Algeria
Director of Studies
General Secretariat of the Government; Services of the Presidency of the Republic
Ali Larkem
Director of Studies
General Secretariat of the Government; Services of the Presidency of the Republic
Ali Larkem is currently Director of Studies at the General Secretariat of the Government / Services of the Presidency of the Republic. Prior to this, he served as Central Director of Foresight and Technological Watch, at the General Directorate of Modernization, Documentation and Archives in the Ministry of the Interior, Local Government and Regional Planning. He has a dual competency profile in IT and Public Management. He has over 20 years’ experience in digitization and modernization projects within State institutions and administrations: electronic biometric passport, electronic biometric National Identity Card, electronic biometric driving license, national level information systems, and dematerialization of administrative procedures. He has held several senior government positions. He is also an Associate Professor at the National School of Administration (ENA) and an active member of several scientific, study and steering committees.
Ambassador
Director of Information Society Development
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Laredj Zerrouki
Director of Information Society Development
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Bio not available yet.
Deputy
Angola
National Director
National Directorate of Identification, Registration and Notary; Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Dr. Aristides Ahmed Veiga Marques
National Director
National Directorate of Identification, Registration and Notary; Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Aristides Ahmed Veiga Marques is the National Director of Identification, Registries and Notaries at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Angola.
He has a Law degree from the Autonomous University of Lisbon and a postgraduate diploma in registry and notarial practice. He worked as a civil registry registrar for 10 years and as a motor vehicle registry registrar for 3 years. He currently holds the rank of 2nd Class registrar.
Ambassador
Advisor, Identification and Civil Registration
National Directorate of Identification, Registration and Notary; Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Sebastião Edgar Fuma
Advisor, Identification and Civil Registration
National Directorate of Identification, Registration and Notary; Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Sebastião Edgar Fuma serves as Advisor on Identification and Civil Registration at the National Directorate of Identification, Registration and Notary in Angola. He started working at the National Directorate of the Civil and Criminal Identification Archive of Angola, an organ of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, in 2013, and joined the ranks of judicial officer in 2019.
He is a strong supporter of causes and social activism, seeking to contribute to the promotion of equal opportunities and fundamental rights of humanity, respect, and appreciation of the cultural identity of communities. Professionally, he seeks to contribute to the realization of plans and programs aimed at maximizing the identification of Angolan citizens and reducing the number of unidentified African citizens.
He has a Degree in Law and Business from The Open University, England.
Deputy
Benin
Director of Civil Registration
Directorate of Civil Registration; Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
Abdon Marius Mikpon’aï
Director of Civil Registration
Directorate of Civil Registration; Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
Abdon M. MIKPON’AÏ is Director of Civil Registration (DGEC) at the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security in Benin. The Directorate is responsible for implementing government policy on civil status and the identification of persons. The Director of Civil Registration participates in the design of the Biometric Census (RAVIP) and in updating the Beninese Electoral File as an expert on the Orientation and Supervision Council (COS-LEPI). He is a member of the Board of the National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP). M. MIKPON’AÏ entered civil service after pursuing higher studies, working with the Ministry of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights (MJLDH) from 2006 to 2012. From 2014 to 2015, he served at the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) to certify the identification of beneficiaries of family allowances and pensions. He has a Masters in Economics of Transport and Insurance.
Ambassador
Head of Data Collection
National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP)
Aura Merveilles S. Hountondji
Head of Data Collection
National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP)
Aura Merveilles S. Hountondji is Head of the Biometric Census and Civil Status Registration Service at the National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP) in Benin. The service is responsible for implementing State reforms in terms of identification of persons and civil registration, taking into account Beninese nationals and foreigners residing in the territory, Beninese nationals of the diaspora as well as registration of all vital events in the National Register of Natural Persons (RNPP). Ms. Hountondji joined ANIP in November 2020 as a Telecoms Network Engineer in the “Consolidation of the Register of Natural Persons” project. She worked at SONATEL-ORANGE (Senegal) on an interim basis as a Cellular Radio Technician from 2017 to 2019. She holds a Master’s in Networks and Telecommunications (Radio communication and Services specialization) from the Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications (ESMT)) in Dakar, Senegal.
Deputy
Director of Digitalization
Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalization
Aurèle Hector Agbo
Director of Digitalization
Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalization
Bio not available yet!
Deputy
Botswana
Deputy District Commissioner
Ministry for State President
Tsholofelo Molobe
Deputy District Commissioner
Ministry for State President
Mr Tsholofelo Molobe is a civil servant with administrative experience spanning over 17 years. He started his public service career in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development as a planning officer. He progressed through the ranks to become Assistant District Commissioner in that Ministry with responsibilities entailing overall coordination and delivery of all government programmes including those under civil registration and national identification. In 2015, he was transferred to the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs as Chief Registration Administrator to oversee delivery of registration services which entails coordination of national registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Change of Name and Divorce. His main responsibilities included advising on civil registration policy and legislative improvement, project implementation and organising registration campaign initiatives to increase uptake of registration services. In 2024, he was appointed as Deputy District Commissioner, Ministry for State President, where he coordinates digitalisation efforts across government institutions.
He also acts as a liaison officer for stakeholders or business partners such as United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Children’s Fund and World Health Organization and other government agencies fostering children’s rights issues.
Ambassador
Assistant Director, National Registration
Department of Civil and National Registration; Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs
Gaone Angelinah Matakule
Assistant Director, National Registration
Department of Civil and National Registration; Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs
Gaone Angelinah Matakule currently serves as Assistant Director in the Department of Civil and National Registration. She oversees the implementation of the National Registration Act, which entails registration and issuance of National Identity Cards to eligible citizens. Ms. Matakule has over ten years’ experience in civil registration and identity management. She previously held the positions of Regional Registration Officer and Field Services Coordinator, where she was responsible for, among others, ensuring timely access to registration services. Over the years, she contributed immensely to the achievement of the Department’s objectives which included review of legislation, development of ICT systems such the Automated Biometric Identification System, and comprehensive assessment of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system, among others. She is also a member of the Project Implementation Team, which is responsible for the development of a new electronic identification system.
Deputy
Burkina Faso
Technical lead, "Identification Reconciliation and Police Analysis (IRAPOL)" Project
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Security (MATDS)
Iness Pascaline Yameogo
Technical lead, "Identification Reconciliation and Police Analysis (IRAPOL)" Project
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Security (MATDS)
Iness Pascaline Yameogo is the Technical lead of the “Identification Reconciliation and Police Analysis (IRAPOL)” Project at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Security. Prior to this, she served as Director of the Unique Identification and Security of Civil Registration Documents at the General Directorate of Modernization of Civil Status – a core unit within the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Social Cohesion where she was responsible for the modernization of civil regisration services, the creation and implementation of a unique identifier for citizens, as well as securing data with the competent structures. She was also Head of Networks and Information Systems Security within the IT Services Department.
Ambassador
Executive
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Security (MATDS)
Wênd-Bouda Serge Soubeaga
Executive
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Security (MATDS)
Wênd-Bouda Serge Soubeaga is currently an Executive at the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Security (MATDS). He was previously Secretary General of the National Identification Office, at the Ministry in charge of Security. In this capacity, he was responsible for: ensuring the administrative and technical coordination of the central directorates, decentralized structures and services; contributing to the implementation of identification reforms; developing and proposing draft texts on various subjects related to the identification of persons.
Prior to that, he was Head of the Legal Affairs and Litigation Department of the General Directorate in charge of Civil Liberties. Also, he was Prefect of the Department and President of the Departmental Court, responsible for rendering declaratory judgments of civil status documents and supplementary judgments.
Wênd-Bouda Serge is a Civil administrator and lawyer and holds a diploma from ENAM, a master’s degree in business law, a master’s degree in international business management and certificates in various fields.
Deputy
Director General of Digital Transformation
Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications
Wendbé Ferdinand Yougbare
Director General of Digital Transformation
Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications
Wendbé Ferdinand YOUGBARE is the Director General of Digital Transformation. The General Directorate of Digital Transformation is a central structure of the Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications. Its mission is to ensure the development of the industry and the promotion of digital uses. One of the responsibilities of this General Directorate is to coordinate the implementation of the interoperability of personal identity databases through the establishment of a fundamental identification system. He is also a Director representing the Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications on the Board of Directors of the National Identification Office (ONI). Previously, he held the position of Urban Planner for Information Systems at the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Foresight.
Deputy
Burundi
Executive Secretary
Executive Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies (SETIC )
Bienvenu Irakoze
Executive Secretary
Executive Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies (SETIC )
Passionate about social entrepreneurship and volunteering, Bienvenu Irakoze is a young Telecom Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. Former Permanent Secretary (Deputy Minister) at the Burundi ICT Ministry, most recently he served as Technical Advisor in charge of network at Burundi State House. Bienvenu was recently appointed Executive Secretary of SETIC (Executive Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies) with his main mission being to coordinate all Projects and Programs aimed at the implementation of the Burundi National ICT strategy. (ICT Implementation Agency). Bienvenu Irakoze is currently a student researcher in Information and Communication at the Polytechnic University of Yaoundé. He is a member of the Board of Directors of ARCT and the Communal Council of his native Commune NTAHANGWA. He is also the Chairman of the Burundi Internet Exchange Point.
Ambassador
First Deputy Governor
Bank of the Republic of Burundi
Irene Kabura Murihano
First Deputy Governor
Bank of the Republic of Burundi
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Director General of Territorial Administration, Civic Education and Local Authorities
Ministry of the Interior, Community Development and Public Security
Valentin Nahimana
Director General of Territorial Administration, Civic Education and Local Authorities
Ministry of the Interior, Community Development and Public Security
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Cameroon
Technical Advisor
National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC)
Jean Hyacinthe Ebela
Technical Advisor
National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC)
Jean Hyacinthe Ebela is Technical Advisor at the Directorate General of the National Civil Status Registration Office of Cameroon (BUNEC) – a public administrative establishment whose mission to ensure the supervision, control, regulation and evaluation of the state’s civil registration system. His background reflects a long administrative career in Cameroonian ministries having been in charge of education, territorial administration and decentralization. Mr. Ebela is passionate about identity matters and believes that the civil registration of a country must reflect the true identity of individuals, and once established, should be protected and managed in the face of socio-political changes, in order to effectively improve the livelihood of citizens. Mr. Ebela is a trained Lawyer and Teacher.
Ambassador
Head of the Universal Birth Registration Project in Africa
National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC)
Eliane Akoa Efa
Head of the Universal Birth Registration Project in Africa
National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC)
Eliane Akoa Efa serves at the National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC) as Head of the Universal Birth Registration Project in Africa and Focal Point of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative in Cameroon. In these capacities, she tests innovative methods to improve the registration of births and deaths as well as the collection of statistics. Since 2019, she has also been participating in strengthening interoperability between health and civil registration through the development and implementation of the memorandum of understanding relating to the improvement of health systems and civil registration between the Ministry of Public Health and BUNEC, the installation of civil status offices in health facilities and the sustainable integration of birth registration into public health campaigns. Eliane is also a representative of BUNEC on the Africa CDC Continental Mortality Surveillance Framework.
