Safiou RADJI
Safiou RADJI
International Expert — Mining, Energy, Infrastructure & Investments | Economist & Chartered Accountant
An economist and Chartered Accountant (Expert-Comptable diplômé) with around thirty years of international experience, Safiou RADJI is a strategic adviser to multinationals (Endeavour Mining, Heidelberg/CimTogo, ContourGlobal), governments, and international organisations (World Bank, AfDB, BOAD, African Union). He specialises in negotiating mining-development contracts, structuring the financing of investment projects, and mobilising international partners, operating mainly across West Africa and Europe.
Career History
- 2024 – Present
Vice-President, Strategy & Operations
WAGAS Group (Africa, France, UK)Leadership of group strategy and operations across African, French, and UK activities.
- 2019 – 2020
Expert — ACP-EU Agreement Renegotiation
African UnionLead OACPS negotiator for the renegotiation of the ACP-EU agreement.
- 2019 – 2020
Strategic Advisory
CEET — Compagnie Énergie Électrique du TogoDesign of the 2018–2022 Strategic Plan for the national electricity company.
- 2017 – 2019
Strategic Advisory & Investment Audit
Endeavour Mining & La Mancha / Sawiris Group — GuineaStrategic advisory and investment audit covering an Endeavour Mining programme of USD 1bn over ten years and a USD 250m programme for the La Mancha / Sawiris group.
- 2011 – 2012
Strategic & HR Advisory
Heidelberg Cement (CimTogo / ScanTogo) — TogoStrategic and human-resources advisory for the new CimTogo / ScanTogo cement plant (USD 230–250m).
- 2009 – 2010
Strategic Advisory & Audit
ContourGlobal TogoStrategic advisory and audit of energy investments of around USD 200m.
- 2008
Co-Coordinator
Togo Development Partners Conference (Brussels)Co-coordination of the conference bringing together the EU, UEMOA, UNDP, IMF, World Bank, and AfDB, among others.
- 2005 – 2006
Business Plan
ORYX Biofuel Plant — Burkina Faso / BeninDevelopment of the business plan for a biofuel production plant.
- 2005
Investment Evaluation
Aéroports du MaliEvaluation of investments for airport modernisation in Mali.
- 2004 – 2005
Strategic Audit & Development Plan
SONAPOST — Burkina FasoStrategic audit and development plan for postal and financial services.
- 2002 – 2003
Strategic Advisory
BOAD & Togo Electricité — Togo / UEMOAInvestment-needs assessment for BOAD, and advisory on the privatisation and extension projects of Togo Electricité (future CEET).
- 2000 – 2005
Project Development & Investment Control
Communauté Électrique du Bénin (CEB) — Benin / TogoProject development and investment control, on a mission validated by the World Bank.
Areas of Expertise
Education & Credentials
- Diplôme d’Expert-Comptable — OEC France (1997)
- D.E.S.C.F. (1992)
- Master MSTCF — Université Paris XII (1991)
- DUT Gestion — IUT Montpellier (1989)
Professional Memberships
- Ordre des Experts-Comptables de Paris Île-de-France (since 1998)
- ONECCA Togo
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