French, English, Spanish, Arabic
Elisabeth Kouaovi holds a Diploma in Translation (1989 from Mons University, Belgium in French, English, Spanish and Arabic. She added Portuguese in 1990 and trained as a conference interpreter at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1991/92. She has worked as a freelance interpreter in Brussels, notably at the European Parliament, from 1992 to 1997.
On her return to Niger in 1998, she worked primarily as a French language interpreter for the Government of Niger (including the Office of the President) and for numerous national and international organizations (ECOWAS, AU, ECA, AfDB, United Nations system).
She obtained her Master of Advanced Studies in Interpretation Training from ETI – Geneva University – in 2009 and in September 2013 joined the team of trainers at the Masters in Conference Interpretation (MACINT) at the University of Ghana, where she introduced several innovations including, in particular, a module in Information Technology for interpreters.
She served two terms as the AIIC Regional Secretary for Africa and Coordinator of the AIIC Africa Training Committee , and served on the AIIC Disciplinary and Disputes Committee (January 2018 to September 2025).
In June 2018, she began working for WHO /AFRO where she currently is In Charge of the Translation, Drafting, Interpretation, Library, Publications and Printing Unit.
Her fields of interest and research are training in Interpretation, IT/AI and the sciences. She is a citizen of Niger, and married with three children.
