Babajide Sodipo is Executive Secretary at the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI). He also heads the AU/AfCFTA Relations at Afreximbank. Previously, he was a Senior Adviser to the AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry, providing strategic technical assistance and advice on continental trade and industrial policy matters and the development of relevant African economic policies, including working on the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area, among others.

He has also provided advice on trade policy, investment, and regional integration issues and policies in East and West Africa, as well as provided support in the negotiation of key regional and international trade and investment agreements. He has a Law degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (Nigeria); an LLM in International Trade and Investment from the University of Pretoria (South Africa), and a Master’s in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science.