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Africa Think Tank Leaders Forum: Who Owns Africa’s Energy Transformation Agenda?

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Mounia Boucetta, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, will participate as a speaker in the 12th Africa Think Tank Summit (ATTS), taking place from October 28 to 30, 2026, in Cotonou, Benin. She will speak during the panel discussion entitled “Africa Think Tank Leaders Forum: Who Owns Africa’s Energy Transformation Agenda?”, scheduled for October 29, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm local time.

 Held under the theme “From Energy Access to Economic Transformation: Practical Policy Pathways for Power Sector Viability, Growth, and Reform in Africa,” the Summit will bring together policymakers, think tank leaders, researchers, private sector representatives, and development partners to explore how the energy sector can drive Africa’s structural transformation. 

The panel will examine the role of African think tanks in shaping energy policies, supporting reform implementation, mobilizing investment, and strengthening public accountability, with a focus on ensuring that Africa’s energy transformation is guided by evidence-based research, local expertise, and practical policy solutions.

 

Further information is available here.

Speakers
Mounia Boucetta
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, Mounia Boucetta has over 20 years of experience in public administration, holding numerous managerial and leadership roles, and working particularly on the development of industrial and commercial policies. She was most recently Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco from 2017 to 2019.   A graduate from the prestigious Mohammadia School of Engineers (Morocco), Mounia Boucetta joined the Ministry of Industry and Trade in 1991 where she held numerous positions before her appointment as its Secretary General in 2010. In this context, she contributed to numerous projects including, but not limited to, reorganizational projects, implementatio ...