Partnership Africa Canada

Nadim Kara
Nadim Kara is Campaign Director – Natural Resources at Partnership Africa Canada. He joined PAC after four years with Natural Resources Canada, where he worked as a Policy Advisor in the Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS).  At MMS he advanced a number of initiatives designed to improve the social and environmental performance of the Canadian mining sector.  Prior, Nadim worked as a municipal Social Planner and community developer in the City of Vancouver, focusing on social policy related to children, youth and families.  He has also worked on various ethical consumption and responsible investment initiatives.  He has a BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia and an MA in Political Science (Global Governance) from York University.)

Alan Martin
Alan Martin is the Research Director at Partnership Africa Canada. Prior to joining PAC in June 2010, Alan worked as a staffer to a political leader on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for four years. He also spent over a decade working as a journalist in Canada, the UK and various countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Born and raised in Southern Africa, he holds a Masters degree in conflict and development from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Ousmane Dème
Ousmane Déme is the Coordinator of the Publish What You Pay - Canada coalition.  He is also currently completing a PhD in International Relations at the School of Political Studies of the University of Ottawa. His doctoral research is on the role of World Bank in the Chad-Cameroon oil project.  He has worked with Partnership Africa Canada as a researcher on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). In 2005, PAC published his study Between Hope and Scepticism: Civil society and the African Peer Review Mechanism.  He recently prepared a training Manual on the APRM for the UN Economic Commission for Africa.  He worked previously with the Ema Invest Foundation in Geneva, where he was responsible for the Partnerships and Investment in Africa department, and for the local government of Geneva as a social advisor for African refugee claimants..