Deputy
Deputy Director of Telecommunications and ICT Regulation
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
François Joseph Nnemete Beyeme
Deputy Director of Telecommunications and ICT Regulation
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
François Joseph Nnemete Beyeme is a specialist in digital affairs and is currently Deputy Director of Telecommunications and ICT Regulation at Cameroon’s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. He has considerable international experience and academic training in the field. He studied Physics at the University of Yaoundé 1, Economics at the University of Rennes 1 in France, and Telecommunications Management in the Age of Convergence at the United Kingdom Telecommunication Academy. He holds certifications from the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), the American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), and the Fletcher School Institute at Tufts University, respectively in telecommunications regulatory policy, digital currency and 5G technology. His expertise covers telecommunications and ICT policy and regulation, support for the digital transformation of organizations, and young digital entrepreneurship.
Deputy
Cape Verde
President
Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation
Juvenal Pereira
President
Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation
Juvenal Pereira was appointed President of the Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation in October 2024. Prior to this, he served as President of the Implementation Team, National Civil Identification and Authentication System (SNIAC) in Cape Verde from 2017. He has coordinated important projects like CNI (National Identification Card), Cape Verdean Electronic Passport (PEC), Residence Card for Foreigners (TRE), Cape Verde e-ID Software for CNI and TRE digital use (authentication and signature). From 2008 to 2017 he was IT Coordinator at “Casa do Cidadão“. He led the transformative initiatives such as: Casa do Cidadão Mobile, Kiosk do Cidadão and Web Portal portondinosilha.cv. He also collaborated in the implementation of Cape Verde’s Public Key Infrastructure, specifically Root Certification Authority. Since 2007 he teaches Computer Science at Jean-Piaget University, Cape Verde Public University and Higher Institute of Economic and Business Sciences. He has held a variety of roles including IT support/Helpdesk, maintenance, analysis and programming, systems administration and information technology management. He has professional training certificates, knowledge and experience in Security Audit, Quality Audit, Systems Administration and Leadership. He has a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Évora (UEvora) – Portugal.
Ambassador
Executive Member
Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation
Vânia Pereira
Executive Member
Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation
Vânia Pereira was appointed an Executive Member of the Institute for Justice Modernisation and Innovation in October 2024. She is an IT professional who previously served as Assistant to the President of the National Civil Identification and Authentication System Implementation Team since 2017, having coordinated the implementation of Cape Verde’s electronic identification documents: National ID Card, Cape Verdean Electronic Passport, Residence Permit for foreigners and solutions for the digital use of these documents (authentication and digital signature).
Since 2004, she has acquired vast knowledge and ability to create software for dematerializing the services of the State of Cape Verde and facilitating the life of citizens, especially in terms of Civil Registration, Notary and Electronic Identification – eID. She performed several functions including analysis, coordination of solution implementation, training, knowledge transfer, maintenance and IT project management.
Deputy
National Director of State Modernization
National Directorate for State Modernization
João Pedro Pires da Cruz
National Director of State Modernization
National Directorate for State Modernization
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Central African Republic
Police Colonel, Expert in charge of Administration
General Secretariat of CILDT; Ministry of Interior
Col. Dr Andrien Nestor Zouaka
Police Colonel, Expert in charge of Administration
General Secretariat of CILDT; Ministry of Interior
Mr. Andrien Nestor ZOUAKA is a Senior Officer of the Central African Police and holds a PhD in criminology. He began his career at the National Central Office (INTERPOL-BANGUI) where he completed several trainings ranging from the field of Information Technology and Communication (ICT), the securing of computer data, the search for computer criminals (cybercrime, cyberattack), as well as the supply and management of INTERPOL’s databases, at the organization’s headquarters in Lyon, France, between 2008 to 2009. For 3 years, he worked alongside the Congolese National Police, as part of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission for the Democratic Republic (MONUSCO), as Technical Advisor and trainer in the project. In December 2015, he was appointed National Expert for the security of biometric data in the CEMAC community area, a position he held cumulatively with the post of Director of Emigration – Immigration, then Expert and Director General in charge of the Administration and Management at the General Secretariat of the Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Drug Addiction (SGCILDT).
Ambassador
Head of mission
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Local Development
David Sogbo-Ango
Head of mission
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralisation and Local Development
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Chad
Head of the Civil Status Section, Good Governance Support Program in Chad (PAG2)
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Good Governance
Josias Taradoum
Head of the Civil Status Section, Good Governance Support Program in Chad (PAG2)
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Good Governance
Josias TARADOUM began his career as a Teacher at the Official School of Miandoum, then became Director of the school in the Center of Bébédjia before being admitted to the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) where he subsequently joined the local government sector. After leaving ENAM, he was assigned to the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization and was appointed Head of the Studies and Foresight Service. In March 2013, he held the position of Civil Status Officer within the Support Program for Good Governance (PAG), funded by the European Union. This program supports the Ministry in charge of civil status in the creation of a national center of civil status, trains Mayors and Agents of civil status, magistrates and communicators on the texts governing civil status in Chad and contributes to the popularization of these texts. Mr. TARADOUM was also named by the decree nº 4072 / PR / PM / 2016 of October 10, 2016 of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Chad, Deputy National Coordinator of the National Steering Committee of the Global Assessment of the civil status system by the APAI-CRVS method. He carried out capitalization missions in matters of civil status at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization in Cameroon and at the National Center for Civil Status in Senegal and several conferences on civil status in Africa. He was also a consultant trainer in civil status as part of the “citizenship support project and prevention of the risk of statelessness” established by UNHCR and the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Public Security and Local Governance.
Ambassador
Director General of Territorial Administration
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Good Governance
Ali Sougour Dicko
Director General of Territorial Administration
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Good Governance
Ali Sougour Dicko, ENA graduate and lawyer by training, is Director General of Territorial Administrator at the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Good Governance.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in General Administration and a Research Master’s degree in Public Law, obtained from the National School of Administration (ENA) of Chad in 2018 and from the University of N’Djamena in June 2022, respectively. He also holds the Higher Military Preparation Diploma (PMS) obtained under the direction of the Group of Joint Military Schools (GEMIA). He was President of the Student Association of the 17th Promotion of ENA / Chad from June 2017 to June 2018.
He began his career in 2019 at the Ministry in charge of Territorial Administration and Decentralization. From August 2020 to October 2021, he was Head of the Synthesis Service at the General Directorate of Territorial Administration (DGAT), before being appointed as Deputy Director of Political Affairs and Civil status in October 2021. He was appointed to the post of Director General in December 2023.
Deputy
Director General
ENASTIC; Ministry of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy
Dr. Amine Adoum Bakhit
Director General
ENASTIC; Ministry of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Comoros
Secretary General
Ministry of Interior, Information, Decentralization and Territorial Administration
Tadjidine Ben Ahmed
Secretary General
Ministry of Interior, Information, Decentralization and Territorial Administration
Bio not yet available.
Ambassador
Communication Advisor
Ministry of Interior, Information, Decentralization and Territorial Administration
Samira Ahmed Mohamed Djalim
Communication Advisor
Ministry of Interior, Information, Decentralization and Territorial Administration
Samira Ahmed Mohamed Djalim is the Advisor in charge of Communication at the Ministry of the Interior of the Comoros. She has more than 15 years of professional experience in the field of communication, including two years with the Indian Ocean Commission which she joined in March 2020 and more than 11 years with UNICEF. She holds a Master’s Degree in Communication and Languages and has acquired an incredible amount of know-how and experience in the field over the past 15 years.
Deputy
Congo
Prefect, Director General of Territorial Administration
Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and Local Development
Bonsang Oko Letchaud
Prefect, Director General of Territorial Administration
Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and Local Development
Bio not yet available.
Ambassador
Director of Civil Registration
Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and Local Development
Rachment Kassambe Pourou
Director of Civil Registration
Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and Local Development
Deputy
Côte d’Ivoire
Director General
National Agency for Civil Registration and Identity (ONECI)
Ago Christian Kodia
Director General
National Agency for Civil Registration and Identity (ONECI)
Bio not yet available.
Ambassador
Director of Affiliation
The National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM)
Karidja Kone Epse Bamba
Director of Affiliation
The National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM)
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Djibouti
Technical Advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity
Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarity
Ahmed Omar Djama
Technical Advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity
Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarity
Mr. Ahmed Omar Djama began his professional career in the office of the Ministry of Transport where, between 2008 and 2010, he contributed to the project for the development and modernization of transport chains (corridor and urban roads). In 2010, he was appointed head of the state rolling stock, a post he held until August 2017 when he became Director General of Population and Family (DGPF) in the Republic of Djibouti.
When he took office, he undertook to modernize the DGPF with the computerization of business procedures. To do this, he launched a major reform process aimed at improving the civil status and identification system. Among the first reforms he initiated was the civil status reform strategy and the development of a civil status guide and manual with the aim of implementing government policy on civil status and personal identification.
As Director General, he played a key role in setting up the biometric identity management system which aims to provide the country with a reliable and secure national population register. This biometric identity management system for which he is currently responsible includes the National Identification Number and the national register of natural persons.
Mr. Ahmed Omar Djama has placed identity and civil status at the heart of his reform program which he has just embarked on. He believes that all citizens of a country should have an identity. To do this, he has set up a mobile application intended to facilitate access for the rural population to make declarations of vital events over time. In addition, he also leads the work of the project to set up mobile offices intended for the enrollment of the population in the most remote areas of the country.
As part of his duties, he undertook the construction project of 11 enrollment centers throughout the territory and the construction of a new building for the Directorate General for Population and Family with the establishment of a data center for hosting the biometric identity management system. He follows and supervises the digitization project of the national archive of the General Directorate of Population and Family.
He initiated for the first time in the Republic of Djibouti the first edition of National Week of Identity.
Mr. Djama was appointed Technical Advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs and Solidarity in June 2023.
Ambassador
Director General
National Agency of State Information Systems (ANSIE); Office of the President
Moustapha Mohamed Ismail
Director General
National Agency of State Information Systems (ANSIE); Office of the President
Mr. Moustapha Mohamed ISMAIL is Director General of the National Agency of Information Systems (SI) of the State at the Presidency of the Republic of Djibouti. He has worked on the development and implementation of the Djiboutian Government Datacenter which not only contributes significantly to pooling in the state’s IT resources, but also offers the State a common multi-service platform for hosting administrative computer applications. He currently pilots the project for the design and implementation of a national system of identification and biometric authentication which aims to provide the country with a reliable and secure National Population Register. In addition, he created a blueprint for the development of electronic services for citizens across the State. He also contributed to the development and implementation of the Social Register project, particularly the technical specifications phase for defining requirements, and overseeing the deliverables and deployment of the solutions that are currently in progress.
