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Board of Director

Africa and the Middle East Team

Asha Auckloo

2020 JCI Executive Vice-Presidente

Born on 29 December 1981 in Mauritius, Auckloo holds a Master's degree in Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology. She works in the office of the Prime Minister of Mauritius as a forensic scientist. She is also involved in the training of stakeholders such as the police and crime scene managers in various aspects of forensic science. She resides in Mauritius, Africa with her family.

Auckloo joined JCI City Plus in 2011. She became JCI City Plus Local President in 2014 and National President in 2017.

At the International level, she served as JCI Vice President in 2018 and received the JCI Presidential Award as Best Vice President for Africa and the Middle East. She has attended five JCI Area Conferences and four JCI World Congresses. She is a graduate of the 29th JCI Academy in Mito, Japan.

She has been honored as JCI Senator No. 76757. She speaks English, French, Hindi and Mauritian Creole.

Achille Segbegnon Sonehekpon

2020 JCI Vice-President

Born on 12 May 1985 in Cotonou (Benin), married and father of two children, Achille Segbegnon SONEHEKPON holds a Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Management and International Trade. He is currently the Director of SONARC Corporate Sarl. He speaks French and English.

After joining JCI Cotonou Ocean in 2006, he became a founding member of JCI Cotonou Saphir in 2011 and Local President in 2014. He was National Vice-President in 2015, National Treasurer General in 2017 and National Executive Vice-President in 2018.

Certified from the 13th Leadership Academy at the 2011 CAMO and the Japan Leadership Academy in 2017, he is a JCI Trainer and in 2013 he becomes JCI's Most Outstanding Member.

At the international level, he attended the 2014 JCI Partnership Summit, and was Assistant to the JCI World President for Africa and the Middle East in 2019. He has attended seven (07) JCI Conferences in Africa and the Middle East and five (05) JCI World Congresses.

Saleh Al-Hanash

2020 JCI Vice-President

Born November 11, 1987 in Amman, Jordan, Al-Hanash holds a master's degree in accounting and organizational behavior from Edinburgh Business School. He is a pharmacist, international sales trainer and coach, TeamBuilding and entrepreneur. TEDx speaker, inspirational speaker at various events, local and international universities.

In 2019, he will participate as a speaker at the TEDx in Muscat Oman with the theme " Create your Net & Hunt You Future ".
In 2018, he founded " AL-Hanash pharmaceutical drug store " in Palestine and in 2017, he co-founded " Just Start Innovating ", a full-fledged solution to create and develop entrepreneurial platforms and strategic ecosystem programs.
In 2016, he founded Agonist Consult for training and experimental consulting in Jordan and Palestine.

Al-Hanash joined JCI in 2012, he was JCI Amman Local President in 2014 and JCI Jordan National President in 2017.
In 2018, he was a member of the Africa and Middle East Committee, during which time he chaired the JCI Jordan Senate and hosted the AMESA Senate Summit in Jordan.
In 2019, he was a member of the JCI Africa and the Middle East Civil Society Council.

Al-Hanash speaks Arabic, English and understands French. His passion and focus is on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 : Quality Education, Sustainable Development Goal 9 : Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Goal 11 : Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Mohammad Hijazi

2020 JCI Vice-President

Born on June 11, 1989 in Saida, Lebanon, he holds a double degree in Marketing Communication and Biology from the American University of Beirut. He is a leading communications consultant, trainer and digital strategist. Certified by the U.S. State Department and Google, he has been involved in consulting, training and organizational activities for more than 200 international, regional and local clients.

Hijazi joined JCI Beirut in 2014, becoming Local Communications Director in 2015 and National Director in 2016. In 2017, he served as National Vice-President of Recruitment and Outreach and attended the 30th JCI Academy in Kumamoto, Japan. In 2018, he served as JCI Lebanon National President.

At the International level, he was a member of the JCI Skills Development Committee for Africa and the Middle East in 2019. He has attended four Area Conferences, four World Congresses and countless national and regional events in the four regions and has motivated more than 1,000 members worldwide.

JCI Senator No. 78059, he is fluent in English and Arabic.

Unotida Nyoni

2020 JCI Vice-President

Born on 19 February 1985 in Mberengwa, Zimbabwe, he holds a Master of Business Administration and is the Chief Financial Officer of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation. He is also an author, lecturer and founder of Grand Scale Motivation, a private management consulting and training company. He resides in Cape Town, South Africa with his wife, Ellen.

Nyoni joined JCI Harare in 2004. He became JCI City Zimbabwe Local President in 2012. In 2013, Nyoni moved to Cape Town, South Africa and served as JCI National President 2018.

At the international level, Nyoni was a member of the JCI Africa and the Middle East Council. He attended five JCI Area Conferences and three JCI World Congresses. He speaks English.

