Obituary: Death of Dr. Naffet KEITA and Ambroise DAKOUO

Ambroise Dakouo was an international strategy analyst born on 7 December 1982. He graduated from the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques in Paris, France, and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2013, Ambroise Dakouo has been the National Coordinator of the Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa (ARGA-Mali), a pan-African organization present in 16 countries. Within this context and in his capacity as an expert in security sector reforms, Mr. DAKOUO has collaborated extensively with the FES in Bamako on security sector governance in Mali. A week ago (15-16 October 2018), Ambroise participated in the 2nd regional conference on the Sahel-Sahara Dialogue organised by FES PSCC on Gorée Island. As a panellist on security sector reforms, he distinguished himself by his wit and prudence. He made himself known as a very appreciative and empathetic person, and was appreciated by all participants. Dr. Naffet Kéïta was married and father of 3 children, including 2 daughters. His travelling companion, Ambroise Dakouo, was also married and had two children. Their death is a great loss. They will be missed.