Accra, August 28, GNA – The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced three African professionals for this year’s mentoring programmes at leading multilateral institutions.
A statement issued by the Foundation said Ghana’s Bradley Kwaku Poku-Amankwah, an energy professional, will join the African Development Bank (AfDB).
It said Khdeija Sidi Boubacar of Mauritania will join the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), while Tapiwa Ronald Cheuka of Zimbabwe will join the International Trade Centre (ITC).
The statement said the fellows will “gain both technical and leadership skills while contributing directly to research and policy design” during their 12-month programmes.
“A special feature of the programme is the opportunity to benefit from the direct mentorship of the heads of the host organisations. Since 2012, 40 Fellows (including this year’s cohort) from across Africa have participated in the programme.
“Upon completion of their placements, Fellows become members of the Foundation’s Now Generation Network (NGN), a coalition of young and mid-career Africans from all 54 African countries, who are committed to moving the continent’s development agenda forward,” the statement added.
Bradley Kwaku Poku-Amankwah previously led Ghana’s Energy Transition and Investment Plan with SEforALL, served as Senior Technical Assistant to the Minister for Energy, and helped design the country’s first Net-Zero Pathway.
He holds academic qualifications from Oxford, the London School of Economics and St Andrews University, received the Rising Star Award at the 2023 Ghana Energy Awards and has been recognised among the UK’s most influential young Black leaders.
Khdeija Sidi Boubacar is a peace and development expert with over a decade of experience in conflict prevention, social cohesion and youth empowerment.
She has worked across the United Nations, government and diplomatic sectors, including as National Peace and Development Analyst in the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Mauritania.
A Chevening and Mandela Washington Fellow, she holds advanced degrees in management and international exchanges and brings a deep commitment to fostering sustainable development and peace-building in Mauritania and beyond.
Tapiwa Ronald Cheuka is a senior expert in trade and economic development, specialising in digital trade and modernising trade-in-services frameworks.
He has collaborated with the African Union Commission, UNECA and UNCTAD, and is known for translating complex diagnostics into actionable opportunities, advancing investment and development through innovative trade policies.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Sackey