Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki of Niger is the former CEO of the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), having held this position from 2009 to April 2022. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger. During his academic career, Dr Mayaki taught in Niger, Venezuela, and France and directed various research centres. He is a Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit of France and an Associate Member of the French Academy of Agriculture. He has also received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Emperor Naruhito of Japan.
