Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 24 years of experience in public finance management, the expert specializes in financial reforms, project evaluations, and capacity building. Career highlights include leading significant international and local initiatives that focus on budget transparency, digitalization, and public investment management. With certifications in PEFA and MAPS methodologies, the expert has successfully enhanced financial systems across multiple African countries. Responsibilities have included overseeing large-scale projects for organizations like the World Bank and African Development Bank, achieving improved governance and financial accountability in both regional and national contexts.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors, including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UNICEF, European Union, and the African Development Bank. The expert's involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, and evaluations in public finance management, governance, and capacity building. These projects were regional and national in scale, covering countries such as Cameroon, Niger, Madagascar, and Gabon. Contributions include digitalizing public investment processes and evaluating financial management systems.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in key sectors such as public finance, monitoring and evaluation, decentralization and local development, and finance and accounting, the expert has held roles such as international consultant, project manager, and financial expert. Their interdisciplinary expertise includes integrating digital solutions in public investment management. The geographic scope of work spans regional and country-specific projects in Africa, enhancing governance and financial accountability across nations like Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, and Niger. The expert possesses deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues, particularly in public finance and capacity building.

Languages and education

Fluent in French and possessing a working proficiency in English, the expert's language skills have been utilized extensively in professional contexts, including in-country work across various African nations and collaboration with multilingual teams on international projects. The educational background includes a Master 2 in Public Finance from Université de Yaoundé II in Cameroon and a Master 2 in Innovation, Development, and Societies from Fondation 2IE in Burkina Faso. Additionally, the expert has a Maîtrise in Sciences and Techniques of Accounting and Finance from Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale in Cameroon. These qualifications reflect a strong foundation in public finance, innovation, and accounting.