is a native of Burkina Faso and has over eighteen years of expertise in consulting services, designing national programs and strategies, and high-level policy debate. He has effectively implemented successful operations and programs in middle-income and transitional states in several African areas, including West, Central, East, and Southern Africa.
Before his appointment, Bassole served as the Country Manager for Guinea. In that role, he oversaw policy changes, had high-level discussions with the government and development partners, and was primarily responsible for creating and carrying out strategies for economic development.
As a young professional, Bassole began working for the Bank Group in 2009. From 2012 to 2017, he covered seven different nations as a senior macroeconomist, including Cabo Verde, Comoros, Mali, Burundi, Madagascar, Senegal, and Rwanda. In these capacities, he developed and carried out institutional support operations and policy reforms in a number of different areas, including governance, energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture, industry, transport, health, and education.
Among his noteworthy accomplishments was spearheading the most inventive budget support initiative, which combined loan and partial credit guarantee instruments for the first time for a country funded by the African Development Fund . With the help of the Bank’s activities, this program supported structural changes and fiscal policy, promoting economic growth, reducing poverty, and assisting the nation in accessing financial markets.remarked, “I am pleased to appoint Dr.
Prior to joining the African Development Bank, Bassole held positions as a researcher and development impact specialist at a number of national and international organizations, such as the World Bank Group and the French National Center for Scientific Research, where he was a key member of the team that produced the 2008 World Development Report on Agriculture for Development.