Dr Rashid Mbaziira, a Ugandan, appointed new Executive Secretary for the African Ministers Council on Water A much sought-after professional with a robust track record of coordinating multi-stakeholder interventions to strengthen Africa’s water management function, Dr Mbaziira has pledged to deploy his experience to consolidate AMCOW’s mandate to assure water security and sanitation in Africa.

The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has announced the appointment of Dr Rashid Mbaziira – a Ugandan national – as its Executive Secretary.  The announcement came at the end of an Extra-Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of AMCOW and takes effect from 08 November 2021. A Rhodes Scholar, Dr Mbaziira was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Oxford, St Catherine’s College, in 2007. His research was in the field of Water Sciences, Policy and Management. He holds a BSc in Agricultural Engineering degree (First Class) from Makerere University, Kampala; and a Stage…