The Office of the Executive Director (EDS14) known as Africa Group 1 Constituency, represents Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Executive Director is one of the 25 Executive Directors of the World Bank Group (WBG) Boards of Executive Directors. The Constituency comprises a diverse group of countries that include low-income and middle-income countries. The ED's office has a dual responsibility (i) to exercise fiduciary responsibility and act in the best interest of the organization, and (ii) to represent the interests and concerns of the Constituency members countries at the WBG Boards, as well as assist in their efforts to reduce poverty and promote shared prosperity.
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Executive Director Office hosted a Virtual Working Lunch for the Constituency Ambassadors in Washington DC on Friday, December 18th, 2020
October 31 marks the end of the 2018-2010 Board term. The Africa Group 1 Constituency will bid farewell to Ms. Anne Kabagambe, as she reaches the end of her tenure as Executive Director. Ms. Kabagambe was instrumental in the Board’s approval of the first-ever Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Strategy
Africa Group I Office held its first ever virtual Constituency meeting, 20th Statutory Meeting of the Africa Group I Constituency during Annual Meetings 2020 in line with the health concerns of patients with COVID-19 pandemic
On the exceptional year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Director Office of Africa Group I Constituency, published its Annual Report 2020. The Report covers the past two years and provides a review of our performance and challenges and looks forward by sharing lessons and recommendations for the future.