1.0ACF LEADhttps://www.theafricaceoforum.com/acf-leadkephanehttps://www.theafricaceoforum.com/acf-lead/author/kephane/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NdJ5OoM564"><a href="https://www.theafricaceoforum.com/acf-lead/ressources/mamadou-barry/">Mamadou Barry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.theafricaceoforum.com/acf-lead/ressources/mamadou-barry/embed/#?secret=NdJ5OoM564" width="600" height="338" title="“Mamadou Barry” — ACF LEAD" data-secret="NdJ5OoM564" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.theafricaceoforum.com/acf-lead/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.theafricaceoforum.com/acf-lead/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/06/Mamadou-Barry-2.jpg1200900Deputy Director General of Budget, Ministry of Budget, GUINEA Could you please introduce yourself and tell us about your background, and what public service means to you? I am Dr. Mamadou Barry, an economist by training. I currently serve as Executive Secretary of the Technical Unit for Programme Monitoring and Public Finance Reform at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Budget. Previously, I held positions as Deputy Director General of the Budget, National Director in charge of Public-Private Partnerships, and Country Representative for Search for Common Ground in Guinea and Niger. I am also an Associate Professor of Economics, hold a doctorate, and have authored several publications in the fields of development and public finance. Public service means far more to me than a professional career. From childhood, I found myself questioning the causes of poverty in African countries and the differences between poor, emerging and developed nations. This questioning shaped my adolescence and my academic choices, first history, then literature, before economics always driven by the same ambition: to understand the mechanisms that explain the wealth of nations. Through my studies and experiences, I became convinced that the State plays a central role in the economic and social transformation of countries like Guinea. It is the State that makes it possible to build solid institutions, ensure quality governance, and guarantee the effective implementation of public policies.   What first drew you to public service, and what motivates you to continue your commitment today? Even before thinking about public service, the child I was simply wanted to help solve common problems. That sense of responsibility was shaped by my father’s example, a man deeply committed to serving his community, and led me early on toward community involvement and work within non-profit organisations, always with the same drive: to be useful […]