SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA: A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Stephen Karangizi was the
first Director and CEO of the
African Legal Support Facility (ALSF)
since October 2011. He has over 38 years of experience as Fred Kabanda is Manager,
a lawyer in international commercial and trade law. Extractives, at the African
Natural Resources Centre of the
Before joining the ALSF, Stephen was Deputy Secretary- African Development Bank, where he oversees the work
General (Programmes) of the Common Market for streams in oil, gas and mineral sectors.
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) from 2008 to
2011. He was the Legal Advisor for COMESA from 1997 Fred has worked in the extractive sector for over 28 years.
to 2008. His achievements included the establishment Before joining the Bank, he was Assistant Commissioner
of several intergovernmental organizations such as the and Head of Petroleum Regulation in Uganda’s Ministry
African Trade Insurance Agency, the COMESA Court of Energy and Minerals Development. He also taught in
of Justice and the COMESA Competition Commission. the Department of Geology at Makerere University. Fred
He also led the legal team for African regional groups has been involved in policy setting, formulation of laws,
in negotiating key agreements such as the EU-ESA regulation of operations and general natural resources
Partnership Agreement and the COMESA-EAC-SADC management in many countries.
Tripartite Agreement.
He holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering
Stephen chaired the United Nations Commission on from the Norwegian University of Science and
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in 2004-2008 during Technology, Bachelors in Geology from Makerere
the review of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Arbitration University and several post-graduate trainings in
and Public Procurement. He also served as a lawyer for management from different universities.
the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (West Indies)
(1990-1993), Uganda (1988-1990) and Zimbabwe (1983-
1988), providing legislative drafting services as well as
general legal advisory services.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honors (LL.B
Hons) (Makerere University (1981), Masters in Laws
(LL.M) degree (University of Zimbabwe), Diploma in Legal
Practice (LDC – Uganda) and a Post-Graduate degree for
Legal Practice (Zimbabwe).
Stephen has been a visiting resource person on
various commercial law subjects at the International
Law Institute (African Centre of Excellence) based in
Washington, USA, and Kampala, Uganda. He currently
serves on the Advisory Board of the Mauritius
International Arbitration Centre.
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Cesar Augusto Mba
Abogo, a former finance
minister of Equatorial Guinea (April
2019-October 2020), is the African Development Bank’s Pierre Bernheim is a partner
Country Manager for Mozambique. He is an economist at Trinity International AARPI
and a writer with more than 15 years of experience in (Trinity Paris).
natural resource economics, development economics,
public policy and international negotiations. Pierre specializes in project finance, public-private
partnerships and the global environment. Prior to setting
He was the chairman of the Council of Finance Ministers up the Paris branch of Trinity, Pierre was a member of the
of the Central African Monetary Union. He led the finance and infrastructure projects practice group of Gide
integration of the two Central African stock exchanges Loyrette Nouel in Paris. Pierre has significant experience
into a single entity based in Yaoundé (Cameroon) and a in large-scale projects, legal transition work, legislative
single regulator, based in Libreville (Gabon). drafting and assistance to governments, international
finance institutions, lenders, sponsors and equity
Before joining the administration of Equatorial Guinea investors, from initial feasibility analysis to international
in 2009, he served as an Economic and Political Affairs bidding processes and financial closings, where he
Specialist at the Embassy of the United States in Malabo ensures a clear and early identification of legal issues
from 2006-2008. During the same period, he was a with a view to proposing the most suitable contractual
lecturer at the National University of Equatorial Guinea, schemes.
continuing with his experience as a research assistant
at the Autonomous University of Madrid in African and His infrastructure expertise includes airports, ports,
International Studies. motorways, plant construction, irrigation, water
treatment, solid waste management, and hotels. His
Cesar holds a master’s degree in Human Development practice also focuses on energy projects, focusing on
and Governance from the Universidad Oberta de photovoltaic, wind and hydropower, and thermal (natural
Cataluña (Spain), a bachelor’s degree in Economics gas and fuel oil). His regulatory work expertise focuses
from the Universidad de las Islas Baleares (Spain), and on due diligence of national legal framework, draft of
completed several courses in leadership, economic concessions/PPPs laws, renewable energy law and solid
growth and public policy. He is currently pursuing a PhD waste management law, best practice hydropower PPAs
in African and International Studies from Universidad and concessions. He has also advised on setting up
Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. national public authorities.
