Advisory Board


MRS. GRACA MACHEL

Founder of Graca Machel Trust Humanitarian

Mozambique

MR. AKERE MUNA

Vice Chairman Transparency International

Cameroon

H.E. OLUSEGUN OBASANJO

Former President of

Nigeria

REV. JESSE JACKSON

Founder & President of the Rainbow/Push Coalition

USA

H.E. JOAQUIM CHISSANO

Former President of

Mozambique

MS. ISHA SESAY

Anchor and correspondent for CNN International

Sierra Leone

MR. AMADOU MAHTAR BA

Founder and Chairman Allafrica.com

Senegal

MS. DAYO OLOPADE

Media Partnerships Facebook

New York

MR. YOUSSOU N’DOUR

Singer

Senegal

AMBASSADOR CHARLES R. STITH

Founder and former National President of the Organization for a New Equality (O.N.E.)

USA

MR. SAMBA BATHILY

Chairman and President Akon Lighting Africa

Mali

MR. ISSAM DARWISH

Co-founder, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of IHS Towers

Nigeria

MR. TONYE COLE

Co-founder and Executive Director of the Sahara Group

Nigeria

MR. YOUNES MAAMAR

Managing Partner of eONE

Morocco

MR. SLIM OTHMANI

CEO of NCA-Roubia Chairman Algeria Business Council

Algeria

DR. FRANNIE LÉAUTIER

Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Mkoba Private Equity

Tanzania

MR. HASSAN BA

Founder of HOW Pan African Think Tank

Senegal

MS. OULIMATA SARR

Private Sector Development Specialist IFC

Senegal

MR. LAI YAHAYA

Lawyer and Policy Strategist

Nigeria

MR. MAX BANKOLE JARRETT

Deputy Director Africa Progress Panel

Liberia

MS. BINETA DIOP

UN Special Envoy at African Union and Advisor to the AU Chairperson

Senegal

MR. DIDIER ACOUETEY

President and Founder AfricSearch Group

Togo

MR. AMADOU DIALLO

CEO DHL Freight

Senegal

MR. AMADOU DIAW

ISM Group President

Senegal

MS. LUCY MUCHOKI

Chief Executive Officer of Pan African Agribusiness and Agroindustry Consortium, PanAAC

Kenya