Our Vision
A prosperous and sustainable future in African countries, driven by local insights and organizations, with the capacity to design, implement and steward transformative solutions which leverage global best practices
and innovations in collaboration with indigenous knowledge and culture
Our Story
In our collective experience, we have witnessed the limitations of development approaches dominated by external perspectives and top-down strategies. Often driven by the priorities of funding partners and international NGOs, these approaches overlook the voices, needs, and capacities of local communities and constituents.
We, as African development professionals, bring major program management expertise from the private sector, and deep content expertise from the continent and international organizations. We champion a definitive approach that values global expertise while ensuring that programs begin with the vision, aspirations, and expertise of local stakeholders.
Our story is centered on empowering local partners across the private, public, and civil society, supporting and enabling them to drive their own country's development for sustainable impact at every level. Our distinctiveness is underscored by our track record, notably the tenure of many of our staff at the Ethiopian Agriculture Transformation Agency (ATA) which leveraged an initial $140 million investment into a $1.7 billion return to the national economy.
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Dr Khalid Bomba
CEO and Managing Director,
Development Sovereignty Group (DSG)
The DSG team is led by Dr. Khalid Bomba (PhD), a leading figure in the African agrifood sector. Dr. Bomba was the founding CEO of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) from 2011 to 2021. In the lead up to this experience, Dr. Bomba led a two-year study of different institutional structures which drove the economic development process of diverse countries, to design a contextualized version of the Nodal Entity model for Ethiopia. During his tenure at the Ethiopian ATA, Dr. Bomba concurrently undertook academic studies to document the learnings from Ethiopia and explore the replicability of the model to other countries and contexts, earning an MSc from Oxford University and a PhD from University College London. Since 2021, he has supported the governments of Sudan and Togo to design and implement similar national institutions and large-scale agrifood system transformation programs.
Dr. Bomba has also worked at the Mastercard Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he advised and designed programs intended to catalyze agrifood system transformation in Africa. Dr. Bomba has held senior level and executive positions in other public and private sector institutions and began his career at JP Morgan, where he spent ten years as an investment banker working on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and sovereign debt issues.
Our Advisory Board
Embarking on a journey of transformation and empowerment, the Development Sovereignty Group (DSG) is proud to be guided by an esteemed Advisory Board comprised of seasoned visionaries and industry leaders. Drawing from diverse backgrounds and expertise, our Advisory Board members bring invaluable insights
and decades of experience to the table.
They serve as trusted counselor, offering strategic guidance and invaluable counsel. We are honored to introduce the luminaries who lend their wisdom and passion to our mission at DSG.