Pierre was named Best Lawyer in Renewable Energy in
Africa by Jeune Afrique among 100 professionals in 2020.
Pierre is admitted to the Paris and New York Bars with
a Masters of Law from Georgetown University (US) and
University of Pantheon Sorbonne (France).
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Hary Razanarisoa est
titulaire d’un diplôme de 3ème
cycle de DESS en management
d’entreprises, option finances de l’Université de Paris I Yves Baratte heads the
Panthéon Sorbonne, d’un diplôme du Centres d’Etudes energy, natural resources and
Financières Economiques et Bancaires (CEFEB) Marseille infrastructure team of Simmons &
et d’un diplôme d’études approfondies en comptabilité Simmons in Paris. He advises international institutions,
de l’Institut National des Sciences Comptables et de corporate clients, funds, financial institutions, and
l’Administration des Entreprises (INSCAE) Antananarivo. governments on complex power, water, natural resources
(mining and oil & gas) and infrastructure projects
Elle a une trentaine d’années d’expérience internationally, focusing on France and North and Sub-
professionnelle dans le secteur public et privé comme Saharan Africa.
conseiller technique dans différents ministères et
occupé des postes à responsabilité dans des entreprises Yves is one of the co-heads of Simmons & Simmons’
publiques et privée à Madagascar. African initiative. He regularly speaks at energy
and natural resources conferences in France and
Elle a joué un rôle prépondérant dans les programmes internationally.
de privatisation, les restructurations des entreprises et
la mise en place de réformes portant particulièrement Yves joined Simmons & Simmons in September 2001
sur l’élaboration des textes règlementaires des offices de and is a qualified French lawyer. He graduated from the
régulation à Madagascar ? Paris Business School (ESCP-EAP) in 2000 and also holds
a post-graduate degree in private law from the Paris
Depuis 2019, Hary Razanarisoa est responsable de Nanterre University, formerly University of Paris.
l’Unité partenariat public-privé de Madagascar, instaurée
conjointement avec l’appui de la Banque Africaine de
Développement et la Banque Mondiale
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Admitted to the Paris Bar in
2009, Victor Grandguillaume
is a member of the Projects
(Finance & Infrastructure) practice group where he Alwaleed Alatabani is
focuses on projects in the energy, infrastructure and currently a Senior Advisor to the
natural resources sectors. He acts in particular on Minister of Finance. Prior to taking
thermal and renewable energy power plants, and on on this role, Alwaleed was the Lead Financial
mining and infrastructure projects (ports, airports, Sector Specialist at the World Bank in Vietnam where
roads, water treatment plants). Victor advises sponsors, he led the World Bank’s Finance, Competitiveness and
financial institutions and public authorities on all aspects Innovation Global Practice team and Advisory program
(development phase, drafting and negotiating project and in Vietnam. From 2013-2015 he was the World Bank Lead
financing documents) of projects located in Europe and Financial Sector specialist based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Africa. Alwaleed was on an external assignment from the
World Bank and worked with the Japan International
He has developed specific expertise in the field of Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Tokyo, where he served
renewable energy projects in Africa, and advises leading as an Economic Advisor in the Credit Risk Analysis
sponsors, financial institutions and public entities on Department, primarily supporting their sovereign lending
the development and financing of wind, solar and hydro operations and portfolio and building capacity in JICA
power plants in Sub-Saharan Africa. on Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA). Before moving
to Tokyo he was based in Khartoum and was the Senior
Victor Grandguillaume is ranked in 2021 by Chambers Financial Sector Specialist and cluster lead for Sudan,
Global (Up and Coming) in Projects&Energy: International South Sudan and Ethiopia for almost four years. Alwaleed
- France. He is also recommended in Energy and in also worked as a Senior Risk Management Officer in the
Project Finance in France in the Legal 500 EMEA 2021 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) from
edition and is recognized by Best Lawyers in France 2021 2004-08, where he was based in Washington DC. Before
for his expertise in natural resources law. In 2021, he is joining the World Bank, Alwaleed worked at the Islamic
ranked 4th among the 100 most influential corporate Development bank for 5 years.