AMDEC

Africa and the Middle East Development Council

Harira Cisse

AMDEC President

Born on October 30, 1982, Harira holds a PhD in Pharmacy and a specialization in Analytical Chemistry with a major in Drug Quality Control. She resides in Bamako, Mali.

She joined JCI in 2007 as a student. After completing her university studies at the Local Presidency in 2009, she joined JCI Bamako Espoir in 2010 and became JCI Local President in 2013. She leads JCI Mali with responsibility and exemplary leadership as National President in 2017.

At the International level, she was a member of the JCI Strategic Planning Committee in 2018 and JCI Vice-President in 2019 assigned to Africa and the Middle East with eight (8) countries under her supervision. She has attended nine (9) JCI Area Conferences and five (5) JCI World Congresses.

Honored as JCI Senator No. 75785, she is a JCI Trainer and is a graduate of the 14th JCI Africa and the Middle East Leadership Academy in Casablanca, Morocco and the 29th JCI Academy in Mito, Japan. She is fluent in French and some English.

Saidou Sanou

Councillor

- It supervises the AMDEC action plan of the INVEST axis ;
- He attends the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the AMDEC ;
- He is responsible for the development of the AMDEC's Strategic Plan ;
- He is assigned to the Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Ethiopia.

Landry Boupeze

Councillor

- It supervises the AMDEC action plan for the MOTIVER axis ;
- He attends the management of the meeting of the National Presidents ;
- He is responsible for the AMDEC's final development report ;
- He is assigned to Burundi, Comoros, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic.

Aboubacar Diallo

Councillor

- It supervises the AMDEC action plan of the IMPACT axis ;
- He attends the AMDEC's skills development program ;
- He is responsible for amending the constitution and restructuring of the AMDEC ;
- He is assigned to Cape Verde, Yemen, Iraq, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and the United Arab Emirates.

Olawale Bakare

Councillor

- It supervises the AMDEC action plan for the COLLABORATION axis ;
- It assists in the development of the AMDEC's Strategic Plan ;
- He is responsible for the skills development programme during the Area Conference ;
- He is assigned to Chad, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Liberia and Eritrea.

Laura Tigere

Councillor

- It supervises the AMDEC action plan for the CONNECT axis ;
- It assists in the amendment of the constitution and the restructuring of the AMDEC ;
- It is responsible for the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the AMDEC ;
- It is assigned to Angola, Eswatini, Mozambique, Nambia and Lesotho.

Regional Office

Africa and the Middle East

Tunji Oyeyemi

Growth and Development Director for Africa and the Middle East

Born on 13 November 1977 in Nigeria, Oyeyemi holds a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and is married. He speaks English (proficiency) and French (basic knowledge).

He has a very good understanding of people's behaviour and motivation and has developed skills with extensive knowledge of leadership, conflict management, youth development and business operations.

Passionate, results-oriented, team builder, social entrepreneur and maestro of sustainability, with more than seven (7) years of experience in the field of non-governmental organizations, he has trained for various NGOs, private and public organizations, federal and state agencies and parastatals.

Oyeyemi joined JCI in 2007. He became JCI Akure Local President in 2010, JCI Nigeria President in 2016 and JCI Nigeria Board of Directors Chairperson in 2017.

He joined Junior Chamber International Headquarters on November 1, 2019, as Director of Growth and Development for Africa and the Middle East.

Esther Gaelle Ibeiri Andi

Growth and Development Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East

Born in Douala, Cameroon, Esther Gaelle Ibeiri Andi holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the Institute of International Relations of Cameroon. She is fluent in English and French.

She also took part in the YALI of the RLC of Dakar in the Business Entrepreneurship program and was Speaker at the TEDx of Akpakpa in Benin.

Within Junior Chamber International, she was Administrative Assistant for Africa and the Middle East, in charge of Stakeholders and Advocacy Assistant. She participated in 03 Africa and the Middle East Conferences, 04 National Presidents Meetings and a World Congress.

Dahirou Djamo

Member Services Coordinator

Born on February 25th in Cameroon, Djamo Dahirou holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc) in Political Science and Public Administration and a Masters (MSc) in International Relations. He lives in Cameroon with his family, perfectly bilingual (French and English), he speaks fluently his native language Poular.

Djamo joined JCI Yaounde in 2014. He has held several positions of responsibility and became Local President in 2016 and National Director of Growth in 2017.

Certified from the 20th Academy of Active Citizenship at the 2018 CAMO in Cotonou, he is a JCI Trainer. He has been employed by JCI World Headquarters as Member Services Coordinator since March 2018.

About JCI AME

The JCI (Junior Chamber International) of Africa and the Middle East is one of the four (04) Area JCI.

It is a global non-profit organization of young active citizens between the ages of 18 and 40 whose mission is to provide development opportunities for young people to create positive change.

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