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Sahr Kpundeh

Sahr Kpundeh

Country Manager, Rwanda, Africa

Prior to his appointment, Sahr Kpundeh was the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Country Manager for  Zambia based in Lusaka from August 2019 to June 2023. He has held various positions in the ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP including Country Manager of South Sudan based in Juba (2015-2019); Lead Regional Strategy Specialist in the Governance Global Practice; Regional Adviser for Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) in the Africa Region¡¯s Core Operational Services Unit. He has authored articles on governance and anti-corruption as well as edited several books. Some of his published books and Monographs include the following: Building State Capacity in Africa: New Approaches, Emerging Lessons (World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, 2004); Politics and Corruption in Africa: A Case Study of Sierra Leone (University Press of America, 1995); USAID Handbook for Fighting Corruption (USAID Technical Publication Series, 1998); Corruption and Integrity Improvement Initiatives in Developing Countries (UNDP/OECD, 1998); Curbing Corruption: Toward a Model for Building National Integrity (1999, ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP). Prior to joining the ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP, Dr. Kpundeh was Senior Research Associate at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C, where he led work on Democratization, including editing a book entitled; Democratization in Africa: African Views, African Voices (National Academy Press, 1992). Dr. Kpundeh received his Ph.D. and Master¡¯s degrees from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with concentration in African Political Systems, Political Economy, and International Relations. He is a US Citizen and a national of Sierra Leone.


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