lawyers in French-speaking Africa by Jeune Afrique.
Alwaleed has extensive work experience on advising
He is a graduate of ESCP-Europe (Master in Management, countries on a broad array of economic and financial
Finance, 2007) and Paris XI University (Master 2 sector development issues and has undertaken
Professionel, Business Law, 2007). assignments in more than 30 countries. Alwaleed holds
two master’s degrees from the University of London and
London School of Economics.
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Wamkele Mene was elected Prior to joining the government, Wamkele worked for the
by the 33rd Ordinary Session law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in London and
of the Assembly of Heads of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in Hong Kong.
States & Government of the
African Union, to the position of Wamkele has written and lectured internationally on
Secretary-General of the African international trade law, international investment law and
Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. international business law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
(Law) degree from Rhodes University in South Africa,
Prior to being elected Secretary-General of the African a Master of Arts in International Studies & Diplomacy
Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, he (with specialization in International Economics) from the
served as Chief Director: Africa Economic Relations, at School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University
the Department of Trade & Industry of South Africa. In of London and a LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Banking Law
this role, he was South Africa’s chief trade negotiator in & Financial Regulation from the Law Department of the
the AfCFTA and Tripartite FTA negotiations. During his London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).
tenure as chief negotiator, South Africa ratified both the
AfCFTA and Tripartite FTAs agreements, providing new
export markets in fast growing and dynamic markets in
East and West Africa.
Prior to assuming this position, Wamkele was Director:
International Trade Law & Investment Law at the
Department of Trade & Industry, a role in which he was
principal legal counsel on international trade law and
international investment law.
From 2010 until 2015, Wamkele represented South
Africa at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva,
Switzerland. During his posting to the WTO, Wamkele
was elected by over 130 governments to the position
of Chairman of the Committee on International Trade
in Financial Services, a committee comprising trade
negotiators, financial regulators and financial policy
makers from over 160 countries.
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Olivier Pognon is a Beninese With 15 years’ experience as an international lawyer,
national and joins the ALSF after Olivier brings a strong background in strategic leadership,
spending 7 years at Airtel Africa stakeholder management skills alongside a global
Plc (Nairobi, Kenya), a telecommunications company outlook, and a collaborative and business approach to
listed on the London Stock Exchange, as the Chief Legal building organizations. His responsibilities as Director
Officer, where he was responsible for the oversight of the and CEO will include the day-to-day administration of
group legal practice, including litigation management, the Facility and oversight of the Facility’s operations
legal compliance, corporate governance and merger and in providing legal advisory services, negotiations
acquisition transactions among others. support, and capacity building to African countries in
relation to debt management and creditor litigation,
Prior to joining Airtel Africa, he worked as senior infrastructure, extractives, and energy transactions, as
legal counsel for MTN Group in Accra, Ghana and well as investment agreements and related commercial
Johannesburg, South Africa(2009 to 2014); legal counsel transactions. As the legal representative of the Facility,
at Agence Française de Développement (2008-2009) and he will also foster collaboration with relevant partners
as an associate specializing in corporate law and project and organizations to enhance the impact of the ALSF’s
finance, respectively at EY Law, CMS Bureau Francis programmes for its beneficiaries in Africa.
Lefebvre and Mayer Brown in Paris, France.