Deputy
DR Congo
Deputy Chief
National Cyberdefense Council
Nathalie Kienga
Deputy Chief
National Cyberdefense Council
Nathalie Kienga is the founder of the African Institute of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security which she created in April 2021 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. She holds an MBA in Cybersecurity, International Security and Risk from the School of Economic Warfare.
A cybersecurity professional for over 10 years, she has held various positions in multiple sectors (banking, industry, cosmetics) in France and Switzerland. As a leader and contributor to the training and awareness of cybersecurity in Africa, hers is an important voice in the African technology ecosystem. Her strategy is to put education at the heart of technological transformations. In 2019, she created Africa Security Partners, an association whose mission is to promote cybersecurity on the African continent. In 2021, she became Vice-President of Ciberobs, the first cybersecurity observatory in Africa based in Côte d’Ivoire and organizer of the Cyber Africa Forum. Nathalie also sits on the Scientific Committee of the Swiss foundation AFRIA (Agence Francophone pour l’Intelligence Artificielle) and on the Advisory Board of the Ivorian foundation Génération Numérique. A specialist in her field, she advises African companies and institutions on their digital and cybersecurity strategies. In February 2022, she was appointed Advisor in charge of Cybersecurity and New Technologies to the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She currently serves as Deputy Chief of the National Cyberdefense Council.
Ambassador
Assistant to the PDA
National Security Council; Presidency of the Republic
Moussa Musavuli Mbutho
Assistant to the PDA
National Security Council; Presidency of the Republic
Moussa MBUTHO is a specialist in information systems management (IS) and has strong expertise in a number of disciplines including risk management, IS urbanization development, management of portfolio projects, organizational management, consultancy, financial management of projects, managing multidisciplinary teams, marketing, and several other dynamic areas of specialized interest. He currently Chairs the Center de Séjours Scores d’Afrique Centrale (CSSAC), a Congolese organization whose mission is to contribute to building scientific and technical capacities to ensure sustainable development, through the promotion of education and training. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the NGO, Objectif International Science, (under Swiss law). Moussa has also been an adviser for ICT in the Office of the Prime Minister. Previously he also served in this capacity within the Cabinet of the Minister of Finance (2010-2012), and was Programmer Analyst (with specialization in biometrics) at the National Treatment Center (CNT) of the Independent Electoral Commission (2007-2011). In the past he was Network Administrator of the Aid and Investment Management Platform (PGAI) at the Ministry of Planning , Consultant of the Development Gateway Foundation for the deployment of the PGAI, and Assistant Secretary General of the University of Kinshasa (2007-2009). Moussa is an affiliate member of the International Association for International Association for Counseling (IAC), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the DGroups community for an open government partnership (OGP – Open Government Partnership).
Deputy
Director - Head of Department
General Secretariat for Digital Affairs; Ministry of Digital Affairs
Olga Kavira Kinyamusitu
Director - Head of Department
General Secretariat for Digital Affairs; Ministry of Digital Affairs
Olga is Director-Head of Department of the Applications and Digital Content Department within the General Secretariat for the Digital Economy (Ministry of the Digital Economy). She holds a Master’s degree in Design and Programming and specializes in the digital transformation and development of organizations. She has over ten years’ experience in the digital and public administration sectors.
Over the course of her career, she has managed the digitisation process for a number of public and private administrations and structures. In particular, she has provided these organizations with digital governance and integrated data management tools.
As co-drafter of the Digital Code, the legal framework for regulating the digital sector in DR Congo, she helped to define a solid legal framework for the development of the digital sector in the country.
She currently coordinates and oversees all public policies relating to State applications, public data, digital platforms, digital services for citizens and the emergence of Congolese start-ups.
Her commitment to digital technology is both scientific and practical, and she has published numerous scientific articles on digital technology and is regularly invited to speak at conferences and training courses on the subject.
Vice-Chair of the Réseau des Acteurs du Numérique and initiator of the TechCd Forum, she is a fervent advocate of inclusive and responsible digital technology, convinced that it can be a powerful tool for the economic and social development of the DRC, but that it is important to use it responsibly.
Deputy
Eswatini
Regional Civil Registrar
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Department; Ministry of Home Affairs
Andile Dlamini
Regional Civil Registrar
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Department; Ministry of Home Affairs
Andile DLAMINI is the Regional Civil Registrar for The Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs in Eswatini. As a civil registrar, she is tasked with several duties that ensure a streamline process for the registration of vital events. In 2014, she served as Chairperson for the region’s comprehensive country assessment, of which Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) was represented as a participant. Through the assessment, Eswatini began implementing the recommendations raised. Andile was instrumental in driving the team responsible for reviewing the legal frameworks. She is also part of the management team that monitors and evaluates the system and tools used for the registration processes.
Ambassador
Assistant Regional Civil Registrar
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Department; Ministry of Home Affairs
Phumlani F. Zwane
Assistant Regional Civil Registrar
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Department; Ministry of Home Affairs
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Software Engineer
Royal Science and Technology Park – National Data Center
Lungile Jean Mkhonta
Software Engineer
Royal Science and Technology Park - National Data Center
Lungile Jean Mkhonta is a well-seasoned Software Engineer with 18 years of experience in the IT space and extensive knowledge from working in both the public and private sector. Throughout her career, she has gained diverse experiences in different ministries within government including the Ministry of Home Affairs (Civil registration, Immigration, Refugees department); Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Trade (Registrar of Companies, Licensing department); and the Royal Eswatini Police where she has provided services that include, but not limited to, project management, applications development, and business intelligence.
Ms. Mkhonta joined the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) team in 2014 when Eswatini embarked on a comprehensive country assessment and has been working with the multi-sectoral technical working group (TWG) to strengthen the country’s CRVS system since then. Amongst other responsibilities, the TWG has successfully embarked on the development and enhancement of data collection tools, system upgrades, and compilation of the annual CRVS report.
Ms. Mkhonta has a professional training certificate in Business Analysis, and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the National Taipei University of Technology – Taiwan.
Deputy
Ethiopia
Executive Director, National ID Program
Office of the Prime Minister
Yodahe Zemichael
Executive Director, National ID Program
Office of the Prime Minister
Yodahe Zemichael has more than ten years’ experience as an automation engineer and as Technical Advisor in different roles with government. He has worked in the Ministry of Science and Technology, and presently at the Office of the Prime Minister. In his current capacity, he leads the effort in revamping the Ethiopian National ID Program under the Office of the Prime Minister. Yodahe holds a Masters degree in Mechatronics.
Ambassador
Director General
Information Network Security Agency (INSA)
H.E. Tigist Hamid Mohammed
Director General
Information Network Security Agency (INSA)
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Gabon
Infrastructure Adviser
AGEOS
Aimé-Martial Massamba
Infrastructure Adviser
AGEOS
Aimé Martial Massamba started his career in 1995 as a development engineer at the General Directorate of Information Technology of the Ministry of Finance. There he served as Deputy Project Manager responsible for the development of state-of-the-art microcomputer applications (Computerization of Baccalaureate exams, Management of Equipment for Military Health Services, Management of Decorations, File of Social Aid, Management of the Regulations Law etc.), to the CANADI Project (National Identity Card) within the National Police Force. Passionate about software development, he was in charge of event programming at the Institut Supérieur de Technologie in Libreville from 2001 to 2005. He was then assigned to the General Directorate of Scholarships and Internships to rewrite the Scholarship Management system of the State until his return to the National Agency for Infrastructure and Digital Frequencies (ANINF) in 2012. Subsequently, he was promoted to manage the tech team supporting the contracting authority in the implementation of the IBOGA Project and of the National Certification Authority of Gabon. Prior to being appointed to his current role in February 2023, he served Deputy Director of the IBOGA Project at the Ministry of the Interior and Head of PKI Department at ANINF for 7 years and as Advisor in charge of IT and National ID Card issues from 2020 to 2023.
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Director of Communication and Public Relations
Pensions and Family Benefits Fund for State Agents (CPPF)
Huguette Mboumba Moussodou
Director of Communication and Public Relations
Pensions and Family Benefits Fund for State Agents (CPPF)
Huguette Mboumba Moussodou has been Director of Communication and Public Relations at the Pensions and Family Benefits Fund for State Agents (Caisse des Pensions et des Prestations Familiales des Agents de l’Etat (CPPF)) in Gabon since 2016. Prior to this position, she was Communication Advisor in charge of protocol at the Gabonese Embassy in the United States of America – Washington, DC. She was also a teacher and then Director of Studies at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Secrétariat, now IUSO (Omar BONGO ONDIMBA University, Libreville-Gabon). She is a Graduate of Strayer University, Washington DC.
Deputy
Director General of Development
Ministry for Digital Economy
Michel Audrey Abaga Abessolo
Director General of Development
Ministry for Digital Economy
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Gambia
Registrar, Births and Deaths
Ministry of Health
Lamin B. Fatty
Registrar, Births and Deaths
Ministry of Health
Mr. Lamin B. Fatty is the Registrar for Births and Deaths in The Gambia. He joined the Ministry of Health in 1992 and has been posted at various ranks, eventually being promoted to the position of Deputy Registrar in 2004 and Registrar in 2017.
He oversees birth registration campaigns and works with partners and stakeholders, including UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UNHCR Refugee Commission; government agencies such as the Immigration Department and other community-based organizations on civil registration and other health related activities.
He has an Msc, WAHEB DIP, ADMIN DIP, PEH CETIF, DIP ICT
Ambassador
Ghana
Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary; Head, Legal and Compliance
National Identification Authority (NIA)
Theresa Eson-Benjamin
Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary; Head, Legal and Compliance
National Identification Authority (NIA)
Theresa Eson-Benjamin is the Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Ghana. Theresa joined the NIA in 2017 and has played key roles in the implementation of the National Identification System (NIS) Project of the Republic of Ghana. She has spearheaded the formulation and execution of a number of policy directives for the implementation of the NIS Project, a project which is based on a public private partnership agreement with Identity Management Systems II Limited. Her responsibilities include collaborating with Data User Agencies, Government Institutions and other major stakeholders for the verification of data in NIA’s National Identity Register (NIR) and execution of contracts in support of the collaboration, handling secretarial duties for the NIA Governing Board and acting as the focal person for Monitoring and Evaluation for NIA. Prior to working with the NIA, she practiced as lawyer with the prestigious firm of Messrs. Kulendi@Law, a reputable law firm in the capital city of Ghana for a period of seven years. Theresa is a Solicitor and Barrister by profession with 10 years standing at the Bar of England and Wales. She was called to the Ghana Bar in 2011 and is an Associate Insurer, Chartered Insurance Institute, UK. She holds a Master’s in Insurance and Banking Law.
