Carlos Lopes

Carlos Lopes is Honorary Professor at Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, and visiting Professor at Sciences Po, Paris. He has held prominent positions such as UN Assistant Secretary-General and Political Director for Secretary-General Kofi Annan and is the former African Union High Representative for Partnerships with Europe and a member of the African Union Reform Team led by President Paul Kagame. Carlos Lopes was the UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa from 2012 to 2016.