RAF 2019 Press Book
"Socio-economic Challenges of Mining in Africa" After the first edition on African soil organized last year in Burkina Faso, the Rebranding Africa Forum was back in the capital of Europe on October 4 and 5. Download the pdf file
November 2019
October 2019
Innovation Time 2019
This year's Innovation Time, took place on October 5th, 2019 as usual during the 6th edition of the Rebranding Africa Forum under the theme, "Socio-economic Challenges of Mining in Africa." The competitors were two young entrepreneurs: Juveline Ngum NGWA from Cameroon with her BLEAGLEE project for the recycling of metal waste from mining sites; [...]
Awards 2019
The 6th edition of the Rebranding Africa Awards gala evening took place on October 5, 2019. The ceremony was held at Marriott Hotel, situated in the legendary Grand place in Brussels. The winners were as usual personalities who through their actions, have left their mark on the African continent and contributed to its emergence. Seven [...]
Ousmane Dore
Ousmane DoreDirector General, Central Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery OfficeAfrican Development BankDr. Ousmane DORE, a citizen of Guinea is Director General, Central Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office at the African Development Bank. He has more than 25 years of experience spanning development finance, government, and academia. Dr. DORE joined the African [...]
September 2019
Frank Dixon Mugyenyi
Frank Dixon Mugyenyi Senior Industry Advisor African Union Commission Frank Dixon Mugyenyi is Senior Industry Advisor office of the Commissioner for Trade and Industry African Union Commission. He is a member of the Advisory Board of AB Minerals and also of the PanAfGeo Programme an EU Funded Geoscience Initiative for Africa. He has recently [...]
August 2019
Olivier Colomb
Olivier Colom Board Member Endeavour Mining Corporation Olivier Colom is a former French diplomat and diplomatic adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy, with extensive experience of African affairs. At the French Foreign Office, he helped to reform France's development aid programme before specialising in European Union affairs, notably economic, financial, budgetary and agricultural affairs. He [...]
July 2019
Thierno Seydou Diop
Thierno Seydou Diop Associate, Senior advisor Schuman Associates Thierno S. Diop has over 16 years of professional experience in the field of strategy consulting and European public affairs, specializing in European funding programs for Africa. He supports NGOs, Governments, trade associations and multinational companies to grow their business and reputation in Africa. He previously worked [...]
Aida Diop Ndiaye
Aida Diop Ndiaye President of Women In Mining Sénégal Geologist by training and specialised in quality environmental safety and extractive sector governance. Ten years of experience in the extractive sector (mining, oil and gas) has allowed me to acquire skills ranging from exploration, to the governance of extractive industries through the management and development [...]
Yacine Bio Tchané
Yacine Bio Tchané Economist - Consultant Yacine Bio Tchané is a Beninese economist with over ten years of experience in public finance, corporate finance and international development. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from Rutgers University and a Master's in Development and Management from the London School of Economics. She [...]
Marie Arena
Marie Arena President of Human Rights subcommission European Parliament Marie Arena was born in Mons (Hainaut) on December 17, 1966. She studied economics at the Catholic University Faculties of Mons. After several years in the FOREM services, she was called in 1999 to work as a consultant in the Cabinet of Minister Michel Daerden, responsible [...]