Heads of Communities

Meet the dedicated representatives serving staff across our country offices.

Updated: April 2026

Benin
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Ulrich COMLAN GL 15 Finance ucomlan@afdb.org
Burkina Faso
Name Grade Department Email
Ms. Bintou OUATTARA/SAM GL 13 HD.2 bsam@afdb.org
Cameroon
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Hermann NGUEKAP TCHAKON GL 14 PSM.1 hnguekap@afdb.org
Côte d'Ivoire
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Auguste KOUADIO GL 14 ORPF.2 akouadio@afdb.org
Ethiopia
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Fikadu BEKELE GL 13 RDGE fbekele@afdb.org
Gabon
Name Grade Department Email
Ms. Ornella AVALE MEKAM GL 13 RDGC.4 oavale-mekam@afdb.org
Ghana
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Emmanuel Owusu SEY GL 14 FTRY eosey@afdb.org
Kenya
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Kennedy Ochieng OLUoch GL 14 ORPF.3 koluo@afdb.org
Mali
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Cheick Oumar TOURE GL 13 RDEM.1 ctoure1@afdb.org
Mozambique
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Bento Henriques SANTOS GL 13 RDMZ bsantos@afdb.org
Nigeria
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Alhaji Yahuza UMAR GL 14 RDNG.4 ayumar@afdb.org
Rwanda
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Robert UWIHANGANYE GL 14 ORQR ruwihanganye@afdb.org
Senegal
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Ibrahima DIOP GL 14 TSDB ibdiop@afdb.org
Sierra Leone
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Alhaji Ibrahim SANDEMBO GL 13 RDWS isandembo@afdb.org
South Africa
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Mlamleli NDZINGA GL 13 RDAR mndzinga@afdb.org
Tanzania
Name Grade Department Email
Ms. Zaina ABDALLAH GL 13 RDTZ zabdallah@afdb.org
Togo
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Yao Koffi DJIKPO GL 14 RDTC ydjikpo@afdb.org
Tunisia
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Hichem HAMZA GL 13 RDAB.1 hhamza@afdb.org
Uganda
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Moses MUTIIBWA GL 14 RDEC.4 mmutiibwa@afdb.org
Zambia
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Chileshe BWALYA GL 13 RDZM cbwalya@afdb.org
Zimbabwe
Name Grade Department Email
Mr. Prosper MUCHENJE GL 13 RDZW pmuchenje@afdb.org