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Datacenter Manager and Information Security Coordinator
National Identification Authority (NIA)
Reuben Tetteh
Datacenter Manager and Information Security Coordinator
National Identification Authority (NIA)
Reuben Tetteh is Datacenter Manager and Information Security Coordinator at the National Identification Authority (NIA), Ghana. Prior to that, he was Deputy Head of Datacenter Operations where he was responsible for the end-to-end management of the Datacenter infrastructure and its related services. He previously served as a Network/System administrator and then as Acting Head of Technology & Biometrics at the NIA. He sits on several NIA committees and is currently the lead for the NIA business continuity plan drafting committee.
Reuben has an MBA from the Accra Business School, in affiliation with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also has an MSc in Information Communication Technology and a Post Graduate Diploma in ICT (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration) and a BSc in Business computing and Information Systems from Wales University.
Deputy
Guinea
Coordinator of the reform and modernization of civil registration and identification
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization
Djenabou Touré Camara
Coordinator of the reform and modernization of civil registration and identification
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization
Djenabou Touré Camara is the Coordinator of the reform and modernization of civil registration and identification at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization. Prior to this, she was Director of the Electoral Register Department at the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in Guinea. She is former National Deputy Director of Electoral Administration at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation and Department Executive on secondment to the CENI for more than ten years.
Mrs. Touré Camara has been in the field of elections organization for about fifteen years and specializes in voter identification and the constitution of biometric electoral files. She is a member of the interministerial committee for the reform and modernization of the civil registry and has participated in several regional, sub-regional and national meetings and seminars on identification and civil registry.
She is passionate about citizen identification.
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Director General
National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES)
Sayon Dambélé
Director General
National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES)
M. Sayon DAMBELE is a sociologist by training and a specialist in social and health policies. A graduate of the University of Conakry and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris (EHESS/ENS), he has been working for fifteen years on various issues relating to social vulnerability, drugs and addictions as well as development issues.
After ten years spent in France, he returned to Guinea where he headed a multidisciplinary design office before being recruited by the Wuri-Guinea Populations Digital Identification Program, financed by the World Bank, as a specialist at the social center. On January 21, 2022, he was appointed Director General of the National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES) by presidential decree.
Deputy
Deputy Director General
National State Digitalization Agency (ANDE)
Mariame Bah
Deputy Director General
National State Digitalization Agency (ANDE)
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Guinea-Bissau
Director, Higher Education and Scientific Research Establishments Monitoring Service
Technological Institute for Administrative Modernization (ITMA).
Dr. Fernandinho D. Sanca
Director, Higher Education and Scientific Research Establishments Monitoring Service
Technological Institute for Administrative Modernization (ITMA).
Fernandinho Domingos Sanca is the Director of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Establishments Monitoring Service at the Technological Institute for Administrative Modernization in Guinea Bissau. Prior to this, he was Legal Advisor at ITMA. He also lectures at Lusófona University, Guinea-Bissau. In his capacity as a lawyer, he promotes the introduction of amendments to the draft Civil Registry Code related to an electronic civil registry. The amendment includes a move towards incorporating the use of new technologies and electronic signatures in the Guinean Civil Registry. He participated in the formation of the State Electronic Certification System carried out in an intensive regime in the facilities of the National Press – Casa da Moeda, S. (UN-EGOV) UN University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance. He was National Legal Consultant for the computerization of the Civil Registry of Guinea-Bissau, in the PAS-PALOP project financed by the European Union (2017-2018). He holds a PhD in Law from Carlos III University, Madrid, Spain; a Masters in Private Law from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain; a Masters in Legal Counseling from the Marta Abreu Central University of las Villas, Cuba; and a Law Degree from the Marta Abreu Central University of Las Villas (Cuba-2002). Fernandinho has also published several academic papers in international journals.
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Country Coordinator, GESTDOC
Camões IP
Edson Pereira
Country Coordinator, GESTDOC
Camões IP
Edson Pereira is Coordinator of the project GESTDOC – Modernizing and strengthening secure identity chains and documental security. He is a Project Manager linked to projects of information systems and technologies, civil and electronic identification, e-governance and sustainable development strategies related to ICT. Consultant for over 13 years, in several multinationals, in recent years he has been dedicated to transformation and innovation in public administration, mainly in Portugal and Guinea-Bissau.
Deputy
Principal Registrar, 6th Civil Registry Office of Bissau
Directorate-General for Civil Identification, Registries and Notaries; Ministry of Justice
José Alves Té
Principal Registrar, 6th Civil Registry Office of Bissau
Directorate-General for Civil Identification, Registries and Notaries; Ministry of Justice
Deputy
Kenya
Secretary
National Registration Bureau
Dr. Christopher Wanjau
Secretary
National Registration Bureau
Bio not yet available
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Assistant Director, ICT
National Registration Bureau
Anderson Chebii
Assistant Director, ICT
National Registration Bureau
Anderson Kimutai CHEBII is an Assistant Director ICT at the National Registration Bureau, Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Kenya. He has over 19 years’ professional experience in ICT; 15 years as Head of ICT at National Registration Bureau and 4 years at National Treasury, implementation of Integrated Financial Management Systems (IFMIS).
Anderson has participated in designing various government programs spanning Identity, project and financial managements. He holds an MSc in Computer Systems and BSc Honours in Mathematics and Computer Science from Jomo Kenyatta University. He has certifications in Oracle Database Administration, Systems Administration, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle Financials and Identity Management.
Deputy
Secretary, ICT, e-Government and Digital Economy
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy
Mary Kerema
Secretary, ICT, e-Government and Digital Economy
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Lesotho
Former Principal Secretary
Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police
Tumelo Raboletsi
Former Principal Secretary
Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police
Tumelo Raboletsi is the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police of the Kingdom of Lesotho. He has been instrumental in the establishment, design and current operations of the Department of National Identity and Civil Registry. He is also responsible for conducting consultations with relevant authorities to ensure appropriate staffing. Prior to his current role, he served as Director and was Acting Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs where he was responsible for the departments of Immigration and Passport Services and was Project Manager for the integrated ePassport and Border Management system and the National Identity and Civil Registry system.
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Director
National Identity and Civil Registry (NICR); Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police
Napo Khuele
Director
National Identity and Civil Registry (NICR); Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship, Home Affairs and Police
Napo Khuele currently serves as Director of the National Identity and Civil Registry (NICR) Department in Lesotho. He is a former Investigator with the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences and has been a part of the NICR department since its establishment 10 years ago as Integrity and Quality Assurance Manager.
He was an integral part of the team that participated in the design and development of the integrated Civil Registration and Identity Management automated system and the roll out of the National ID program in Lesotho. He is also a member of the CRVS Core Team that led and coordinated the comprehensive assessment of the CRVS system in Lesotho and participated in the development of the CRVS strategic plan following the CRVS system Comprehensive Assessment.
Deputy
Director General, ICT
Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation
Thapeli Tjabane
Director General, ICT
Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation
Bio not available yet.
Deputy
Liberia
Deputy Executive Director for Technical services
National Identification Registry (NIR)
Zeze Reed
Deputy Executive Director for Technical services
National Identification Registry (NIR)
Mr. Zeze Reed has been the Deputy Executive Director for Technical services at the National Identification Registry since October of 2015. He brings to this position over 30 years of management and organizational skills, quality assurance, program development and training experience. Prior to joining the National Identification Registry, he severed as Project Director at DATAWARE cooperation where he directed the integration of an on-line banking package for the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI). He also supervised a team of business, systems and program analysts in the design and implementation of the entire on-line banking package, prepared materials and conducted training for LBDI staff. He also served as Senior Manager for Data Processing at the National Housing & Savings Bank, where he managed the development of an interactive database for the bank’s operations, supervised teams of programmers and systems analysts, developed a computerized reporting system for the bank’s operations including assets and liabilities, developed system maintenance procedures including backups and recoveries, planned and executed systems development projects using consultancies, prepared materials, and conducted training for bank operations. Mr. Reed holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Liberia and MSc in Information Technology Management from American University, Washington D.C., USA.
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Assistant Director-General for Public Information, Education and Training
National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP)
Winston Jah
Assistant Director-General for Public Information, Education and Training
National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP)
Winston Q. Jah is currently the Assistant Director-General for Public Information, Education and Training at the National Social Security & Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), Liberia, where he is responsible for corporate public relations activities, chief educator on the national social security programs and staff professional development training specialist.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree in Economics from the University of Liberia and has obtained several achievement certificates including Pension Core Training (2007), International Training Center (ILO), Turin, Italy; World Bank Core Pension Training, World Bank Group (2010), Washington, D.C. USA; Strategic Planning for Senior Managers, (2012), Institute for Capacity Development, Windhoek, Namibia; Self Introductory Records Management ((2012), Carter Center, Monrovia, Liberia; Plain Language Reader Focus Training Course (2011); Customer Care 101 (2012). He also acquired local training in a number of professional courses, including Work Performance Appraisal Training (2011); Leadership, Module: 8, Team Building and Leadership, Liberia Institute of Success Technology & Leadership Studies, among others. In addition, he has represented NASSCORP at several meetings/seminars regionally and globally and served as resource assistant to the Technical Committee on Pension Reforms (2014 – 2016).
Deputy
Madagascar
Civil Administrator and Director of Support to the Civil Status System
Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization
Haingotiana Rasitefanoelina
Civil Administrator and Director of Support to the Civil Status System
Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization
Haingotiana Rasitefanoelina is currently Director of Support for the Civil Status System at the Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization. In this capacity, she ensures the proper functioning of the civil status system and coordinates reforms and related activities. She is responsible for implementing the Ministry’s civil registration guidelines and works closely with stakeholders in the civil registration system. She is also Permanent Secretary of the National Coordination Committee responsible for improving civil status registration systems and civil status statistics – CNC-CRVS. Chaired by the Minister of the Interior and Decentralization, the committee was created as part of the county’s implementation of the APAI-CRVS program. In her role, she oversees the operations of this committee whose main activities consist in implementing Government strategies and directives in the field of civil status. As the CRVS Senior Coordinator in Madagascar, she is the interlocutor between the different sectors of the Administration concerned with civil status, but also between the Committee and the Development Partners who support the reforms of the civil registration system. Recently, in collaboration with a team of consultants, she led the national assessment of CRVS systems and the development of the ten-year strategic plan for the improvement of these systems, whose vision is to have a system of civil status modern development guaranteeing the rights and obligations of the individual, in the service of the community. A system to identify each individual from birth, secure the management of identity and establish the basis of e-governance in Madagascar. Haingotiana is a Civil Administrator with a Degree in Public Administration, a Master’s Degree in Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Law. She has followed several trainings in various countries to enhance performance procedures in public administration, the effectiveness of public policies and the improvement of governance in the public sector and local development.
