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New Director for IDRC's West and Central Africa Office

2008-08

Kathryn Touré will soon be appointed Regional Director for IDRC’s West and Central Africa Office, in Dakar, Senegal. She will replace Gilles Forget who is retiring after 25 years with the Centre.

“Kathryn brings with her more than 20 years of experience in international work, both in the public and private sectors,” said IDRC President David Malone.

“Her most recent assignment as Regional Coordinator with the Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa in Bamako, Mali, places her in an enviable position to understand the development challenges of the region and to act on them. I am confident that Kathryn will continue the good work done by Gilles and that she will be an active contributor to the advancement of the Centre’s mandate.”

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