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
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
Director
National Civil and Criminal Identification Archive of Praia; Ministry of Justice
Marina Melício Silva Évora
Director
National Civil and Criminal Identification Archive of Praia; Ministry of Justice
Marina Évora has been Director of the National Civil and Criminal Identification Archive of Praia since April 2017. She was a member of the National Civil Identification and Authentication System Implementation Team, from September 2017 until October 2024, on secondment. She has previously held several other positions including Registrar/Notary at the Registry and Notary Office of Santa Catarina do Fogo (2015 -2017); Legal Advisor at the Supreme Court of Justice of Cape Verde (2013-2015); Part-time Professor at the University of Mindelo (2011-2013); and Intern at the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Coimbra (2010-2011). She has a Law Degree, a Postgraduate Diploma in Child Protection and a Master’s Degree in Personal and Family Law from the University of Coimbra. She also has training in the State Electronic Certification System, focused on the legal and IT dimensions.
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
Director of Civil Identification
Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and Local Development; Minister’s Office
Michel IKELE
Director of Civil Identification
Ministry of Interior, Decentralization and Local Development; Minister's Office
Bio not available yet!
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
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.
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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
Director General
National Agency for Digital Infrastructures and Frequencies (ANINF)
Alberto Wenceslas MOUNGUENGUI MOUDOKI
Director General
National Agency for Digital Infrastructures and Frequencies (ANINF)
Bio not available yet!
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Technical Advisor to the Minister of the Interior and Security
Ministry of the Interior and Security; Minister’s Office
Reck Denis ELION EYAINEBI
Technical Advisor to the Minister of the Interior and Security
Ministry of the Interior and Security; Minister's Office
Bio not available yet!
Deputy
Director General of Digital Network Development
Ministry of Digital Economy and New Information Technologies
Anicet Claude ANDJOUA
Director General of Digital Network Development
Ministry of Digital Economy and New Information Technologies
Bio not available yet!
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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
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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
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.
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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
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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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Kenya
Secretary
National Registration Bureau
Dr. Christopher Wanjau
Secretary
National Registration Bureau
Dr. Christopher Wanjau is the Secretary of National Registration. He is a career public officer with over 20 years of service in various capacities. Before his current appointment, Dr. Wanjau was the Director, Registration and Licensing, at the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). He has also served in various ranks within the National Government Administration structure.
At the National Registration Bureau (NRB), he has successfully overseen the smooth transition from the second generation of ID cards to the Third Generation Maisha Card ID. He has also steered the automation of registration processes that provides for the Live Capture registration for first time ID Applicants.
He holds a PhD in Business Management (Strategic Management) from Karatina University, two master’s degrees: Public Administration (Moi University) and an MBA in Strategic Management (Catholic University of Eastern Africa). He is also a graduate of the University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Arts, Public Administration).
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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.
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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.
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Lesotho
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.
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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