Former Prime Minister of Niger (1997–2000), Dr Ibrahim A. Mayaki has been the African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems since 2023.
He was previously the CEO of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA NEPAD: 2009–2022) and led the Rural Hub in Dakar (2004–2009).
He also served as Minister of African Integration and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in 2000, he established Niger’s first National Social Dialogue Commission.
Dr. Mayaki has devoted his career to advancing public policies that foster sustainable development across Africa.
Deeply committed to climate justice on a continent that is among the most affected by climate change – yet least responsible for it- he brings his unique experience in championing social dialogue and inclusive solutions.
💬 “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝑺𝑪𝑹 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂” says Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki.
The Foundation is honored to benefit from his experience and commitment supporting the development of harmonized Sovereign Carbon Initiatives, at the heart of Africa’s climate resilience.