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Director of Programming and Monitoring and Evaluation
Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization
Serge Aina Nirina
Director of Programming and Monitoring and Evaluation
Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization
Serge Aina Nirina is Director of Programming and Monitoring and Evaluation in the Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization of Madagascar. In his current position, he is at the heart of the implementation and monitoring of the various activities of the Ministry. He also works closely with the Department responsible for the reform of the civil status system and thus participates in the implementation of the reform in progress.
He has served as Administrative District Head and Representative of the State in some Districts in Madagascar. With his wide experience in the field, he conducted retroactive birth registration operations with the objective of issuing copies of birth certificates and national identity cards within the framework of the implementation of the birth registration rehabilitation program or EKA Program.
Serge is a graduate in Public Administration and holds a master’s degree in Management. He has knowledge and skills in various fields including legal, strategic, IT and managerial.
Deputy
Director General of ICT Operations and Outreach
Ministry of Digital Development, Digital Transformation, Post and Telecommunications
Tahiri Ranjaonarisoa
Director General of ICT Operations and Outreach
Ministry of Digital Development, Digital Transformation, Post and Telecommunications
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Malawi
Principal Secretary
National Registration Bureau; Ministry of Homeland Security
Mphatso Augustine Sambo
Principal Secretary
National Registration Bureau; Ministry of Homeland Security
Bio not available
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Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretary
National Switch Limited
Gertrude Kadumbo
Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretary
National Switch Limited
Gertrude Kadumbo is a certified digital identity and digital financial services practitioner by Tufts University, Fletcher School under the Digital Frontiers Institute. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Information and Technology and a master’s degree in Business Administration.
She has formulated national retail digital payments strategies and has implemented and operationalized all-inclusive national payment switches that are designed to address financial inclusion through interoperability of retail digital financial systems.
Gertrude has immense experience in digital financial services, bank operations and in the implementation and management of digital financial solutions. She is passionate about identification for development and about enabling digital finance service delivery to accelerate social and economic development for marginalized populations.
She works closely with the Malawi National Registration Bureau on various aspects that include verifiable identification and other projects; with central banks, Ministries of Finance, commercial banks, non-banks financial institutions such as Mobile Money Operators, Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) and other key stakeholders including international organizations such as the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group.
Deputy
Director of eGovernment
Ministry of Information and Digitalization
Paul Katema
Director of eGovernment
Ministry of Information and Digitalization
Paul Katema, currently serving as the Director of eGovernment in the Ministry of Information and Digitalization, is an accomplished cyber security expert and entrepreneur. With over 10 years of extensive experience spanning across the government, NGO, banking, and IT sectors, he is the founder of Sayiba, a local cyber security consulting company. Previously, he held senior positions in Malawi, Kenya, and South Sudan, showcasing a diverse expertise across various regions and industries.
Deputy
Mali
National Director, Civil Status
National Directorate of Civil Status
Dr. Abdoulaye Alkadi
National Director, Civil Status
National Directorate of Civil Status
Abdoulaye ALKADI holds a doctorate in Law from the University of Paris II Assas and has served as Sub-Prefect, Prefect, and regional Governor. He served as Chargé de Mission, Technical Advisor and Chef de Cabinet for several ministerial departments, including Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Economy and Finance, Civil Service and State Reform, Culture, Crafts and Tourism, and was also Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet. He is currently the National Director of Civil Status. Since his appointment, Dr. Abdoulaye ALKADI has participated in all conferences of African ministers in charge of civil registration as an expert. He was appointed facilitator at the last CRVS conference (6th) and Expert at the Panel High level meeting for Mortality Surveillance Due from September 26-29, 2022 in Lusaka, Zambia.
Dr. Abdoulaye ALKADI is very interested in the issues of new information and development technologies, but also in the modernization of civil registration.
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Director, Civil Status Data Processing Center
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation (MATD)
Commandant Simbo Keita
Director, Civil Status Data Processing Center
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation (MATD)
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Secretary General
Ministry of Communication, Digital Economy and Modernization of Administration
Alkaïdi Amar Toure
Secretary General
Ministry of Communication, Digital Economy and Modernization of Administration
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Mauritania
Director General
General Directorate of Information and Communication Systems; Ministry of Interior and Decentralization
Mohamed N’tilitt
Director General
General Directorate of Information and Communication Systems; Ministry of Interior and Decentralization
Mohamed N’tilitt is a state engineer in computer science with more than 25 years’ experience in public service in Mauritania. He is currently Director General of the General Directorate of Information and Communication Systems in the Ministry of Interior and Decentralization. Prior to this, he served as Director General of the Electoral Process Support Services Directorate and Director of Informatics and Electoral Record at the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for over 6 years. At CENI he was responsible for organizing the Biometric Electoral Census, establishing the voters’ list and cards, and processing electoral data. Prior to this, Mohamed was Director of Informatics and Statistical Studies at the Ministry of the Interior, responsible for organizing elections for 10 years before this mission was entrusted to the CENI. Previously, he was appointed Director of IT and Vital Statistics at the Secretariat of State for Civil Status. As Director, he played an essential role in the establishment of a National Identification Number for each citizen and the implementation of the National Biometric Identity Card project in the year 2000. This resulted in the establishment of a national center with the Automated System for the Identification of Digital Fingerprints (AFIS) and the production of over 2 million biometric National Identity Cards.
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Cabinet Attaché and Project Manager
Ministry of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Modernization of Administration
Soraya Habott
Cabinet Attaché and Project Manager
Ministry of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Modernization of Administration
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Director General
State Digital Agency
Boide Ould Sghair
Director General
State Digital Agency
Dr. Boide Ould Sghair is currently Director General of the State Digital Agency, the Mauritanian government’s main instrument for digital transformation in both the public administration and socio-economic sectors. He was Secretary General of the National Agency for the Population and Secure Titles Register for 9 years, Technical Director of the same Agency for 3 years and an IT consultant in the banking sector for 10 years in France.
Dr. Boide Ould Sghair holds a PhD in Computer Science and Mathematics from the Université de la Méditerranée, Aix-Marseille II, and is a Professor at the University of Nouakchott.
Deputy
Mauritius
Permanent Secretary
Prime Minister’s Office
Devendre Gopaul
Permanent Secretary
Prime Minister’s Office
Mr. Devendre Gopaul has more than 30 years of experience in the public sector. He is currently the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office and is attached to the Defence and Home Affairs Division. As Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. D. Gopaul has a leading role for the implementation of major government decisions. He also has wide working experience both at local and international level as Technical and Administrative Officer at the World Health Organization.
For more than 15 years, Mr. D. Gopaul has been assigned the portfolio of the Civil Status Division and he has been involved in all matters leading to policy and legal decisions towards ensuring and enabling a comprehensive civil registration system. He has worked on major projects of the Government regarding the Civil Status Divisions such as the introduction of Smart Laminated Identity Cards in Year 2013 and amendment of the various law regarding civil registration such as Civil Status Act, Immigration Act, Data Protection Act, ICT Act, Electronic Transactions Act, Child Protection’s Act, Quarantine Act, Covid 19 Bill etc.
On 06 October 2022, Mr. D. Gopaul has been appointed Responsible Officer for the Civil Status Division. This appointment conferred upon him, as per the Civil Status Act, the responsibility for the registration of all births, deaths, marriages and of every other matter relating to the civil status of persons in the Republic of Mauritius. In addition of being the Responsible Officer, he is also the repository of the Civil Status Database and the Central Population Database which hold particulars of births, deaths and marriages of every citizen of Mauritius.
In the quest for excelling in the public sector, Mr. D. Gopaul has pursued higher qualification on legal, administrative and technical areas which embraces the following: Completion Certificate (Bar)- New Zealand Council of Legal Education, LLM (CPE)-University of Wolverhampton, LLM with specialization in Public International Law- University of London, LLB University of London, MSc Applied Economics- University of Mauritius, Diplome du Cycle International D’Administration Publique- Ecole Nationale d’Administration Public (France), Post Graduate Certificate in Education- Mauritius Institute of Education, Graduate Diploma in Statistics-Institute of Statisticians UK, Diploma in Management Studies- University of Mauritius, Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety- National College of Industrial Hygiene, Australia.
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Temp. Principal Civil Status Officer, Civil Status Division
Prime Minister’s Office
Beena Damadarsing-Goorapah
Temp. Principal Civil Status Officer, Civil Status Division
Prime Minister’s Office
Mrs. Beena Damadarsing-Goorapah has 11 years of experience at the Civil Status Division (CSD) which she joined in October 2010 as Civil Status Officer. For the last 7 years she has been performing at Senior Management level attached to the Office of the Registrar of Civil Status. In April 2021, Mrs. Damadarsing-Goorapah was appointed Temp. Principal Civil Status Officer which makes her the First Female Officer in that post and the second in the line of hierarchy of CSD. Her responsibilities at the CSD constitute registration of all civil events and other matters related to the status/identity of a person in the Republic of Mauritius. Over the years, she has brought major changes at the CSD which include Setting up of a Marriage Hall for celebration of civil marriages, Digitalisation of civil status records, Online Application of civil status extracts and Amendment of Civil Status Act 1981. She holds a Master in Business Administration (General) and a BSc Hons. Public Administration and Management.
Deputy
Lead Programme Manager
Central Informatic Bureau; Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation
Tasleem Chitamun
Lead Programme Manager
Central Informatic Bureau; Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Morocco
NPR Project Director; Head of Strategy Division, Information System
Ministry of Interior
Dr. Omar El Alami
NPR Project Director; Head of Strategy Division, Information System
Ministry of Interior
Dr. Omar EL ALAMI has over 25 years’ experience in Public Administration, with particular focus on projects involving digitization, simplification and modernization of procedures. He began his professional career in 1993 at the Ministry of Foreign Trade as Chief of the Operations Department. In 1998 he became Chief of the Computer and Communications Division at the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs. In 2007 he served as DSI to the Wilaya of the greater Casablanca region. Since 2010 he has been serving as Head of the division for Information Systems Strategy within the Ministry of Interior, Morocco. He is also Project Director for the National Population Registry. Dr. EL ALAMI holds a Doctorate in Engineering for Information Systems.
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Director, Morocco Digital ID Project
General Directorate of National Security (DGSN)
Mouhcine Yejjou
Director, Morocco Digital ID Project
General Directorate of National Security (DGSN)
After 3 years’ experience in the private sector (Caen / France), Mouhcine Yejjou joined the DGSN in 2004 as a state IT engineer in the telecommunications department, where for several years he held the post of head of network administration, and took part in a number of structuring projects for the DGSN. In 2017, the DGSN underwent a major modernization project, including the appointment of Mr. Yejjou as project manager for the new electronic national identity card, a project that will extend to the creation for the first time of an inclusive digital identity for all Moroccan citizens.
