APIF Committee

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The IPA Africa Publishing Innovation Committee is responsible for selecting which applicants will receive grants under the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund. It is made up of senior publishing leaders from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and South Africa, and is led by IPA President, Bodour Al Qasimi.

 Bodour Al Qasimi

Bodour Al Qasimi

Bodour Al Qasimi is the CEO and Founder of UAE-based Kalimat Publishing Group, and the Chair of the Africa Publishing Innovation Committee.

Akoss Ofori-Mensah

Akoss Ofori-Mensah

Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Publishers; Member of the Council of Management of African Books Collective, Oxford, UK.

Brian Wafawarowa

Brian Wafawarowa

Chief Executive Officer at Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd

Gbadega Adedapo

Gbadega Adedapo

Chairman of Nigeria Book Fair Trust ; CEO Rasmed Publications Limited.

Lawrence Njagi

Lawrence Njagi

Chairman, African Publishers Network (APNET); Founder and MD, Mountain Top Publishers (Kenya)

Mohamed Salah Maalej

Mohamed Salah Maalej

General coordinator of Tunisia's International Book Fair ; President of the Arab and International Exhibitions Committee in the Arab Publishers Association; CEO of Kounouz Publishing.