Addis Ababa, Sunday, February 18, 2024. On the sidelines of the last day of the 37th Ordinary Meeting for African Heads of State and Government gathered within the African Union (AU), we met again with Mrs. Victoria Kwakwa , President Andry Rajoelina,
Again, I said, because the Malagasy President and Mrs. Victoria Kwakwa met three times:
The first was in Iavoloha, Antananarivo, Madagascar, on December 6, 2022;
the second in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on July 26, 2023,
and the third was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18.
Who is Miss Victoria Kwakwa? Find out and you will know, dear reader, the real content of Madagascar.
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Victoria Kwakwa, a Ghanaian, joined the World Bank in 1989. Young Executive (“young executive”) him at that time. Have a degree « licence » in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana, and a B.S « maîtrise » and a degree in economics from Queen’s University (Ontario, Canada). Currently, he is the Vice President of the World Bank for the Eastern and Southern regions of Africa.
Prior to her appointment to this position on July 1, 2022, Ms. Kwakwa was the Vice President of Strategic Operations, working closely with the Chief Operating Officer and other government agencies and institutions. various governments in priority activities to improve the performance and impact of the World Bank’s programs.
From April 2016 to August 2021, he was the World Bank’s Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, and led the Bank’s work in 23 countries with a profile (« profil ») very different: in a country on the way to a high-level economy; there are middle-income countries that have good fundamentals and low-income countries that need quick recovery.
But Victoria Kwakwa also has extensive experience in Africa, which she gained in Nigeria, the country where she led the economic work of the World Bank between 2001 and 2006, and also in Rwanda, where she was the Head†World Bank from 2007 to 2009.
Ms. Kwakwa brings in-depth knowledge of the Bank’s operations and strong experience in debt-related issues and resilience in the economic environment (“Marco-economic resilience”), reforming economic competitiveness and growth and financial diversification. He knows how to put each person at the center of his work, listen to the beneficiaries and focus on getting good results for the benefit of the client country and its people.
His professional work covers countless areas in the world of development: rural development, infrastructure financing, climate change mitigation and sustainability, strengthening people’s wealth. and urban development. Victoria Kwakwa has established lasting partnerships with the private sector, civil society and international actors and demonstrated her ability to mobilize diverse stakeholders around common interests.
If you cancel, you have She is an economist and development expert with more than 30 years of experience. She currently leads the World Bank’s operations in 26 countries. Victoria Kwakwa oversees 313 exchange-traded funds with a total capitalization of $58 billion, and oversees extensive programs in advanced analytics, technical assistance and strategic advice. His vision and vision is that Africa should be a stable region, united and resilient in the face of various problems, with a dynamic economy and a prosperous society, where all citizens, especially women, can , children and young people, enjoy equal benefits.
Under the leadership of Victoria Kwakwa, the World Bank provides significant support to countries facing complex and multifaceted challenges, such as the Covid-19 crisis, climate change and disruption. , the increase in the cost of living caused by the increase in food and energy prices, and the increase in debt. Ms. Kwakwa’s priorities are to promote private sector employment, economic transformation, human capital development (“Human capital”), strengthening sustainability in the face of climate change, improving production in the agricultural sector and food security, improving the way to obtain minimum infrastructure needed by the people… All these problematic areas are related to the reduction of various vulnerabilities caused by chaos and conflict. Promotion of gender equality and regional integration should be prioritized (“Regional integration”).
Going back to the meeting between President Rajoelina and Mrs. Kwakwa in Addis-Ababa, on February 18, 2024, the Vice President of the World Bank said:
It is always a pleasure to meet the President of the Malagasy Republic, Andry Rajoelina. I congratulate him on being able to seek a second term. They talked about efforts to accelerate the implementation of the use of growing deposits, progress in innovation, especially in the energy sector, and ways to support the development of hydropower. The World Bank is ready to strengthen cooperation with Madagascar, for the benefit of all citizens..
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina said:
« I made this our third meeting as a priority here in Addis Ababa, to look at the cooperation together and to strengthen it. The international bank’s budget for the projects they will work with us now reaches more than 4 billion dollars. For the first time in the cooperation, they have given Madagascar a lot of confidence like that and they are fully ready to be by our side and provide technical support as well.
Jeannot RAMAMBAZAFY
Antananarivo, February 19, 2024
