Capacity Development in Africa

Joint Japan/World Bank Group Scholarships Program (JJ/WBGSP)

Regional ConferenceYaounde, May 7, 2008

A Case Study: The Yaounde’s EPM Programme

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Summary

Introduction

Country coverage: some lessons

Gender issues: some lessons

Student Internship: some lessons

Follow-up of some alumni: some lessons

Perspectives

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Introduction

EPM is a 12 months Economic Policy Management Master’s program implemented to help meet the demand for qualified economic policy advisers and managers in Sub-Saharan AfricaEPM Yaoundé was launched in 1998 with the transfer of EPM program from CERDI (France) and McGill (Canada) to African Universities, among them University of Yaoundé II (for French speaking)The first cohort (EPM1) started in December 1998

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Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: some lessons (1/2)

Cohorts of people involved in the process : EPM Yaoundé

Country EPM1 EPM2 EPM3 EPM4 EPM5 EPM6 EPM7 EPM8 EPM9 TOTAL

Burundi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Cameroon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 13

CAR 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 10

Chad 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9

Comoros 1 1 1 1 1 5

Congo 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 9

DRC 1 1 1 3

Gabon 1 1 1 1 4

Rwanda 1 1 1 3

TOTAL 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 63

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Country coverage by EPM Yaoundé: some lessons (2/2)

9 countries are covered

3 important parts of Africa are involved: CEMAC + DRC, Grand Lake (Burundi, Rwanda) and Indian Ocean (Comoros)

Since 1998: 63 JJ/WBGSP scholars graduated from EPM Yaoundé, among them 7 are in the process (ongoing EPM9)

Participation of Rwanda and DRC need to be increased (only 3 scholars)

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Gender issue at EPM Yaoundé: some lessons (1/2)

Structure of people involved in the process : EPM Yaoundé

Country Male Female Total

Burundi 4 3 7

Cameroon 6 7 13

CAR 6 4 10

Chad 9 0 9

Comoros 3 2 5

Congo 7 2 9

DRC 1 2 3

Gabon 2 2 4

Rwanda 3 0 3

Total 41 22 63

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Gender issue at EPM Yaoundé: Some lessons (2/2)

General gender ratio is good: 22/41

Cameroon is well balanced (7/6), followed by DRC (2/1)

No female participants from Chad and Rwanda: recruitment weakness

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Student Internship: Some lessons (1/2)Some Research Topics:

Motorbike taxi and GDP,Gender issue and environment protection,Management of inflation,Governance and growth,SME and unemploymentState properties and management of national economy,Microfinance institutions and outstanding payments, Reducing poverty for the poorEtc.

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Student Internship: Some lessons (2/2)

Some Receiving Countries:BeninCameroon,Burundi,Senegal,Burkina Faso,Ethiopia,Congo,Togo,Etc.

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Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (1/3)

Follow-up of some Alumni

Name of Alumni Country Before EPM After EPM

NAILANE Mhadji Comoros Civil servant Former Director of economic statistics and now (since 27 march 2007) Minister of territorial administration, infrastructure, urbanism and housing

BINYOUM LIBAM Adèle Marie

Cameroon Civil servant Economist, UNDP Mauritania

MMADI MOINDJIE Comoros Senior civil servant

Director of Economic Regimes and Tariff Reforms

NSIBULA CHIRIMWAMI

Congo Senior civil servant

expert economist at CEPGL (economic community of Grand Lake countries)

ROGOMBE Faustin Gabon Senior civil servant

Minister advisor

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Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (2/3)

Follow-up of some Alumni

Name of Alumni Country Before EPM After EPM

BANYANKA David Burundi Civil servant Senior inspector of finance in charge of vocational training

MBAIGUEDEM Mbairo

Chad Civil servant Director of public investments planning

BATAMAG Florence Cameroon Teacher Head of service at the ministry of trade

KOBO KONYINAN Delalune

CAR Economist consultant – Agency of telecommunications regulation

NGOULEU NGANSOB Carole

Cameroon Teacher Head of regional service of public domain

ABDOURAHMAN Mohamed

Comoros Senior civil servant

Presidential candidate

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Follow-up of some Alumni: what lessons? (3/3)

Many Alumni reached some top positions in their countries : Minister, Director, Advisor for other minister

Many Alumni are hired in International Organizations (UNDP, CEPGL)

Some Alumni used EPM to change their professional career (from teaching to trade or public domain)

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Perspectives

After phase I (1999-2003) and phase II (2003-2008), a third phase (2008-2012) has been approved in May 2007

Training duration is adapted from 15 months to 12 months without losses

Number of trainees to be increased

Better coverage of some countries (quantity, quality and gender)

Better networking among alumni is needed

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Many thanksFor any request:

University of Yaoundé IIFaculty of EconomicsEconomic Policy Management Program

Prof. Roger Tsafack NanfossoTel. (237) 22 30 84 36Fax. (237) 22 30 84 28rtsafack@univ-yde2.org