Amani Abou-Zeid

Amani Abou-Zeid ( Arabic أماني أبو زيد, DMG Amānī Abū Zaid) is an Egyptian development aid expert. She became the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union, Addis Ababa - African Union Commission in 2017. She worked for international organizations such as the African Development Bank (AFDB), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Quotes “Africa needs to connect around 73 million people annually in order to close this gap.” African Union “Africa must change the narrative of her energy development and turn radically towards a more sustainable path using clean and renewable sources.” African Union “Infrastructure is so important.” African Cities Research Consortium “For us the priority ... talks about universal access to affordable and reliable energy.” African Cities Research Consortium “We are here, we know what we want, when it comes to infrastructure we have our priorities, we have our projects.” African Cities Research Consortium “That is also a witness of the continent’s resilience.” African Cities Research Consortium External Link Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Anti-war activists Category:Egyptian people