05 Jul 2017

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced the 2017 Ibrahim Leadership Fellows who will make up the programme’s sixth cohort.

A statement from the foundation says the three Ibrahim Fellows are Robtel Neajai Pailey of Liberia who will join the African Development Bank (AfDB), Ndapiwa Segole of Botswana who will join the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Oulimata Fall of Senegal who will join the International Trade Centre (ITC).

The release further says the programme was designed to mentor future African leaders.

“The candidates, chosen from among a pool of over 2 000 applicants, will take up posts in these three multinational organisations and benefit from direct mentorship of their current leaders,” it reads.

Commenting on the new fellows, Mo Ibrahim congratulated the new Ibrahim Leadership Fellows.

“With leadership in Africa as one of the focus areas of the foundation, the programme provides a platform to cultivate a community of individuals who will rise to become Africa’s future inspirational leaders. The three will join a network of fellows who share a commitment to making a positive impact on the continent, contributing their skills and learning for a better Africa,” it continues.

About Segole, the statement notes that she is a public sector economist with extensive experience spanning nine years in development and economic planning serving the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development at district level.

It states that in that capacity, she coordinated district economic development activities, managed government projects of all magnitudes, carried out feasibility studies to determine project viability and undertook contingency planning and implementation. ENDS