Executive Commitee

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Is the decision-making body of UCLG Africa and its decisions are binding for all members of the organization. It exercises all powers that are not specifically reserved for the General Assembly or the Pan-African Council, as well as those that are specifically​ assigned to it by the Assembly and Council in accordance with their resolutions. The Executive Committee is composed of 18 members, 15 members elected by the General Assembly of UCLG Africa (3 for each of the 5 regions of Africa), plus the President of the Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA) which is the permanent committee for gender equality of UCLG Africa, the President of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF) and the President of the Network of Young Elected Local Officials of Africa (YELO), Ex-Officio.

UCLG Africa President

Ms. Fatimatou Abdel Malick

President, Regional Council of Nouakchott
Mauritania

West Africa Vice President

Mr. Amadou Koné

President of UVICOCI – Ivory Coast

Central Africa Vice President

Pierre Mathieu Obame Etoughe

Mayor of Libreville
Association of Mayors of Gabon (AMG) – GABON

East Africa Vice President

H.E. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o

Governor of Kisumu County
(Kenya)

Southern Africa Vice President

Dr. Samuel !Oe-Amseb

Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN -Namibia)

Mr. Khaled Abdel Aal

Governor of Cairo, Egypt

Mr. Mounir Lymouri

Mayor of Tangier
President of Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils AMPCC, Morocco

Ms. Yawa KOUIGAN

President of Faîtière des Communes du Togo

Hon. (Engr.) Bello Lawal,

President Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON)

Mr. Emile Gros Raymond Nakombo

Mayor City of Bangui, Centrafrique

Mr. Dieudonné Bantsimba

Mayor of Brazzaville, Congo

DrOdette Uwizeye

President Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA)

Ms. Lydia Charlie

Acting Mayor of City of Victoria, Seychelles

Cllr. Bheki Stofile

President of South Africa Local Government Association (SALGA)

Mme. Future Titora

Mayor City of Kwe Kwe
Zimbabwe

Ex-officio
President of REFELA.
Ms. Rohey Malick Lowe

Mayor of Banjul, Gambia

Ex-officio
President of FORAF.
Gov. AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman

Executive Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria

Ex-officio
President of YELO.
Mr. Erragheb Hormatollah

Mayor of Dakhla, Morocco

Secretary General of UCLG Africa

Mr. Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi

Northern Africa Region
MEMBERSREPRESENTED BY
Titular
REPRESENTED BY
Substitute
1President of Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils AMPCC, Morocco Mr. Mounir Lymouri,
Vice President North Africa Region

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2Governor of Cairo, EgyptMr. Khaled Abdel Aal

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3President of Regional Council of Nouakchott/Mauritania Ms. Fatimetou Abdel Malick
President of UCLG Africa

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Western Africa Region
MEMBERSREPRESENTED BY
Titular
REPRESENTED BY
Substitute
1President, Union of Cities and Communes of Côte d’Ivoire (UVICOCI), Mr. Amadou Koné
Vice President West Africa Region

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2President of Federation of Communes of TogoMS. Yawa Kouigan

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3President of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Hon. (Engr.) Bello Lawal

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Central Africa Region
MEMBERSREPRESENTED BY
Titular
REPRESENTED BY
Substitute
1Mayor of Libreville
President of Association of Mayors of Gabon (AMG)
Pierre Mathieu Obame Etoughe
Vice President Central Africa Region

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2Mayor of Bangui,
Centrafrique
Mr. Emile Gros Raymond Nakombo

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3President of Association of Mayors of Congo (AMC)Mr. Dieudonné Bantsimba

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Eastern Africa Region
MEMBERSREPRESENTED BY
Titular
REPRESENTED BY
Substitute
1Governor of Kisumu County
Kenya
H.E. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o
Vice President of Eastern Africa

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2President of Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA)Dr. Odette Uwizeye

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3Acting Mayor of Victoria, SeychellesMs. Lydia Charlie

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Southern Africa Region
MEMBERSREPRESENTED BY
Titular
REPRESENTED BY
Substitute
1President of The Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN -Namibia)Dr. Samuel !Oe-Amseb
Vice President of Southern Africa

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2President of South Africa Local Government Association SALGACllr. Bheki Stofile

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3Mayor of Kwe Kwe
Zimbabwe
Ms. Future Titora

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EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERSREPRESENTED BY
Titular
REPRESENTED BY
Substitute
1Ex-officio
President of REFELA.
Ms. Rohey Malick Lowe
Mayor of Banjul, Gambia

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2Ex-officio
President of FORAF.
Gov. AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman
Executive Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria

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3Ex-officio
President of YELO
Mr. Erragheb Hormatollah
Mayor of Dakhla, Morocco

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