Leadership
Prior to his appointment as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the ECA, Mr. Gatete was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations in New York. A seasoned economist, he brings…
Ms. Mama Keita of Guinea assumed the role of Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Support at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 1 March 2026, bringing more than 25 years of experience in economic policy, research, and international…
Ms. Hanan Morsy is the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme) and Chief Economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Ms. Morsy has a wealth of cross-country experience and vast expertise in leading top-quality policy and…
Aboubakri Diaw brings over 20 years of experience in programme management, development planning, and leadership. Before joining the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), he served in several senior roles across the UN system,…
Said Adejumobi oversees strategic planning, results-based management, accountability mechanism, oversight activities, and institutional coherence to further ECA's sustainable development initiatives across the continent.
With over thirty…
Robert Tama Lisinge is an Engineer and a regional infrastructure development strategist. He is also a trade and transport facilitation specialist and a leading road safety expert in Africa. With over 20 years of experience in undertaking research…
Before joining the United Nations, Karingi was a Senior Analyst and the Head of Macroeconomics Division in the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). He also served as a Lecturer of Economics at Egerton University prior…
Mr. Samuel Kobina Annimhas been the Director of the African Centre for Statistics (ACS) within the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) since September 2025.
Before joining ECA, Mr. Annim served as the Head (Government…
Zuzana Brixiovia Schwidrowski previously served as Director of the Macroeconomics, Finance & Governance Division and before that, as Director for the Sub-Regional Office for North Africa. Before joining the ECA, Ms. Schwidrowski was the Vice…
Melaku Geboye Desta is a lawyer by background and, until he joined the ECA, a university professor of law with over 30 years of expertise in international trade law, African regional integration, and natural resources governance. His career…