Dr. Bernard S. Haufiku is a Namibian medical doctor and Special Adviser to the Namibian government on health matters with over 20 years of clinical experience both in public and private practice. He is the former Health and Social Services Minister of the Republic of Namibia, having held the position between 2015 and 2018. Dr. Haufiku, an avid supporter of HIV management, primarily focused on reducing maternal mortality by eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmissions while he was a minister.
Dr. Haufiku has also served as the chairperson of Namibia Medical Society (from 2009 to 2012) and a member of the governing board of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC; from 2015 to 2018). Dr. Haufiku has recently accepted a nomination to chair the African Public Health Foundation to be launched by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the African Union in February 2020.
Dr. Haufiku has studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he received the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCH). Furthermore, he holds a diploma in Anesthesiology from the College of Medicine of South Africa. He has taken a clinical course in HIV management at the Foundation for Professional Development in South Africa. Dr. Haufiku had also attended the esteemed Harvard Leadership training in the United States in 2015. In his free time, Dr. Haufiku enjoys playing chess and listening to classical and jazz music.
Dr. Haufiku has also served as the chairperson of Namibia Medical Society (from 2009 to 2012) and a member of the governing board of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC; from 2015 to 2018). Dr. Haufiku has recently accepted a nomination to chair the African Public Health Foundation to be launched by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the African Union in February 2020.
Dr. Haufiku has studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he received the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCH). Furthermore, he holds a diploma in Anesthesiology from the College of Medicine of South Africa. He has taken a clinical course in HIV management at the Foundation for Professional Development in South Africa. Dr. Haufiku had also attended the esteemed Harvard Leadership training in the United States in 2015. In his free time, Dr. Haufiku enjoys playing chess and listening to classical and jazz music.
Francisco F. Songane, former minister of Health of Mozambique (2000-2004), has had an extensive involvement in the international community that has included serving as Executive Committee member and board member of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. He was also a member of Task Force 4 of the UN Millennium Project (2002-2004), analysing the practicalities of achieving the goals related to maternal and child health, a member of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the International Vaccine Institute, and served in several Advisory Committees.
He was the Founding Director of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health hosted at WHO, and later Chair of the Forum 2012 on Research for Health organized by the Council on Health Research for Development, where he served as senior Health Advisor. Further, he was UNICEF Representative in Angola from July 2013 to October 2016 where he was directly involved in the efforts to tackle a major yellow fever epidemic, the worst in the last decade that became a global public health threat. Since April 2020, he is member of the council of the Africa Public Health Foundation, a foundation set up to mobilize resources for Africa CDC.
Dr. Songane trained as a medical doctor and obstetrician / gynaecologist at the Eduardo Mondlane University and Maputo Central Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique as well as at St. James University Hospital in Leeds, England. He has a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University and Master of Science in Financial Economics from the University of London, England. He is married and has three children.
He was the Founding Director of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health hosted at WHO, and later Chair of the Forum 2012 on Research for Health organized by the Council on Health Research for Development, where he served as senior Health Advisor. Further, he was UNICEF Representative in Angola from July 2013 to October 2016 where he was directly involved in the efforts to tackle a major yellow fever epidemic, the worst in the last decade that became a global public health threat. Since April 2020, he is member of the council of the Africa Public Health Foundation, a foundation set up to mobilize resources for Africa CDC.
Dr. Songane trained as a medical doctor and obstetrician / gynaecologist at the Eduardo Mondlane University and Maputo Central Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique as well as at St. James University Hospital in Leeds, England. He has a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University and Master of Science in Financial Economics from the University of London, England. He is married and has three children.
Mrs. Steffi Barandereka Nineza is a seasoned finance professional with over 14 years of experience in providing assurance, finance advisory, project finance, and strategic operations services to clients in both the public and private sectors. Her international experience includes working in Canada and in various countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. As Finance Project Lead, she was a key contributor in overseeing the financial management of the divestment of Barclays PLC in Absa Bank in relation to Corporate Transactional Channels. Since 2022, she is the Lead, Finance Operations at the Mastercard Foundation, responsible for delivering operational excellence of finance and accounting work in support of the Foundation’s programmatic work.
Mrs. Barandereka Nineza began her career in Canada as an external auditor. During her time in Canada, she won several awards for her outstanding academic and professional achievements, as well as her community involvement.
In addition to her corporate achievements, Mrs. Barandereka Nineza has demonstrated firm commitment to the development of Africa through active participation in various volunteering programs focusing on the empowerment of women, girls and refugees. She currently teaches a virtual course on “Resilience & Leadership” to refugees based in the Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda.
She holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business (GIBS) University of Pretoria, complemented by a Bachelor of Accounting from McGill University in Canada. Steffi is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a member of the Quebec CPA Order.
