# KONAN Amani Dieudonné

> Global Statistician | Data Scientist | ML & AI Architect | Data Engineer | Full-Stack Developer | Strategic Advisor

Global Statistician, Data Scientist, Machine Learning & AI Professional with 13+ years of experience across the United Nations system, international development finance, and global organizations. MIT-certified in Data Engineering and AI, with advanced degrees in Statistics & Econometrics. Expert in the full data-to-intelligence pipeline: from statistical modeling and data engineering to AI/ML systems, full-stack development, and strategic advisory. Currently completing a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Artificial Intelligence focused on AI adoption in international development.

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## Topics

- [Africa Economics](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/africa-economics): 16 publication(s), 2025–2026
- [Digital & Fintech](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/digital-fintech): 4 publication(s), 2025
- [Agriculture](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/agriculture): 3 publication(s), 2025
- [AI & Technology](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/ai-technology): 3 publication(s), 2025
- [Macroeconomics](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/macroeconomics): 3 publication(s), 2025–2026
- [Trade Finance](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/trade-finance): 2 publication(s), 2025
- [Data Governance](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/topics/data-governance): 1 publication(s), 2025

## Publications (34)

- [Why Sell Cocoa Before the Boom? Forward Pricing and the Farmgate Wedge in Cocoa Markets: Cocoa Years 1999/00 to 2025/26](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/why-sell-cocoa-before-the-boom-forward-pricing-and-the-farmgate-wedge-in-cocoa-markets-cocoa-years-199900-to-202526): 2026 · Africa Economics · free
- [The Chokepoint and the Continent: Trade Effects of the 2026 Closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with an Assessment for Africa](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/the-chokepoint-and-the-continent-trade-effects-of-the-2026-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-with-an-assessment-for-africa): 2026 · Africa Economics · free
- [Forecasting the 2026/27 European Football Season: A Recency-Weighted Dixon-Coles Framework with Squad-Value Augmentation and Betting-Market Validation](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/forecasting-the-202627-european-football-season-a-recency-weighted-dixon-coles-framework-with-squad-value-augmentation-and-betting-market-validation): 2026 · free
- [Fundamentals, Risk Premia and Forecastability in Global Commodity Futures Markets: Evidence from Nine Markets and a Density Forecast to 2028](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/fundamentals-risk-premia-and-forecastability-in-global-commodity-futures-markets-evidence-from-nine-markets-and-a-density-forecast-to-2028): 2026 · free
- [Income, Wellbeing, and the Limits of the African Statistical Record: What the Continent Cannot Currently Measure, and What Follows for the Beyond-GDP Agenda](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/income-wellbeing-and-the-limits-of-the-african-statistical-record-what-the-continent-cannot-currently-measure-and-what-follows-for-the-beyond-gdp-agenda): 2026 · Africa Economics · free
- [Global Futures Markets and the Middle East Escalation: Comprehensive Futures Intelligence Across Six Commodities, from the Iran-Israel War to the Hormuz Closure (December 2024 to June 2026)](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/global-futures-markets-and-the-middle-east-escalation-comprehensive-futures-across-six-commodities-from-the-iran-israel-war-to-the-hormuz-closure-december-2024-to-june-2026): 2026 · Macroeconomics · free
- [Global Futures Markets & the Middle East Escalation: Comprehensive Futures Intelligence Across Six Commodities — From the Iran-Israel War to the Hormuz Closure (Dec 2024 – Mar 2026)](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/global-futures-markets-the-middle-east-escalation-comprehensive-futures-intelligence-across-six-commodities-from-the-iran-israel-war-to-the-hormuz-closure-dec-2024-mar-2026): 2026 · Macroeconomics · free
- [Urban Futures Unlocked: Financing Africa's Cities](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/urban-futures-unlocked-financing-africa-cities): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Unlocking Africa's Agri-Tech Transformation](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/unlocking-africa-agri-tech-transformation): 2025 · Agriculture · free
- [The R&D Dividend: Knowledge and Growth](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/rd-dividend-knowledge-growth): 2025 · Africa Economics · subscription
- [The $2 Trillion Imperative: Africa's Path to a Green Industrial Revolution](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/2-trillion-imperative-africa-green-industrial-revolution): 2025 · Africa Economics · subscription
- [South-South Cooperation and Africa: Opportunities](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/south-south-cooperation-africa-opportunities): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Price Responsiveness of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/price-responsiveness-artificial-intelligence): 2025 · AI & Technology · free
- [Multilateral Development Finance Across Africa: A Quick Overview](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/multilateral-development-finance-africa-overview): 2025 · Trade Finance · free
- [Key Takeaways from DAMA-DMBOK Data Management Framework](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/key-takeaways-dama-dmbok-dmf): 2025 · Data Governance · subscription
- [Healthtech & Pharma: Africa's Health Sovereignty](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/healthtech-pharma-africa-health-sovereignty): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Global Cotton Market Analysis](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/global-cotton-market-analysis): 2025 · Agriculture · free
- [Fintech & Digital Payments in Africa](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/fintech-digital-payments-africa): 2025 · Digital & Fintech · free
- [Fintech and Digital Payments in Africa: From Mobile Money to Global Scale](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/fintech-digital-payments-africa-mobile-money-global-scale): 2025 · Digital & Fintech · free
- [Cocoa Demand Rewired: Global Grindings & Origin Rise](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/cocoa-demand-rewired-global-grindings-origin-rise): 2025 · Agriculture · free
- [Africa's Prosperity Must Be Built by Africans](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-prosperity-built-by-africans): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Africa's Missing Billions: A Data-Driven Call to End Illicit Financial Flows](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-missing-billions-illicit-financial-flows): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Africa's Inflation-FX-Debt Stability Framework](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-inflation-fx-debt-stability-framework): 2025 · Macroeconomics · free
- [Africa's Digital Future: Innovation Driving Jobs](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-digital-future-innovation-driving-jobs): 2025 · Digital & Fintech · free
- [Africa's Commodity Leap: From Raw Loss to Value Power](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-commodity-leap-raw-loss-value-power): 2025 · Africa Economics · subscription
- [Africa's AI Readiness & the Digital Skills Imperative](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-ai-readiness-digital-skills-imperative): 2025 · AI & Technology · free
- [Africa's AI Leap: Finance & Sovereignty](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-ai-leap-finance-sovereignty): 2025 · AI & Technology · free
- [Africa's Digital Future: Overview](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-digital-future-overview): 2025 · Digital & Fintech · free
- [Africa's Youth Dividend: Future Workforce](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-youth-dividend-future-workforce): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Africa Trade Finance Infrastructure Growth](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-trade-finance-infrastructure-growth): 2025 · Trade Finance · free
- [Africa Economies' Heavy Reliance on Commodities](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-economies-heavy-reliance-commodities): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Africa's Cultural Power: A $100B Growth Frontier](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-cultural-power-100b-growth-frontier): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Africa's $10 Trillion Opportunity: Regional Dynamics](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-10trillion-opportunity-regional-dynamics): 2025 · Africa Economics · free
- [Africa's $10 Trillion Opportunity: Regional Dynamics 2010-2025](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/publications/africa-10trillion-opportunity-regional-dynamics-2010-2025): 2025 · Africa Economics · subscription

