Speakers

Dr. Abdoul Karim Kabèlè-Camara is a lawyer by profession specializing in natural resources law, with extensive experience in the extractive sector, including mining, energy, oil and gas.

He currently holds the position of Vice President in charge of Government and External Affairs at Fortuna Mining Corporation. In this capacity, he directly supervises the country managers in West Africa and oversees the Group's strategic positioning in the region. He is responsible for defining and implementing institutional relations, ensuring that sustainable partnerships are built with public authorities and local stakeholders to support operational activities and strengthen the company's reputation. His mandate also includes identifying, evaluating and integrating new development opportunities to consolidate the Group's presence on the continent.

In addition to his regional duties, Dr. Kabèlè-Camara has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Directors of BOYA SA, as well as a member of the board of directors of Chesser mining, two subsidiaries of Fortuna Mining Corporation in Senegal.

Before joining Fortuna Mining, he was Director of Legal Affairs for West Africa at Endeavour Mining, where he was responsible for the legal management of regional operations. There, he oversaw contract drafting, negotiation strategies, dispute resolution, and ethics and compliance issues. He also led the implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR) in the countries concerned.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Kabèlè-Camara was the coordinator for the African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) project, then legal counsel at the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) of the African Development Bank where he assisted several African governments in negotiating complex commercial transactions related to energy, mining, oil and gas sectors.

Dr. Kabèlè-Camara holds a PhD in Development and Regulation of Shared-Use Mining Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee (United Kingdom). He also holds a DEA (Diplome d’Etude Approndi)/ an LLM in Private Law from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar (Senegal) an LL.M. in African Business Community Law from the Institute of Community Law (IDC) in Côte d'Ivoire, affiliated with the University of Bouaké, and a double LL.M. in Mining Law and Sustainable Development and in Petroleum Taxation and Finance, also obtained at the CEPMLP at the University of Dundee.