Mrs. Barandereka Nineza began her career in Canada as an external auditor. During her time in Canada, she won several awards for her outstanding academic and professional achievements, as well as her community involvement.
In addition to her corporate achievements, Mrs. Barandereka Nineza has demonstrated firm commitment to the development of Africa through active participation in various volunteering programs focusing on the empowerment of women, girls and refugees. She currently teaches a virtual course on “Resilience & Leadership” to refugees based in the Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda.
She holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business (GIBS) University of Pretoria, complemented by a Bachelor of Accounting from McGill University in Canada. Steffi is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and a member of the Quebec CPA Order.
Chairman and Country Delegate Toyota Kenya Limited & CFAO Kenya Limited, Dennis Awori has spent most of his working life in the Motor Industry across East Africa, in which he has held various positions including Sales and Marketing Manager, Branch Manager, General Manager, Managing Director and Chairman.He was the founding Vice Chairman of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (the umbrella body for Kenya’s private sector) and the founding Chairman of the KEPSA Foundation and a Trustee of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He was appointed the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to Japan and Korea from 2003 to 2009. During his tenure he assisted to open a new Embassy in Korea and built strong relations between Kenya and the two countries, especially through their private sectors, in keeping with Kenya’s new focus on economic diplomacy.
Upon his return he rejoined the private sector as Chairman of Toyota East Africa Ltd, covering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan, with responsibilities in both automotive and non automotive businesses. He is also a non Executive Director of several other companies including three listed ones.
In 2017 he was appointed Chairman and Country Delegate for CFAO Kenya Ltd, Director of CFAO Holdings South Africa and Director of CFAO SAS, wholly owned subsidiaries of Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The CFAO Group is in 35 countries in Africa and does business in another 19 countries through independent Dealers.
CFAO operates in 4 business domains, namely Mobility; Healthcare; Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Agriculture and Technologies, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure.
Dennis has also served on the Boards of the Communications Commission of Kenya, The National Vision 2030 and the country’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). He holds a BSC degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Manchester.
He was appointed the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to Japan and Korea from 2003 to 2009. During his tenure he assisted to open a new Embassy in Korea and built strong relations between Kenya and the two countries, especially through their private sectors, in keeping with Kenya’s new focus on economic diplomacy.
Upon his return he rejoined the private sector as Chairman of Toyota East Africa Ltd, covering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan, with responsibilities in both automotive and non automotive businesses. He is also a non Executive Director of several other companies including three listed ones.
In 2017 he was appointed Chairman and Country Delegate for CFAO Kenya Ltd, Director of CFAO Holdings South Africa and Director of CFAO SAS, wholly owned subsidiaries of Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The CFAO Group is in 35 countries in Africa and does business in another 19 countries through independent Dealers.
CFAO operates in 4 business domains, namely Mobility; Healthcare; Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Agriculture and Technologies, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure.
Dennis has also served on the Boards of the Communications Commission of Kenya, The National Vision 2030 and the country’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). He holds a BSC degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Manchester.
Mr. Alain Ah-Sue is the Managing Director of EO Solutions Ltd and Linxia Ltd since 2016, managing a team of 150 professionals in the Technology business. Mr. Ah-Sue started his working career in Mauritius after his studies in Computer Science at the City University of New York in 1987 and has been the General Manager and Managing Director of Harel Mallac Technologies Ltd from 1989 to 2016. During this period, he has managed a team of 400 technology professionals in Mauritius, Madagascar, Burundi and Rwanda.
Mr. Ah Sue has over 30 years with vast experience in business development, planning and problem-solving abilities. He focused on maximizing resource utilization to support and grow scalable operations to increase bottom-line profitability. Mr. Ah Sue has an organized and systematic approach with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.
Dr. Edem Adzogenu’s work straddles the public, private and civic sectors, with an emphasis on innovation, economic development, pan-African integration and social transformation. Dr Adzogenu has been at the forefront of ground-breaking initiatives to promote public-private partnerships and a stronger role for the African private sector in regional and continental integration. Under his leadership, AfroChampions, an organisation he co-founded, has grown into an influential regional public-private partnership platform that partners the African Union and several regional institutions to drive African integration and transformation, using innovative toolkits such as technology investing, novel financing instruments and intergovernmental policy design. Working with some of Africa’s foremost thinkers and leaders, he guided the adoption by African Heads of State of the “Trillion Dollar Private Sector AfCFTA Investment & Financing Framework (TDF)” in support of AfCFTA Implementation. Beyond his special focus on Africa, Dr. Adzogenu sits on several International Advisory boards. Foundation Charter.
As the Protector of the Africa Public Health Foundation, Africa CDC is invited to Council meetings in an advisory and non-voting capacity. Their role is further outline in the Foundation Charter.