Wamkele Keabetswe Mene Explained

Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Nationality:South African
Alma Mater:Rhodes University
London School of Economics and Political Science
Spouse:Malika Hinkson Mene
Office:1st Secretary General of The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat

Wamkele Mene is the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.[1] In February 2020, he was elected as the first Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Wamkele was born and raised in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province. He attended Marymount High School, before changing schools and enrolled at Trinity High School.[6] He graduated with a B.A Law from the Rhodes University. He obtained an M.A. in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental & African Studies and an LL.M in Banking Law and Financial Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[7] [8]

Career

He previously served as the Head of Mission to the World Trade Organisation for South Africa.[9] [10] Wamkele later Chaired the Committee on International Trade in Financial Services at the World Trade Organisation.[11] He was the Chief Director for Africa Economic Relations in South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry and South Africa's lead negotiator in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.[12] [13] [14]

Personal life

Wamkele is married to Malika Hinkson Mene.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Secretary General of AfCFTA Secretariat sworn in. www.classfmonline.com. 19 March 2020 . en. 2020-03-26.
  2. Web site: Ghana congratulates AfCFTA's first Secretary-General. 2020-02-20. MyJoyOnline.com. en-US. 2020-03-23.
  3. Web site: South Africa wins bitter fight with Nigeria over top AU job. TimesLIVE. en-ZA. 2020-03-24.
  4. Web site: Statement of H.E. Mr. Wamkele Mene on the Occasion of Swearing-in as the Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat African Union. au.int. 2020-03-26.
  5. Web site: South Africa's Wamkele Mene voted as Secretary-General of AfCFTA Secretariat. Citi Business News. en-US. 2020-03-26.
  6. Web site: Uitenhage man lands leading role in AU trade agreement structure. HeraldLIVE. en-ZA. 2020-03-24.
  7. Web site: Meet the forty-year-old South African voted as the first Secretary-General of AfCFTA. 2020-02-12. ABC News Ghana. en-US. 2020-03-24.
  8. Web site: Wamkele Mene: The young South African diplomat to drive AfCFTA's implementation. Tsanni. Abdullahi. 2020-02-20. African Newspage. en-US. 2020-03-24.
  9. Web site: South Africa's Wamkele Mene voted as Secretary-General of AfCFTA Secretariat. 2020-02-10. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US. 2020-03-26.
  10. Web site: Wamkele Mene. The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2020. fr. 2020-03-26.
  11. Web site: South Africa's Wamkele Mene Elected To Lead World's Largest Free Trade Area, AfCFTA. 2020-02-17. Espact. en-US. 2020-03-26.
  12. Web site: COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement: ratification PMG. pmg.org.za. en. 2020-03-26.
  13. Web site: AfCFTA Elects Wamkele Mene as Secretary General. 2020-02-12. Kenyan Wallstreet. en-US. 2020-03-26.
  14. Web site: Wamkele Mene. SAITEX Africa. en-US. 2020-03-26.

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