As head of a digital team within the DGSN’s Information System and Communication Directorate, he is now considered one of the leading national and regional experts on identification, digital transformation and e-health. He is a member of several working groups on digital transformation in Morocco, and represents the Kingdom on the African Union’s digital identification working group.
Deputy
Policy Officer, Data and AI
Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform
Ahlam Narham
Policy Officer, Data and AI
Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform
An expert in data management and artificial intelligence, she is currently in charge of Data and AI Policy in the Office of the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform in Morocco. With previous experience as Chief Data Visualization Officer at the Directorate General of Public Finance, she helped shape public data policies. Prior to this, she held senior positions at Société Générale, BPCE and HSBC, acquiring diverse expertise in both the public and private sectors. Her strategic leadership and commitment to innovation distinguish her as a key player in shaping policies to harness the potential of data and AI for socio-economic development.
Deputy
Mozambique
National Director of Registries and Notaries
Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs
Hon. Manuel Malunga
National Director of Registries and Notaries
Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs
Hon. Manuel MALUNGA is the National Director of Registries and Notaries in Mozambique. Prior to this he served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs in Mozambique. He joined the public service in 1996, serving in various positions such as National Director of Registries and Notaries and Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice. He has chaired subcommittees for reviewing the civil register and notarial codes, coordinated the subcommittees responsible for revising the Code of Commercial Register, and has coordinated the Commission for drafting the law on agriculture-livestock associations. Aside from his role in public service, Mr. MALUNGA has been a professor at the Faculty of Law of Eduardo Mondlane University Maputo in Mozambique since 2002, and at the Catholic University of Mozambique (Faculty of Law – Law of minors), since 2016. He has spoken at several conferences and has both authored and co-othered several publications including policies and legal texts.
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Senior Official, Registry and Notary Services
Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs
Fátima Achá Baronet
Senior Official, Registry and Notary Services
Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs
Fátima Achá Baronet is a Senior Official of Registry and Notary Services at the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs of Mozambique. She served as the Deputy National Director of Registries and Notary from 2015 to 2024. Prior to that, she was Director of the 4th and 3rd Notary Offices of Maputo. She has a Law Degree from the Higher Institute of Science and Technology of Mozambique (ISCTEM) and is also a graduate of the Center for Legal and Judicial Training.
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Board Chairman
National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC)
Dr. Lourino Chemane
Board Chairman
National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC)
Lourino Alberto Chemane is a Professor of computer systems at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique working in the Information and Communication Technology for more than 30 years. Since April 2021 is the Chairman of the Board of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (INTIC).
From 2010 to 2021 he was the ICT Adviser to the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Mozambique and the CEO of MoRENet (Mozambique Research and Education Network) from 2016 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Coordinator of the Mozambique eGovernment and Communication Infrastructure Project (MEGCIP).
He Holds a PhD Degree (2011) in Computer and Systems Science from Stockholm University, a Master’s Degree (2007) in eGovernance from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a Master’s Degree (1999) in Electronics Engineering (MEng) from the University of Pretoria, and an undergraduate degree in electronic engineering from Eduardo Mondlane University. He also holds a Diploma (2018) in Contemporary Diplomacy with Specialization in Internet Governance from the University of Malta, is a member of the first generation of the Emerging African Innovation Leaders Programme graduated by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino in 2019, and completed the European Union Cyber Diplomacy (EU-CD) Scholarship Programme with the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in 2023.
Deputy
Namibia
Director, National Population Register, Identification and Production, Department of Civil Registration
Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
Tulimeke Munyika
Director, National Population Register, Identification and Production, Department of Civil Registration
Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
Tulimeke Munyika is the Director for the National Population Register (NPR), Identification and Production under the Department of Civil Registration, since 2019. In her current role, she is responsible for managing the NPR as well as National Population Identification and Production. Her current major projects include the law reform of civil registration and identity management and the operationalization of the Civil Registration and Identification Bill
Tulimeke holds a Baccalaureus Juris Degree, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Namibia and a post graduate degree in public administration of mines and mineral resources from the Paris School of Mines. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in 2008 and litigated until 2013 when she joined the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration as Deputy Director for Legal Support Services. She now uses her legal knowledge and experience to enrich her work in the field of civil registration and identity management.
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Control Administrative Officer
Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
Festus Abiatar
Control Administrative Officer
Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Niger
Director General, Civil Status, Migration and Refugees
Ministry of the Interior, Public Security and Territorial Administration
Fatsouma Dankaou
Director General, Civil Status, Migration and Refugees
Ministry of the Interior, Public Security and Territorial Administration
On 4 January 2024, Fatsouma Dankaou was appointed Director General of the Civil Registry, Migration and Refugees within the Ministry of the Interior, Public Security and Territorial Administration, Niger. Prior to that, she served as Regional Director of Civil Status in Dosso (2009-2010), Regional Director of Civil Status, Migration and Refugees in Niamey (2010-2018), then Head of the Protection and Assistance to Refugees and Asylum Seekers Division (2018-2024).
She holds a Masters in Project Management (2006) from the Niamey International Management Institute and joined the civil service in 2008 through a competitive examination.
Fatsouma is an advocate of equal opportunities and has always strived for gender balance at the various levels of posts.
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Head of Passport Department
Ministry of the Interior, Public Security and Territorial Administration
Superintendent Saâdou Boubacar Cissé
Head of Passport Department
Ministry of the Interior, Public Security and Territorial Administration
Superintendent Saâdou Boubacar Cissé is Head of the Passport Department at the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST), National Police Headquarters.
He has spent his entire professional career working in the field of personal identification, legal identity and the use of biometrics to improve the handling of people at border controls and elsewhere.
From 2010 to date, he has twice been Head of the Travel Documents and Titles Division, Head of the Cybercrime Division and finally Head of the Passports Department. He is one of the National Experts in Biometrics, E-Documents and Cybercrime.
A senior officer of the Niger National Police, he holds a higher technical diploma (DTS) in Industrial and Electronic Computing and a Masters in Security, Inter-Army Coordination and International Cooperation from SAPIENZA University in Rome, Italy.
Deputy
General Secretary
National Data Protection Authority (HAPDP)
Moussa Seyni Gado
General Secretary
National Data Protection Authority (HAPDP)
Moussa Seyni Gado has served as the General Secretary of Niger’s National Data Protection Authority (HAPDP) since the creation of the institution. He is a qualified magistrate and has held a number of judicial posts in Niger’s courts and in the central administration of the Ministry of Justice. In particular, he has held the position of judge in charge of civil, commercial and customary matters. In this capacity, he has dealt with civil status issues and regularly takes part in elections organised in Niger. He is also a graduate of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Democracy. A human rights, good governance and data protection trainer, he is also interested in all matters relating to identification and the protection of privacy.
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Nigeria
Director General/CEO
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote
Director General/CEO
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote has over fifteen (15) years of experience in information technology telecommunications, finance, oil & gas, healthcare, government, and public utilities.
She served as the Technology & Communications head at Bate Litwin (an engineering company, a former subsidiary of Litwin, France) on projects such as Chevron ESA (JV with Atlas, etc.). Prior to her stint at Bate Litwin, she has held several key positions in different companies, where she was responsible for information technology policies and systems implementation, project management and software development, across Nigeria and the United Kingdom. With her expertise and wealth of experience in information technology and data management, she has consulted for various entities on development and implementation of robust electronic identity database management systems.
She was the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (“LASIMRA”) where her day-to-day functions saw her managing key utility infrastructure providers – telecommunication, power, and gas operators – to promote standards and procedures in infrastructural development and maintenance, reducing damage to public utilities whilst fostering collaboration amongst the stakeholders in improving public safety and transforming Lagos state to a smart city.
Her innovative work at LASIMRA was impactful within the utility infrastructure space and well acknowledged amongst its stakeholders and the public, which saw her being recognised as one of the value-driven CEOs of excellence that powered Nigeria’s economic growth in 2022 based on LASIMRA’s contribution to digital infrastructure.
Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote is currently the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NIMC.
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Director, SERVICOM
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
Florence Ogom Oloruntade
Director, SERVICOM
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
Florence Ogom Oloruntade currently serves as the Director, Head/SERVICOM of the National Identity Management Commission. She oversees the implementation of the NIMC SERVICE CHARTER which is the NIMC’s Service Compact Agreement with the public/citizenry/stakeholders to ensure excellent service delivery in the course of executing its primary mandate of issuing a National Identification Number to all citizens and legal residents in Nigeria. She leads the development of customer centric strategies and policies that will enhance citizens’ satisfaction with the National Identity Program ensuring that all service level agreements on all NIMC’s services are strictly adhered to at all service points of the NIMC.
She began her career in the identity sector in 2006 as a pioneer team member in the Secretariat of Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Implementation of Government Decisions on Consumer Credit System, National Outsourcing Initiative and Harmonization of Identification Schemes in Nigeria; and later transited into the National Identity Management Commission in 2007.
Florence has over sixteen years’ experience in the identity management sector and is also well-versed in operations management, policy analysis, strategic planning, public affairs, human resources and business development.
Prior to her appointment as the Director/Head SERVICOM of the NIMC, she held several key positions within the Operations Department of the Commission both as a Regional Coordinator for the South-South and North Central Regions and subsequently, as Head, Liaisons for the Southern Regions of the country where she directed, coordinated and provided direct oversight of operational activities in all the states and local government areas within the designate regions; and successfully developed and implemented strategies and workplans for the coordination, monitoring and evaluation of all NIMC’s operations within same.
Florence holds a first degree in English and Literary Studies from a renowned university in Nigeria and other certificates on Strategic Leadership and Policy Making from the National Institute For Policy & Strategic Studies; Capacity Building Program for e-Government in Nigeria from the Federal Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy; PPP Skills and Competency online Training from the United Kingdom.
Deputy
Rwanda
Director General
National Identification Agency (NIDA), Ministry of ICT and Innovation
Josephine Mukesha
Director General
National Identification Agency (NIDA), Ministry of ICT and Innovation
Josephine MUKESHA is Director General at the National Identification Agency (NIDA) in Rwanda since February 2017. Ms. MUKESHA has a strong database management background based on intensive academic training and more than 10 years’ work experience in database management, mobile software applications, networking, project management and people management. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of IT for the Database and Applications division at NIDA for over 8 years.
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Digital Identity and Trust Services Expert
Rwanda Information Society Authority(RISA); Ministry of ICT and Innovation
Jean Claude Niyokwizerwa
Digital Identity and Trust Services Expert
Rwanda Information Society Authority(RISA); Ministry of ICT and Innovation
Jean Claude Niyokwizerwa is seconded to the Rwanda Digital Acceleration Project from Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA). Currently, he is the project’s expert in Digital Identity and Trust Services where he oversees overall Implementation of Single Digital Identity (SDID). He has 15 years of experience in ICT, Immerging Technologies and Projects Management. Throughout the years he has contributed to various engagements including participating in the formulation and enforcement of different regulatory instruments in the ICT sector. He has also led research and implementation of a distributed systems architecture on behalf of RURA and the Smart Africa Secretariat. He also coordinated the Rwanda chapter of ITU Smart Incubator programme, aimed at using frontier technologies such AI, IoT and Block chain and linking the innovations through start-ups and SMEs for adoption of the ITU standardization.
