Young Professionals Network

Malancha is particularly interested in understanding the impact of emerging countries such as India, China and Brazil on Africa's development process. She also works on food security and nutrition related issues and holds a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her PhD thesis explored the nature and impact of Chinese trade, investment, and development cooperation in three sub-Saharan African countries namely Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia.

Prior to joining MINDS, Rumbidzai worked as a Management Consultant for over seven years, gaining experience in business analysis, human performance, and project management. During that time, she specialized in developing bespoke learning solutions in the South African banking sector where she was involved in a range of projects during key transitions in the industry. Rumbidzai also founded a social enterprise that encouraged youth to engage in governance and participate in nation building. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics Honours) degree from Rhodes University and a Master’s of Management in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation from Wits Business School, South Africa. 

As a social entrepreneur with over 5 years of experience, He has demonstrated a strong commitment to advocating for a social positive change by supporting less fortunate children to access quality education, and by using his stories to break the silence and fight against sexual violence perpetrated against young women and girls in Rwanda. He is a better known filmmaker, a published author, and a certified peer educator in his community. He has received several recognition for his works including being: Africa Youth Award Winner 2016 for Leader of the Year, International Winner for the 2015 Global Dialogues Contest, and 2016 Queen's Young Leader Highly Commended Runner Up. Jean Claude is an alumnus of the Global Youth Connect and is a scholar at the Kenyatta University for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a flagship program of former US President Barack Obama for Young African Leaders.

In this capacity, he is actually leading the Bank’s modernization plan and its organizational transformation Program. He is also Associate Professor of Strategy and Management at the University of Nouakchott and Research fellow at the Mauritanian Institute for Strategic Studies (IMES), where he focuses on public policy evaluation, good governance and institutional change. He was formerly Associate Director of design, monitoring and evaluation (DM&E) at World Vision International in charge of quality assurance for 15 development programs in Mauritania (17M$/year). Prior to returning to Africa, he worked for several years as management consultant and researcher in Europe especially in France.

Engaged youth activist and afro-optimist, he founded the Institute of Leadership (iLead), a not-for-profit organization which aims at empowering the young generation of entrepreneurs and public leaders. He received several distinctions and awards, the last being the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in 2015. Sidi-Mohamed graduated from University of Versailles with a Research Master in Management and from HEC Paris with a Master in Strategic Management.

He also received a Master in Economics & International Development from University of Paris XII and completed a doctoral program (PhD) in Strategy & Management. He earned also a Certificate in Intercultural Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Post-Graduate Certificate in International Management form Georgetown University and an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from Georgia State University.