senegal
Ms. Wangari Muikia
Fiscal Policy Economist & Managing Director
Expertise Global
Mr. Lesego Caster Moseki
Governor
Bank of Botswana
Dr. Vera Songwe
Founder and Chair
Liquidity and Sustainability Facility
Linda Dogbe
Business transformation Lead
Qaava Innovate
Dr. Zarau W. Kibwe
Executive Director
Africa Group 1 World Bank Group
Ousmane Diagana
Regional Vice President
Western and Central Africa World Bank Group
Mr. Harold Tavares
Executive Director Africa Group 2 Constituency World Bank Group
Mr. Sergio Pimenta
CEO, Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund
Ms. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed
Executive Director Africa Group 3, World Bank Group
Christian Bodewig
Director for Education and Skills
World Bank Group
Mamadou Biteye,
Executive Secretary
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona
African Union Commissioner for Education Science Technology and Innovation
Mr. Abdelhak Bedjaoui
Executive Director EDS06
World Bank Group
Dr Innocent Matshe
Deputy Governor
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
