IFC Appoints Roland Yameogo as Country Manager for Angola, Botswana, Lesotho and Zimbabwe

​Luanda, Angola, July 26, 2024- IFC has appointed Roland Yameogo as Country Manager for Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, effective August 16, 2024.

In his new role, Yameogo will oversee IFC's activities across the four countries while managing a multidisciplinary team of investment, advisory services, and support staff on the ground. He will be based in Luanda, Angola.

Yameogo will work with public and private sector partners to magnify IFC's efforts to drive economic growth and boost shared prosperity across the region. His priorities will be to develop and implement operational country strategies; drive the development of Country Partnership Frameworks, – a strategic framework that lays out the priorities that guide the partnership between the World Bank Group and countries, and grow IFC's business across multiple sectors, working closely with the public and private sector.

"We are happy to have Roland onboard to manage IFC's Angola cluster," said Cláudia Conceição, IFC Regional Director for Southern Africa. "Having served in a number of leadership positions at IFC, Roland brings a wealth of experience. He is well-positioned to implement IFC's strategy to unlock sustainable economic growth in the region."

"I am excited to help foster private sector-led solutions to support the economies of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho and Zimbabwe achieve their development aspirations," said Roland Yameogo, IFC Country Manager for Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe. "IFC is helping diversify economies through high-impact investments in the energy, agribusiness, finance, transport, manufacturing, and telecoms sectors. Alongside our partners, we aim to drive inclusivity and prosperity in the region."

Yameogo has held a variety of positions at IFC since joining the organization 18 years ago. Prior to this appointment, Yameogo served as IFC Resident Representative in Guinea for three years. Before that, he was a Senior Investment Officer in IFC's Infrastructure and Natural Resources Department, where he led several equity and debt transactions in the mining sectors of small, fragile and conflict-affected countries. A Burkina Faso national, Yameogo holds an MBA from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.  

IFC is a strong partner of governments and the private sector across southern Africa, deploying investments and advisory services to support a range of sectors that contribute to job creation, poverty reduction, and sustainable economic growth in the region. In fiscal year 23, IFC committed $11.5 billion in investments across Africa. 

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