The leadership of the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) elected Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh, last Friday as its new president, replacing Nana Dr. Appiagyei Dankawoso I from Ghana, whose tenure expired. Friday’s successful election was hard fought with four Chamber of Commerce leaders vying for the presidency.
Those elected as members of the Executive Council include Engineer Melaku Ezezew (Ethiopia), Farman Toure (Cote d”Ivoire), Dr. Appiagyei Dankawoso I, Olivier Bastienne (Seychelles), Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (Nigeria), Jean Ibombot (Congo), Mohamed Drissi (Morocco).
A statement issued late Friday night by the PACCI Executive Director, Kebour Ghenna, said the new leadership took over immediately after announcing the election results.
Kebour said as per the Executive Council mandate, and in keeping with the By-laws of the PACCI, the 2019/2021 Executive Council will serve from February 1, 2019 to January 31 2021.
PACCI works closely with regional and continental organizations, such as the AUC to act as an effective intermediary between business and trade experts and international and UN trade organizations. PACCI and the Chamber network are active in promoting a range of key business related policy initiatives and in developing concrete activities and projects related to those policies.