Jean Claude holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from the Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA) Kigali-Rwanda and Master of Science Degree in Information Technology Management from Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Deputy
São Tomé and Príncipe
Chief Registrar of Central Registries
Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights
Ilma Vaz da Trindade Salvaterra
Chief Registrar of Central Registries
Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights
Ilma Vaz da Trindade Salvaterra is General Director of Registries and Notaries since August 2020.
She began her career as a jurist in 2009 at the Ministry of Justice and State Reform, having held, among other functions, that of Advisor to the Minister of Justice for Legislative Policy in 2009, Director of the Single Office for Business Creation, between 2010 and 2020, she cumulatively exercised the functions of Chief Conservator of Central and National Director of Public Administration in 2019/2020.
She has a Law Degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau Special Administrative Region – People’s Republic of China.
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Director, Civil and Criminal Identification Center (CICC)
Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights
Aurea Quaresma dos Santos Fernandes
Director, Civil and Criminal Identification Center (CICC)
Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights
Aurea Quaresma dos Santos Fernandes is the National Director of the CICC (Civil and Criminal Identification Center) at the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights in Sao Tome & Principe. She has worked as a Public Servant at the Ministry of Justice of Sao Tome, in the General Directorate for Registries and Notaries for 20 years and currently holds the rank of Third class Higher Technician. She has a Degree in Law, Public Administration and Political Sciences from the University of Sao Tome e Principe.
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IT and Personal Data Processing Inspector
National Data Protection Agency (ANPDP)
Kiltioson Quaresma de Oliveira Viegas
IT and Personal Data Processing Inspector
National Data Protection Agency (ANPDP)
Kiltioson Quaresma de Oliveira Viegas is a multidisciplinary professional with a solid academic background and experience in the Public Administration of São Tomé and Príncipe. He has a master’s degree in Economics and Management applied to Business, as well as a degree in Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering. Since 2009, he has been a member of the São Toméan Public Administration, performing crucial functions at the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge (INIC), where he rose to the position of Government Network Administrator. INIC, whose purpose is to implement the Information and Knowledge Society in São Tomé and Príncipe, also recognized him as a member of the Board of Directors in 2019, entrusting him with the role of Technical Administrator. In addition, he stands out as coordinator of the CISCO Academy in STP and instructor of the CCNA course, highlighting his significant contribution to the country’s technological and scientific development.
Deputy
Senegal
Director, Information System, Agency for Universal Health Coverage
Senegalese Agency for Universal Health Coverage (SEN-CSU)
Mouhamed Mahi Sy
Director, Information System, Agency for Universal Health Coverage
Senegalese Agency for Universal Health Coverage (SEN-CSU)
Mouhamed Sy is Information Systems Director of the Agency for Universal Health Coverage, Republic of Senegal. He oversees the implementation of the Integrated Management Information System for Universal Healthcare Coverage in Senegal. Mouhamed began his career in Paris, in the services and computer engineering sectors. In 2001, he returned to Senegal to join Chaka Computer, later becoming Director General. In this area of expertise, he contributed to the launch of Money Express, the first 100% African money transfer network. He also succeeded in establishing the “Call Me” call center network in Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea. Under his leadership, Chaka Computer will open a credit card personalization and biometric identification solution (Chaka Card Systems) in Côte d’Ivoire. Mouhamed also founded JSURF Consulting, a firm specializing in information systems and telecom consulting, and will be responsible for the launch of the Etrans Payment Systems, Agroway and BankAnywhere brands. He continues to accompany the State, as a consultant, on major projects related to ICTs and digital identity.
Mouhamed has an engineering degree in Studies and Development, a Master’s in Business Management, and a certificate in Web Technologies.
He teaches e-gov at the Leopold Sedar Senghor University of Alexandria in Egypt and is a member of the scientific council of the African Center of Excellence in Computer Mathematics and ICT at the University of Saint Louis in Senegal.
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Director General
National Civil Status Agency (ANEC); Ministry of Territorial Communities, Development and Regional Planning
Aliou Ousmane Sall
Director General
National Civil Status Agency (ANEC); Ministry of Territorial Communities, Development and Regional Planning
Aliou Ousmane SALL is Director General of the newly created National Civil Status Agency (ANEC) at the Ministry of Territorial Communities, Development and Regional Planning. ANEC is responsible for defining the guidelines and ensuring the implementation of civil registration policies. It provides technical support and accompaniment to territorial actors and populations in all areas relating to the functioning of centers and the modernization of civil registration. From 2014 to 2019, Mr. SALL was respectively Head of the Studies and Planning Division at the Local Development Agency and Responsible for Operations of the National Observatory of Decentralization and Local Development (ONDDL). At the same time, he was a Member of the Restricted Technical Committee for the preparation of the plans for National Land Use Planning. Mr. SALL holds a Master in Urban Planning and Management. He is also Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Bokidiawé, responsible for cooperation and external relations.
Deputy
Director of Information and Communication Technologies
Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy
Aissatou Jeanne Ndiaye
Director of Information and Communication Technologies
Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy
Aissatou Jeanne Ndiaye is an IT engineer by training and has more than 17 years’ experience in the digital transformation of the public sector.
A specialist in project management and strategic planning, she has been at the heart of major computerization projects in Senegal. She is known for her pragmatism and her ability to deliver results. Mrs. Ndiaye is currently Director of Information and Communication Technologies at the Ministry in charge of Digital Technologies. In particular, she is responsible for putting in place a framework conducive to the development of digital uses and services. As such, she has led the development of the data strategy, the artificial intelligence strategy, the assessment of the maturity of Senegal’s ethical AI and the updating of the cybersecurity strategy. She also monitors the implementation of the action plan for the digitization of the Administration.
She understood very early on that digital technology is a vector for innovation and empowerment, which is why since 2012 she has been committed to reducing the digital divide by inviting young girls and women to pursue STEM studies, and by helping socially disadvantaged people to take digital literacy training courses.
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Sierra Leone
Director General & Chief Registration Officer
National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA)
Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi
Director General & Chief Registration Officer
National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA)
Mr. Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi has been appointed by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to provide overall leadership and guidance in the conduct and management of the day-to-day operations and administration of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) since July 2018. The NCRA is responsible for the compulsory, continuous and universal recording and characteristics of vital events of citizens and non-citizens resident in Sierra Leone through an Integrated Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management System.
Since January 2020, Mr. Massaquoi has served as Ambassador for the ID4Africa Movement in Sierra Leone. In October 2019, He was elected Regional Vice Chairman, Bureau of Civil Registration, Vital Statistics & Identity Management at the Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for CRVS for West Africa held in Lusaka, Zambia.
Mr. Massaquoi holds an M.Sc. Degree in Development Studies, a B.A Degree in English Language and Political Science with Diplomas and Certificates in Contract & Financial Management, Democratic Governance, Project Management, Electoral Systems, Peace & Security and Monitoring and Evaluation respectively. He has over fifteen years professional experience in administration, programme management, peace-building and democratic governance at both national and international levels.
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Director, Voters Roll and Data Management
National Electoral Commission
Jusufu Henry Swaray
Director, Voters Roll and Data Management
National Electoral Commission
Mr. Jusufu Henry Swaray, Jr is the Director of Voters Roll and Data Management of the National Electoral Commission-Sierra Leone (NEC-SL). He is responsible for the day-to-day management of data and voters roll.
Mr. Swaray has more than 14 years working experience in the field of Information Technology, Data Management, Data Analysis and Project Management and has acquired vast experience in data management, electoral processes and identity management.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Information Systems, Post Graduate Diploma in Procurement from the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), Bachelor of Science Degree in Education (Mathematics-major and Economics-minor), University of Sierra Leone and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Project Management, Njala University.
Deputy
Somalia
Director General
National Identification and Registration Authority
Abdiwali Ali Abdulle
Director General
National Identification and Registration Authority
Mr. Abdiweli Ali Timacade is Somalia’s second officially nominated DG of the National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA). As DG of NIRA, he shapes and approves the organization’s strategies and overall direction, reviews results, and works with stakeholders and partners to further NIRA’s goal of ensuring identification for all in Somalia.
Mr Abdiweli completed his Master’s Degree in Developmental Studies (specializing in Human Development) at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya right after completing his Bachelor’s Degree of Law and Shari’ah (LL.B) from Puntland State University.
He went on to spend several years working on civil society programs, and co-founding the Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER), which is a non-profit making and non-political youth network established in Sept 2009, based in Garowe. This experience allowed Mr Abdiweli to make a positive change in the lives of young people & inspired him to enter politics as Deputy Chief of Staff at Puntland State House to ensure government programs reflected the needs of citizens & addressed their challenges. Mr Abdiweli’s broad experience & interests also include business & entrepreneurship owning several business initiatives.
Mr Abdiweli’s firsthand experience of the socio-economic barriers facing Somalia, particularly marginalised groups, shapes his commitment to accelerate the pace of social change in Somalia & transform lives through his pivotal role at NIRA.
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Managing Director
Somali Payment Switch
Abdullahi Bihi Hussein
Managing Director
Somali Payment Switch
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Director General
Civil Registration Services Directorate; Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation
Abdikani Wehliye
Director General
Civil Registration Services Directorate; Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation
Mr Abdikani Wehliye is a career civil servant with over eight years of experience and knowledge in the legal identity sector. He joined the Ministry of Interior in 2010 as a professional IT specialist and has since transitioned to various positions, including Head of the statistics section, Head of the planning section and the Head of the civil registration unit and member of the National ID taskforce.
Mr Wehliye played a lead role in reviving the Civil Registration System in Somalia, which collapsed during the civil war, and has been instrumental in preparing the national policy on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, establishing the national coordinating committees of the Civil Registration. He was appointed as the Director of the Department in August 2021.
In addition, he played a significant role in establishing the Geographic Information System (GIS) office of the Independent Boundary and Federalism Commission. His expertise and knowledge of Geographic Information Systems helped the IBFC lay the foundations of the national geospatial repository, prepare preliminary maps, and prepare medium-term strategic plans.
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South Africa
Ag Chief Director, Civic Services Support
Department of Home Affairs
Machete Mack Modiba
Ag Chief Director, Civic Services Support
Department of Home Affairs
Bio not yet available.
