Leadership

Before joining the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ochieng served as the Global Director for the Center for Equitable Development at the World Resources Institute (WRI). Prior to that he served as Director of the African Natural Resources…

Mai-Ellen T. Russ is the Officer-in-Charge at the Division of Administration at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). She brings extensive expertise in financial management, accounting, and business administration. At ECA, she has served…

Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane has extensive experience in ICT development and policy planning across Africa, with career highlights that include serving as the Director of the ECA’s African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)…

Ngone Diop is a seasoned economist and development expert with over 20 years of experience in strategic leadership, macroeconomic policy, poverty reduction, gender equality, and transformative development.

Since her…

Jean Luc Mastaki Namegabe is an economist with a PhD in Rural Economics from the University of Liège, Belgium. He has over 20 years of experience in researching, formulating, and evaluating development policies in Africa,…

Eunice G. Kamwendo has over 20 years of experience in economic development, analysis, and policy research, with impactful contributions to inclusive growth and structural transformation across Africa.

She has served as the Director of the…

Andrew Mold has a Masters in Economics and Politics of Development from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has previously worked for the UN Secretariat in Chile…

Nassim Oulmane is the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for North Africa, based in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco. Previously, he was Chief of the Natural Resources, Green and Blue…