Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki served as Prime Minister of Niger from 1997 to 2000. In 2000, he founded the Public Policy Analysis Circle, a think tank focused on education and health policy. From 2009 to around 2022, he led the African Union’s development agency NEPAD, promoting sustainable development and human capital. After NEPAD was restructured into AUDA-NEPAD, he became its first CEO and advocated for education and digital access. Currently, he serves as the African Union’s Special Envoy for Food Systems, working to enhance agricultural appeal, youth engagement, infrastructure investment, and policy reform. He also contributes to global initiatives such as the UN’s Scaling Up Nutrition movement and the OECD’s high-level panel on development cooperation.
Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger and African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems