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Meet the team

One network, five rings deep.

Africa Circular is built like its logo: rings of expertise around a shared centre — the Board and programme leadership, circular economy consultants, regional coordinators, and at the heart of it all, national focal points in more than forty countries.

Leadership The Board Consultants Regional Coordinators National Focal Points
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Programme leadership

Running the day-to-day of a continental network.

Strategy, partnerships and delivery oversight — the pair who keep a 54-country network moving in one direction.

2 people

Piotr Barczak

Circular Economy Programme Manager

Piotr bears the main responsibility for the success of our operations and holds a central role in Africa Circular. Working closely with the Board, he shapes our strategy with one focus: making circular economy practice a reality in every African…

CW

Caroline Wothaya

Development Manager

Caroline is a highly skilled business development manager and financial support specialist, known for her singular focus on excellence and innovation. She drives strategic partnerships across the continent and maintains the overview of our project portfolio, staying directly involved as…

The Board

Two continents. One board.

Koen leads from Belgium, Chris from South Africa — strategy, stewardship and doors opened at the highest level.

2 people
Belgium

Koen Rademaekers

Chair of the Board

Koen founded Trinomics, one of Europe's leading policy consultancies on environment, energy and climate, and chairs the Africa Circular Board from Belgium — meeting government representatives across Africa and backing projects from concept to implementation.

South Africa CW

Chris Whyte

Secretary & Treasurer

Chris led the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN) as Executive Director until December 2024. Based in South Africa, he anchors the Board on the continent — close to strategic decisions and closer still to delivery on the ground.

Circular Economy Consultants

The backbone of the work.

Our consultants advance circular economy practice across Africa — policy consulting, roadmaps and action plans, knowledge transfer and awareness raising.

7 people

Maurielle Eke Tanchou

Circular Economy Consultant

Theo Venturelli

Circular Economy Consultant

Oluwasemilore Adeoti

Circular Economy Consultant

Maja Biemann

Circular Economy Consultant

Jean Metchro

Circular Economy Consultant

Josefine Koehler

Circular Economy Consultant
GM

Gabriel Mfutila Voka

Circular Economy Consultant
Regional Coordinators

Africa Circular, present in every region.

The presence of Africa Circular across the regions of the continent — coordinating projects, focal points and the expert network.

5 people
Southern Africa & Island Countries

Sonja Lisa Pithey

Regional Coordinator
Northern Africa (EN + Arabic)

Sarah Elsaid

Regional Coordinator
Western Africa (EN)

Ifeoluwa Ojo

Regional Coordinator
Western Africa (FR)

Vianio Kougblenou

Regional Coordinator

Deborah Ohui Nartey

Regional Coordinator
National Focal Points

Forty local champions. One per country.

Focal points are people — in-country specialists who root the network in national reality. Profiles are being published country by country; every seat below is a real person's chair.

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AL

Algeria

National Focal Point

Northern Africa (FR + Arabic)

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AN

Angola

National Focal Point

Portuguese-Speaking Africa

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BE

Benin

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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BO

Botswana

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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BF

Burkina Faso

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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BU

Burundi

National Focal Point

Central Africa

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CA

Cameroon

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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CV

Cape Verde

National Focal Point

Portuguese-Speaking Africa

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CA

Central African Republic

National Focal Point

Central Africa

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CH

Chad

National Focal Point

Central Africa

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CO

Comoros

National Focal Point

Island Countries

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CD

Cote d'Ivoire

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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DR

Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Focal Point

Central Africa

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DJ

Djibouti

National Focal Point

Eastern Africa

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EG

Egypt

National Focal Point

Northern Africa (EN + Arabic)

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EG

Equatorial Guinea

National Focal Point

Portuguese-Speaking Africa

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ER

Eritrea

National Focal Point

Eastern Africa

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ES

Eswatini

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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ET

Ethiopia

National Focal Point

Eastern Africa

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GA

Gabon

National Focal Point

Central Africa

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GA

Gambia

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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GH

Ghana

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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GU

Guinea

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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GU

Guinea-Bissau

National Focal Point

Portuguese-Speaking Africa

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IC

Ivory Coast

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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KE

Kenya

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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LE

Lesotho

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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LI

Liberia

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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LI

Libya

National Focal Point

Northern Africa (EN + Arabic)

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MA

Madagascar

National Focal Point

Island Countries

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MA

Malawi

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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Mali

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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MA

Mauritania

National Focal Point

Northern Africa (EN + Arabic)

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MA

Mauritius

National Focal Point

Island Countries

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MO

Morocco

National Focal Point

Northern Africa (FR + Arabic)

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MO

Mozambique

National Focal Point

Portuguese-Speaking Africa

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NA

Namibia

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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NI

Niger

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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NI

Nigeria

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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RO

Republic of the Congo

National Focal Point

Central Africa

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RW

Rwanda

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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SE

Senegal

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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SE

Seychelles

National Focal Point

Island Countries

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SL

Sierra Leone

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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SO

Somalia

National Focal Point

Eastern Africa

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SA

South Africa

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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SS

South Sudan

National Focal Point

Eastern Africa

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SU

Sudan

National Focal Point

Eastern Africa

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ST

São Tomé and Príncipe

National Focal Point

Portuguese-Speaking Africa

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TA

Tanzania

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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TO

Togo

National Focal Point

Western Africa (FR)

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TU

Tunisia

National Focal Point

Northern Africa (FR + Arabic)

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UG

Uganda

National Focal Point

Western Africa (EN)

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ZA

Zambia

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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ZI

Zimbabwe

National Focal Point

Southern Africa

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