Abdul Kamara

Abdul B. Kamara is a Sierra Leonean development economist and diplomat who served as the United Nations Joint Special Representative in Darfur from 2014 to 2015.[1]

Career

Prior to this appointment of 25 September 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Dr. Kamara held several high-level positions in the African Development Bank. He served as Resident Representative in the Sudan Country Office from 2011 to 2014,[2][3] Manager of the Research Division from 2007 to 2010[3] and Senior Agricultural Economist from 2004 to 2007.[3] Before joining the African Development Bank, Dr. Kamara held the position of Research Scientist at the International Water Management Institute in Ghana and South Africa.[4]

Following his term as the United Nations Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Dr. Kamara returned to he African Development Bank. Dr. Kamara initially returned to the role of Resident Representative in the Sudan Country Office before being appointed as Country Manager for Ethiopia[2][3] by then-African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, in 2017. In January 2021, Dr. Kamara was appointed as Deputy Director General for the East Africa Region.[3] Dr. Kamara currently serves as a Director General at the African Development Bank in the Nigeria Country Office.[5][6]

Education

Dr. Kamara graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Vordiplom) in Agriculture from the University of Hohenheim in 1993. He subsequently completed a Master of Science (cum laude) in Agricultural Economics from the University of Hohenheim in 1997 followed by an award-winning PhD (cum laude) in Agricultural and Development Economics from the University of Göttingen.[3] Dr. Kamara was awarded Germany's prestigious Josef G. Knoll Science Award in 2002 for his PhD dissertation.[7] He was the first Sierra Leonean, and fourth African to receive the award.

Books

  • Unknown Destination. Sierra Leonean Writers Series. 2003. ISBN 978-3980808415.

References

  1. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Abdul Kamara of Sierra Leone African Union-UN Deputy Joint Special Representative in Darfur". United Nations.
  2. ^ a b Bank, African Development (2019-02-11). "Interview with Dr. Abdul Kamara, Country Manager, Ethiopia Country Office, African Development Bank". Banque africaine de développement (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Bank, African Development (2021-01-05). "The African Development Bank appoints Directors General and Deputy Directors General in regional offices". African Development Bank Group. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  4. ^ Kamara, Abdul B. (2003). Role of Policies and Development Interventions in Pastoral Resource Management: The Borana Rangelands in Southern Ethiopia. International Water Management Institute. ISBN 978-92-9146-142-4.
  5. ^ "AfDB's chooses a new director for Nigeria - Africa Business+". africabusinessplus.com. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  6. ^ Bank, African Development (2019-07-11). "Country Office Contacts". African Development Bank Group. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  7. ^ "Wissenschaftspreis 2002". www.stiftung-fiat-panis.de. Retrieved 2025-09-24.

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