Dr. Verlaine Issaka Dangnossi is the Founder and Non-Executive Director of AfriCore Advisory Group. He brings more than 15 years of international experience at the intersection of political affairs, governance, peace and security, development coordination, institutional reform and strategic engagement, including extensive experience within the United Nations system and in complex political and institutional environments.
Throughout his international career, Dr Dangnossi has worked across diverse political, institutional and development environments spanning West Africa and the Sahel, the Great Lakes region, the Middle East, Western Europe and North America. He has worked at the intersection of governments, international organisations, development partners and other institutional stakeholders, supporting efforts related to political dialogue, governance, institutional strengthening, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, development coordination and the implementation of complex programmes.
His professional experience combines political analysis, strategic advisory, institutional engagement and programme coordination. He has operated in sensitive and rapidly evolving environments where effective decision-making requires a strong understanding of political dynamics, institutional realities, stakeholder interests and the broader international context. This experience has enabled him to engage with senior institutional stakeholders and to translate complex political and operational realities into practical strategies, coordinated action and sustainable institutional solutions.
Drawing on this experience, Dr Dangnossi founded AfriCore Advisory Group as an independent African advisory platform designed to bring together African contextual knowledge, international standards and senior-level strategic expertise. AfriCore reflects his conviction that effective advisory support must be context-sensitive, politically informed, institutionally credible and focused on practical results.
As Founder and Non-Executive Director, Dr Dangnossi provides strategic direction, institutional stewardship and senior advisory insight to AfriCore. His role includes contributing to the firm's long-term vision, professional standards, intellectual positioning and strategic relationships, while remaining separate from its day-to-day operational management.
AfriCore's engagements are managed operationally by its Director of Operations and delivered through the Global Expert Network, mobilised according to the specific requirements of each assignment. This model enables AfriCore to combine senior strategic oversight with flexible, specialised and context-specific expertise.
Dr Dangnossi holds a Doctorate in International Law and has built his career around the understanding of political, institutional and development dynamics across Africa and the wider international system.