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Director: ID Application Processing
Department of Home Affairs
Maria Christina Mowayo
Director: ID Application Processing
Department of Home Affairs
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Ag Chief Director, IT Service Management
Department of Home Affairs
Phindiwe Mosia
Ag Chief Director, IT Service Management
Department of Home Affairs
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
South Sudan
Deputy Director, ICT
Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports And Immigration (DCRNPI); Ministry of Interior
Lt. Col. David O. JOBOJOBO
Deputy Director, ICT
Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports And Immigration (DCRNPI); Ministry of Interior
Lt. Col. David O. JOBOJOBO is the Deputy Director for Information & Communications Technology at the Directorate of Nationality, Passports & Immigration of the Ministry of Interior in South Sudan. He is the lead Productions Manager at the e-Identity (eNationality certificate and ePassports) projects in the country. He is the Lead eGov Consultant and systems Analyst on the State’s Major ICT Projects that integrates with the National Databases. Since then he has led the investigation and the implementation of several structural projects in the Country (SMART-JUBEK Projects and the ICT Ecosystem), and has worked on various projects implementing ICT development through various platforms leading to eCommerce and eGovernment. He started several initiatives (studies and investment projects) on the modernization of the value chain within the civil state using underlying data facts (deaths, births, marriages, and divorces) to establish a national systems of electronic identification management for which the applications will be limitless.
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Director, ICT
Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports And Immigration (DCRNPI); Ministry of Interior
Colonel Kuc Koor KUC
Director, ICT
Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports And Immigration (DCRNPI); Ministry of Interior
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Tanzania
Director, ID Management
National Identification Authority (NIDA)
Edson Guyai
Director, ID Management
National Identification Authority (NIDA)
As Acting Director of ID Management at NIDA, Tanzania, Edson oversees the identification and registration process, along with the issuance of National ID cards in Tanzania — a role he has held since April 2020. Prior to this Edson served as Systems Development and Implementation Manager, where he designed and developed open standard data exchange interfaces for authorized National ID stakeholders. He and his team managed to successfully integrate more than 50 government and private institutions. Edson also served as project manager where he led a team to develop and implement national ID systems.
Before Joining NIDA, Edson worked for Vodacom Tanzania as Senior Billing Analyst. He specializes in identity systems based on smart card technologies and biometric technologies, project management, business and systems analysis, business process management, software development methodologies, policies and procedures development, and business and technical documentation.
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Manager, Identification and Registration
National Identification Authority (NIDA)
Brenda Joshua Kileo
Manager, Identification and Registration
National Identification Authority (NIDA)
Brenda Joshua Kileo is Manager of Identification and Registration at National Identification Authority (NIDA), Tanzania. Prior to this, she was Ag. Head of District Coordination Unit. She also worked as a Senior Registration Officer where she supervised Registration, Identification, Verification and Issuance processes for over six years. She previously worked for DEMO Finland as a Project Officer, Secretary and Supervisor to ULINGO’s activities (a platform for Women Politicians from different political parties with representatives in the Parliament) to support a 50/50 percent ratio in the Parliament. Brenda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Master’s in Public Administration. She is an alumnus of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), the Mozambique Tanzania Centre for Foreign Relations (CFR) and Mzumbe University, Tanzania.
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Manager ICT
e-Government Authority
Abdallah Samizi
Manager ICT
e-Government Authority
Bio not available yet.
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Togo
Director General
National Identification Agency, Presidency of the Republic
Silété Devo
Director General
National Identification Agency, Presidency of the Republic
Officer of the Togolese Armed Forces, Captain Silété Devo is the Director General of the National Identification Agency (ANID). After 8 years in operational units and joint staff, he joined the General Secretariat for the Administration of the Ministry of the Armed Forces in 2018. In 2020, he joined the Presidency of the Republic and was then appointed as the head of ANID by presidential decree taken in the Council of Ministers.
A graduate of the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr in France, the University of Nantes, the Institute of Political Studies of Strasbourg and the National School of Administration (ENA) in France, among others, he is responsible for leading the national identification project, supported by the World Bank. This project aims to assign to all Togolese but also to all residents a unique identification number allowing them to have a legal existence known to the administration and which gives them access to all public and private services.
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Technical Director
Agence Togo Digital (ATD)
Togbe Agbagla
Technical Director
Agence Togo Digital (ATD)
Mr Togbe Agbagla is the Technical Director of the Togo Digital Agency, in charge of the digitalization of the country. Previously he was in charge of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence projects within the Ministry of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation. In particular, he contributed to the digitization of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, from enrollment to the issuance of the digitally signed health pass which is recognized by the African Union and the European Union. He is an engineer by training, specializing in the naval field and artificial intelligence.
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Tunisia
CEO
Smart Tunisian Technoparks
Sofiene Hemissi
CEO
Smart Tunisian Technoparks
Sofiene HEMISSI is CEO of Smart Tunisian Technoparks. Prior to that, he served as Director General of Information Systems Development (CIO) at the Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment, Tunisia. In this capacity he oversaw the nation Unique Citizen Identifier project and the overhaul of the National System of Civil Status. He has held several positions including CEO of the National Computer Center (www.cni.tn); Director General of Information Technologies at the Ministry of Digital Economy; National Coordinator of the eGov program of the National Strategic Plan for the Digital Economy – “Digital Tunisia 2020” during 2015-2016; and Expert in public procurement in the digital domain.
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General Analyst; Assistant Director, IT Equipment and Applications
Directorate General for IT and Application Development, Ministry of the Interior (Local Affairs)
Helmi Soltani
General Analyst; Assistant Director, IT Equipment and Applications
Directorate General for IT and Application Development, Ministry of the Interior (Local Affairs)
Helmi Soltani is Chief Analyst, Deputy Director of IT Equipment and Applications at the General Directorate of IT and Application Development in the Ministry of the Interior (Local Affairs). Since 2004, he has been responsible for monitoring the national civil status system MADANIA.
Mr. Soltani was a member of the national committee for the upgrading of the National Integrated Administration Network for Local Authorities (RNIA COLLECTIVITES) as part of the generalization of the communal system throughout Tunisia (350 Communes) in 2017. He was also a member of the steering committee for the implementation of the national unique identification system for citizens in 2018; a member of the steering and technical committee for the overhaul of the national civil status system MADANIA, taking into account the requirements of the unique citizen identifier (IUC) system and interoperability with other national systems in 2019; a member of the technical committee for the development of the Citizens’ Unique Identifier Register (RIUC) in 2020 and of the commission for the evaluation of offers relating to the project to overhaul the national civil status management system (2020). He is a collaborator with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) and the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) for the improvement of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and Responsible for testing and reception of the RIUC data access platform (IUC project component) since 2022.
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Uganda
Executive Director
National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)
Rosemary Kisembo
Executive Director
National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)
Rosemary Kisembo is the Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority in Uganda. She is a Software Engineer and seasoned IT Project Lead with multi-faceted skills in adopting relevant technologies for business transformation with the goal of productivity, improved service delivery and turnaround time with marked efficiency gains. Rosemary believes any problem has two sides: the problem and the solution. She has designed, aligned and executed ICT Policy and Strategy. She possesses 25 years’ experience in software development in Visual Studio .Net Platform and SQL Server back end and has provided management, leadership, oversight and direction for software development teams, system and user acceptance testing teams and business process re-engineering teams across the software development lifecycle in various assignments in tax information systems and business application space. She has participated in wide ranging process design, analysis, right fit technology acquisition for Enterprise and Project Management tools in Uganda National Roads Authority.
Ambassador
Manager, Information Systems
National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)
Grace Nanyanzi
Manager, Information Systems
National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)
Grace NANYANZI is Information Systems Manager at the Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority. She is a multi-skilled ICT professional with well–rounded supervisory and technical expertise. She has extensive practical knowledge in building complex systems, hardware and software specifications, testing and implementation, network support, technical support and computer repairs. Grace has a wealth of experience in ICT policy development, strategic planning, infrastructure design, project evaluation, national identification and registration systems, biometrics systems, and system integration. She was part of the National ID project implementation team that achieved 14 million adults registered within 4 months. In the past, she was also a member of the system specification and testing team and was IT lead overseeing 24/7 operations for a period of one year. She is currently focusing on system integration to ensure various institutions are able to verify identities and share information online.
Deputy
National Personal Data Protection Director
National Information Technology Authority -Uganda (NITA-U)
Stella Alibateese
National Personal Data Protection Director
National Information Technology Authority -Uganda (NITA-U)
Bio not yet available.
Deputy
Zambia
Assistant Director
Public Service Management Division (PSMD); Office of the President
Dr. Alick Mvula
Assistant Director
Public Service Management Division (PSMD); Office of the President
Dr. Alick Mvula serves as Assistant Director of the Public Service Management Division in the Office of the President. Prior to this, he was Deputy Registrar General in the Department of National Registration, Passports and Citizenship in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Zambia. He has over 28 years’ experience in Civil Service, 8 years of which he served in senior management as a Principal Registrar responsible for National Identity cards. Dr. Mvula has also contributed to the development of the nation’s migration from a paper based national ID card system to the modern digital system which will soon be launched. Additionally, he has pursued courses in fraud detection for eID systems and integrity programs. Dr. Mvula generally has a profound interest and dedication in ensuring a successful implementation of an eID system in Zambia. He holds a Doctorate in Management Studies, a Masters in Public Administration, a Degree in Public Administration and a Diploma in Management Studies.
Ambassador
Chief Passport and Citizenship Officer
Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship; Ministry Of Home Affairs and Internal Security
Catherine Nyumba Bweupe
Chief Passport and Citizenship Officer
Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship; Ministry Of Home Affairs and Internal Security
Bio not yet available
Deputy
Director, Systems Development and Support
Smart Zambia Institute
Luke Mate
Director, Systems Development and Support
Smart Zambia Institute
With over 19 years of dedicated expertise in digital transformation, Luke Mate is a seasoned professional adept at spearheading diverse ICT projects. With proficiency spanning a wide spectrum of technologies, encompassing areas such as business automation, system integration, database administration, software development, business process re-engineering, cybersecurity, ICT governance, and project management. He extends his skills to provide consultancy and advisory services, catering to corporates, multinational agencies, and governments seeking strategic guidance in their digitalization endeavors.
Currently serving as the Director of Systems Development at the Electronic Government Division, his role involves crafting visionary strategies and designs to digitize government services including the digital ID project (INRIS). In this pivotal position, he is committed to enhancing service delivery to citizens by leveraging cutting-edge technologies. With a Master’s degree in Information systems Management and other professional certifications, his career reflects a relentless pursuit of excellence in the dynamic field of digital innovation, with a passion for optimizing organizational efficiency and driving impactful change.
Deputy
ZIMBABWE
Registrar General
Central Registry
Henry Tawona Machiri
Registrar General
Central Registry
Ambassador
Acting Deputy Registrar General, Systems Development and Management
Central Registry
Nicholas Chimuriwo
Acting Deputy Registrar General, Systems Development and Management
Central Registry
Deputy
