Wamkele Keabetswe Mene | |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | Rhodes University London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Office | 1st Secretary General of The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat |
| Spouse | Malika Hinkson Mene |
Wamkele Mene is the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. [1] In February 2020, he was elected as the first Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Wamkele was born and raised in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province. He attended Marymount High School, before changing schools and enrolled at Trinity High School. [6] He graduated with a B.A Law from the Rhodes University. He obtained an M.A. in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental & African Studies and an LL.M in Banking Law and Financial Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science. [7] [8]
He previously served as the Head of Mission to the World Trade Organisation for South Africa. [9] [10] Wamkele later Chaired the Committee on International Trade in Financial Services at the World Trade Organisation. [11] He was the Chief Director for Africa Economic Relations in South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry and South Africa's lead negotiator in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. [12] [13] [14]
Wamkele is married to Malika Hinkson Mene.