47. The mission was led by Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat, a member of the APRM’s Panel of Eminent Persons. 48. His Excellency Alhaj Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former president of Sierra Leone, participated as a high-level observer and African statesperson. 49. In line with the requirements of the APRM Base Document, the mission was composed of African experts as outlined below. In all, the 24-member team reflected 10 African nationalities: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. Independent technical consultants Democracy and political governance • Professor Shadrack Gutto – professor and chair of African Renaissance Studies at the University of South Africa, South Africa. • Ambassador Tesfaye Habisso – former Ethiopian ambassador to South Africa and Uganda, and former speaker of the Ethiopian National Assembly. • Ms Laura Nyirinkindi – lawyer and independent consultant, and formerly a lecturer in International Law and International and Regional Human Rights Law at Kampala International University, Uganda. • Professor Olewe Nyunya – associate professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. • Dr Shekou Sessay – former senior adviser to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations (UN) Habitat, former member of Parliament (MP) and minister of economic development and planning and presidential affairs, and APRM and Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Focal Point in Sierra Leone. Economic governance and management • Dr John Karimu – former commissioner-general of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) and former minister of finance, development and economic planning in Sierra Leone. • Professor Wafula Masai – associate professor of Economics, School of Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Corporate governance • Dr Byron Tarr – former minister of planning and economic affairs and former minister of finance, Liberia, and principal consultant, Development Consultants. • Dr David Abdulai – chief executive officer (CEO)/executive director, Graduate School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa, South Africa. 37