An open letter to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of Senegal
Published on August 8, 2024 By Aboubakr Barry Dear Mr. President, I extend my heartfelt congratulations on winning the confidence and mandate of the Senegalese populace. Your success resonates as a point of pride not just for Senegal, but for the entire African continent. In light of this monumental achievement, I wish to share some […]
An open letter to Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank: From Vision and Mission to Results
Posted on October 25, 2023 By Aboubakr Kaira Barry, Founder and Managing Director at Results Associates, Bethesda, MD, USA. Dear Ajay, I congratulate you on successfully completing your first World Bank annual meeting, which included a new vision and mission: “Create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.” In this article, I present seven […]
There is a Better Way to Help Africa
Posted on February 15, 2024 By Aboubakr Kaira Barry, Founder and Managing Director at Results Associates, Bethesda, MD, USA. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime,” is a saying attributed to Confucius, the Chinese philosopher (551 BCE-479 BCE). […]
An Open Letter to Mr. Bah Oury, Guinea’s Prime Minister
Posted on March 24, 2024 By Aboubakr Kaira Barry, Founder and Managing Director at Results Associates, Bethesda, MD, USA. Dear Prime Minister, I extend my heartiest congratulations on the trust placed in you and wish you every success in tackling the forthcoming challenges. When Winston Churchill took the reins of the United Kingdom at the […]
From Disbursement to Impact: How ImpStat (Impact Statistics) Can Help World Bank’s President Ajay Banga Improve Credibility and Attract Private Sector
Posted on June 22, 2023 By Aboubakr K. Barry, CFA, Founder and Managing Director of Results Associates, Financial Management Consultancy Firm Based in Bethesda, State of Maryland. Mr. Ajay Banga, the newly appointed President of The World Bank, has a timely and urgent opportunity to ensure that the institution is held accountable for the impact […]