Rabat, September 20, 2026 – Dr. Coffi Dieudonné Assouvi, Director General of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD), received an honorary award on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco. Presented by SUP MTI, the award recognizes his commitment to human capital development.

This distinction acknowledges the efforts made by the CAFRAD Director General to enhance human capital, strengthen skills, and promote a public administration increasingly focused on development and innovation.

At the core of CAFRAD’s mission is the strengthening of African public administration capacities and the support of public sector stakeholders in finding appropriate responses to the transformations facing nations. In this context, human capital development serves as a vital lever for consolidating institutional capacities and supporting development dynamics across the African continent.

Under Dr. Coffi Dieudonné Assouvi’s leadership, CAFRAD places great importance on training, knowledge sharing, institutional cooperation, and the development of partnerships designed to enhance the skills of African public administrations and stakeholders.

The presentation of this award takes place against a backdrop of the growing importance of skills, innovation, and digital transformation in the modernization of public action. It also highlights the need to invest in the people who constitute an essential resource for institutional transformation and the achievement of development goals. Through this recognition, SUP MTI honors the commitment of the Director-General of CAFRAD to human capital, while underscoring the importance of strengthened cooperation among training institutions, public administrations, and various stakeholders involved in skills development.

SUP MTI is a higher education institution based in Rabat, active in the fields of training, technology, and skills development.

CAFRAD welcomes this distinction bestowed upon its Director-General, which also highlights the Centre’s mission in the areas of training, research, capacity building, and cooperation in support of the development of African public administrations.