Anna Cestari is the Practice Manager for Water in the Africa West and Central region at the World Bank based in Accra, Ghana. Her portfolio covers the following countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. She joined the World Bank in 2006 and has worked in operations across Sustainable Development and Infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia, South Asia and Africa regions. She was the Task Team Leader of the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project and of the Southern Africa Drought Resilience Initiative. Before joining the Bank, Anna, a civil engineer, worked for the private sector, the United Nations and the German Technical Assistance (GIZ).
