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A new CEO for NEPAD

Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki of the Republic of Niger is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), headquartered in Midrand, South Africa.

Dr Mayaki born in 1951 holds a Masters degree from the National School of Public Administration (Enap), Québec, Canada and a PhD in Administrative Sciences from the University of Paris I, France. He worked as a Professor of Public Administration in Niger and Venezuela. Between 1996 and 1999 he was successively appointed Minister in charge of the African Integration and Cooperation and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In November 1997, he was appointed Prime Minister, a function he held until January 2000. In August 2000, he set up the Analysis Center for Public Policy.

From 2000 to 2004, Dr Mayaki was a guest Professor at the University of Paris XI, where he lectured on international relations and organizations; he also led research at the Research Center on Europe and the Contemporary World within that university. In 2004, he was appointed as the Executive Director of the Platform in support of Rural Development in West and Central Africa, the Rural Hub, based in Dakar, Senegal, from where he was recruited as NEPAD CEO.

He was chosen after a selection process that took several months to complete, under the auspices of the African Union Commission. Dr Mayaki

The appointment of Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki was announced by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H E Dr Jean Ping during the 20th Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC) on January 31, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The appointment was endorsed by the NEPAD Implementation Committee and subsequently by the 12th AU Assembly on February 2, 2009.

Dr Mayaki, who is the author of the book, entitled "Quand la caravane passe..." relating to his political career, takes over the mantle of leadership of the NEPAD Secretariat from Professor Firmino Mucavele, who was recalled by the Government of Mozambique in January 2009. In the run up to the appointment of the new CEO from January 2008 - January 2009, an interim management team comprising Ambassador Olukorede Willoughby, as Acting CEO and Dr. Hesphina Rukato, Deputy CEO, supervised the work of the Secretariat.

Dr Mayaki will take up his assignment in Midrand, South Africa, soon.

Louis Napo Gnagbe, Media Manager, NEPAD Secretariat
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(Source: NEPAD Newsletter)

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