## Store

- [Annales de Mathématiques, Terminale D](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/annales-de-mathmatiques-terminale-d): book · 100.00 XOF
- [Measuring Rigorously Trade in Goods and Services: An Essay for Global and Intra-African Trade Theory](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/measuring-rigorously-trade-in-goods-and-services-an-essay-for-global-and-intra-african-trade-theory): book · 0.00 USD
- [Data Architecture: A Practitioner's Guide](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/data-architecture-a-practitioners-guide): book · 175.00 USD
- [Calculus Unleashed: Theory to Practice](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/calculus-unleashed-theory-to-practice): book · 50.00 USD
- [Algebra Unlocked: Structure to Mastery](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/algebra-unlocked-structure-to-mastery): book · 50.00 USD
- [Macroeconomics: The Big Picture](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/macroeconomics-the-big-picture): book · 50.00 USD
- [Statistics Demystified: Data to Insight](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/statistics-demystified-data-to-insight): book · 50.00 USD
- [Financial Engineering: Models That Win](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/financial-engineering-models-that-win): book · 50.00 USD
- [Banking Risk Models: A Practitioner Guide](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/banking-risk-models-a-practitioner-guide-1): book · 100.00 USD
- [Microeconomics: Markets Decoded](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/microeconomics-markets-decoded): book · 50.00 USD
- [Data Science and Data Engineering on AWS and Databricks](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/data-science-and-data-engineering-on-aws-and-databricks): book · 50.00 USD
- [Real Analysis: Rigor Made Intuitive](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/store/real-analysis-rigor-made-intuitive): book · 50.00 USD

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## Blog

- [When Hormuz Burns: What the Iran Crisis Reveals About Global Commodity Markets](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/blog/when-hormuz-burns-what-the-iran-crisis-reveals-about-global-commodity-markets): 2026-03-06
- [Côte d'Ivoire Just Cut Farmer Prices by 57% — And the Real Story Is Far Darker Than the Headlines](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/blog/cte-divoire-just-cut-farmer-prices-by-57-and-the-real-story-is-far-darker-than-the-headlines): 2026-03-04
- [Daily Market Brief | March 3, 2026](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/blog/daily-market-brief-march-3-2026): 2026-03-04
- [Strait of Hormuz Crisis: What It Means for Global Trade and Africa](https://www.konanamanidieudonne.org/en/blog/strait-of-hormuz-crisis-what-it-means-for-global-trade-and-africa): 2026-03-03

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