Abdourahamane Sow

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About Abdourahamane Zyggi Sow

Pronunciation

Pronouns: he/him/his

Country: Guinea

Abdourahamane SOW is from Guinea, West Africa. He is committed to responsible natural resource sustainable development for net zero achievements and global warming mitigation. 

Abdourahamane holds a master's degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Kankan (Guinea) and specializes in Geographical Information Systems from the University Libre of Brussels (Belgium) and conjointly from the Wits University (South Africa) and James Cook University (Australia). He also attended the Central European Public Policy (SPP) for mining, oil and gas fiscal regime design (getting a good deal) and the Indian National Institute of Labor, Economics, Research and Development (NILERD).

For over seventeen years, Abdourahamane has worked for the Ministry of Mines and Geology as a Senior Officer specializing in GIS and extractives industries' good governance. He led the setup of the country's mining statistics system, contributed to the Guinea Mining Law amendment, mining projects, economic and financial model template elaboration, Local Content policy framework conception and mining infrastructure master plan development (port and railway). He led the GIS component of a USAID-Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development II Guinea, Technical Achievement Award by USAID. Abdourahamane also served as a former Rio Tinto GIS Technical Record Officer at SIMANDOU a world-class Iron Ore project. As a freelance consultant, he oversaw portfolios, negotiated contracts and implemented strategic projects within National and International Institutions projects/programs (government agencies, UN, USAID, AUSAID, GIZ …). He also volunteered with the Junior Chamber International.

Looking ahead, Abdourahamane firmly believes his Hubert H. Humphrey opportunity at UC Davis will provide him with new skills and tools to successfully add real value to tackle global warming upon the completion of his project, which is the formalization of artisanal small-scale mining for net zero achievement.

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Available to Speak About

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Extractive industries development 

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Program Type

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

Year

2024-25

Country

Guinea