Olivier holds a master’s degree in Project Finance and
Structured Finance from Ecole Nationale des Ponts
et Chaussées, France (2005-2006), post-graduate
degree in business law from Paris V Malakoff University,
France (1996-1998) as well as qualifications in strategic
leadership and finance from INSEAD (France).
He is married with three children.
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Jemima Sy (Jema) Sy is the Jema also serves as a thought-leader in the development
Program Manager for the World of Public Private Partnership institutions and water
Bank’s Public-Private Infrastructure markets. In 2020, she co-authored a practice note,
Advisory Facility (PPIAF), a global, multi-donor initiative Assessing the Impacts of COVID19 on Operational PPPs.
to strengthen institutions for private participation in She co-leads market development for performance-based
infrastructure and enabling finance for sub-national contracts in water loss reduction as part of a global
entities in key sectors such as energy, transport, digital partnership between the World Bank Group and the
technology and water. International Water Association. Following successful
implementation in over 15 countries, she works with
Jema, a Philippine national, is an infrastructure specialist the Water Practice to launch a similar PPP initiative on
with 15 years of experience, managing a portfolio of wastewater recycling and desalination. She represents
investment and advisory services. Her expertise also the World Bank in its partnership with the Global Center
includes enterprise and market development, and on Adaptation on the infrastructure action track for
infrastructure service regulation. She has extensive climate resilience and PPPs.
experience in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin
America. Before joining PPIAF, Jemima was global business leader
for the World Bank’s water group, overseeing private
She participates in the design and implementation of sector development in 16 countries. She has published
World Bank investment financing projects, including papers on local private sector development, including
reform in post-fragile countries to liberalize infrastructure “Tapping the Markets: Opportunities for Domestic
services markets. Investments in Water and Sanitation for the Poor”.
Jema holds a Master of Law degree from the University of
Melbourne, Australia.
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SMART LEGAL CAPACITY FOR AFRICA:
A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility
22-23 September 2021
Venue: Virtual
Dr. Abdirahman Dualeh
Beileh is the Minister
of Finance of the Federal Emmanuel Rugambwa is
Republic of Somalia. Dr. currently a transactions
Beileh has 30 years of finance advisor for the Rwanda
and development experience in Africa with Development Board
the African Development Bank of which 17 years have (RDB). RDB is a government
been in senior management and leadership roles. He also institution whose mandate is to
served as Somalia’s Foreign Minister between 2014-2015. accelerate Rwanda’s economic
development by enabling private sector growth. His main
Dr. Beileh has a PhD in Development Studies, focus is structuring and negotiating large investment
Specializing in Financial Economics, from the University projects on behalf of the Government of Rwanda. Prior
of Wisconsin, Madison and started his career as an to that, Emmanuel worked as a group head legal and
Assistant Professor in Finance at both Tennessee State company secretary for Aviation Travel and Logistics
University in the USA and King Saud University in the Holding Ltd (ATL). ATL is a holding company that brings
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before moving to the African together a diversified pool of Government investments
Development Bank. in the aviation sector and currently has four (4) operating
Prior to joining the government, Wamkele worked for the companies which are; RwandAir- the national carrier,
law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in London and Rwanda Airports Company Ltd- which owns and operates
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in Hong Kong. all current airports, Akagera Aviation Ltd- which operates
an aviation training school and helicopter charters,
Wamkele has written and lectured internationally on Rwanda Links and Logistics Ltd- for cargo and logistics
international trade law, international investment law and business related to air transport.
international business law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
(Law) degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, Emmanuel holds a master’s degree (LLM) in International
a Master of Arts in International Studies & Diplomacy Business and Commercial Law from the University of
(with specialization in International Economics) from the Manchester (UK) and a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB)
School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University from the National University of Rwanda.
of London and a LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Banking Law
& Financial Regulation from the Law Department of the
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).
https://www.alsf.int I alsf@afdb.org I e.ehoura@afdb.org
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