SESSION-Francophone members | Professionalization of Public Procurement-Challenges and Opportunities (English version)
A platform for public procurement professionals, the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) periodically brings together its member countries through its Technical Secretariat, which organizes high-level sessions around specific themes of general interest. On February 26, 2025 at 13:00 GMT, the Technical Secretariat mobilized French-speaking countries around the theme of “Professionalization of Public Procurement-Challenges and Opportunities”, a theme that saw the participation of 300 people, not only because of the relevance of the theme but also thanks to headline presenters such as Mr. Larbi Bennouna, CEO of SETYM International, Ms. Poulmery BA, Director of Training and Technical Support of Senegal’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, Mr. YAMEOGO Gaston, Director of Training and Technical Support and Ms. Rim Zehri, Controller General of Public Procurement/President of ONMP-HAICOP.
Here are the presentations in full.
Mr. Larbi Bennouna, CEO of SETYM International
Mr. Larbi Bennouna, CEO of SETYM International
On February 26, 2025 at 13:00 GMT, the Technical Secretariat of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) organized the second session of the year 2025 on “Professionalization of Public Procurement – Challenges and Opportunities” for the network’s French-speaking member countries and had the privilege to have Mr. Larbi Bennouna, CEO of SETYM International, who emphasized the importance of professionalization and impact assessment, with the specific case of Côte d’Ivoire, and finally invited participants to master the use of artificial intelligence in public procurement.
Details are in the full presentation available here.
Mr. YAMEOGO Gaston, Director of Training and Technical Support at Burkina Faso’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
Mr. YAMEOGO Gaston, Director of Training and Technical Support at Burkina Faso’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
Mr. YAMEOGO Gaston, Director of Training and Technical Support at Burkina Faso’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority , gave a brilliant presentation on “Professionalization of Public Procurement-Challenges and Opportunities” on February 26, 2025 at 13:00 GMT, during the experience and knowledge-sharing session organized by the Technical Secretariat of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) for French-speaking member countries. He gave a brief but important reminder of the context prior to 2021, the mission of professionalization in 2021, and finally detailed the implementation and sustainability of professionalization.
The full presentation is available here.
Ms. Poulmery BA, Director of Training and Technical Support at Senegal’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
Ms. Poulmery BA, Director of Training and Technical Support at Senegal’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
Alongside Mr. YAMEOGO Gaston and Ms. Rim Zehri, all experts from member countries of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN), Ms. Poulmery BA, Director of Training and Technical Support at Senegal’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, gave an exhaustive presentation on “Professionalization of public procurement – challenges and opportunities” at the session organized by the network’s Technical Secretariat for French-speaking member countries at 13:00 GMT on February 26, 2025. His presentation focused on four key points: challenges, opportunities and impacts.
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Ms Rim Zehri, Controller General of Public Procurement and President of ONMP-HAICOP
Controller General of Public Procurement and President of ONMP-HAICOP
The Technical Secretariat of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) held its second session of the year on February 26, 2025 at 13:00 GMT, for the benefit of the network’s French-speaking member countries. The theme that brought together the experts, including the Controller General of Public Procurement and President of ONMP-HAICOP, was “Professionalization of Public Procurement-Challenges and Opportunities”.
Focusing on the regulatory framework that contributes to professionalization, she presented key figures for 2024 in terms of the volume of public procurement, showing just how important public procurement is, which has necessitated its professionalization. How do you professionalize? What are the advantages of professionalization?
These are just some of the questions answered in the full presentation available here.
