Boubacar is a Lead Mining Specialist in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank Group. He holds a master’s degree in Mining Engineering and Economics, and an MBA. He has over 30 years of experience in the public and private mining sectors. He has led World Bank operational activities on mineral policies, governance, transparency, institutional capacity strengthening, and on facilitating dialogue and interaction between governments, the private sector and civil society. He also led several analytical works ranging from mining community development to ancillary infrastructure development, mining tax administration, and skills development.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Boubacar worked in the private sector on all the cycles of mining operations and mining projects finance, and participated in the listing of a company on the London Stock Exchange.