African development bank appoints Abdourahmane Diaw as country manager for Egypt

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Abdourahmane Diaw as Country Manager for its Egypt Country Office, effective 1st November 2022.

Diaw, a Senegalese national, brings more than 28 years of experience in the implementation of development programs and projects. These range from identification to evaluation, supervision and monitoring of programmes, to projects, monitoring performance of national and regional portfolio and engagement in high-level dialogue to promote the regional integration agenda.

Immediately prior to his appointment, Diaw was Officer in Charge of Egypt Country Office and served as Regional Manager, Portfolio and Implementation Support Division for the Northern Africa region. Diaw is credited with the effective management of a multidisciplinary team that has contributed to the delivery of around $1 billion of projects per year in the region since 2018.

Diaw has provided strategic and technical leadership to the North Africa region. He provided cross-cutting support centered on the Bank’s Regional and Country Strategies, portfolio reviews and fiduciary clinics, as well as regional dialogue, to bring regional member countries closer to the Bank. He was instrumental in the provision of timely support to implementation of the Bank’s post-Covid-19 and Food Crisis facilities. He also coordinated respective task teams to work on diverse areas such as the engagement of civil society organisations, business opportunities seminars and private sector engagement.