Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo

Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo (born 3 December 1956) is a Central African politician currently serving as the mayor of Bangui since 2016.

Early life and education Nakombo was born to a political family on 3 December 1956 in Berbérati. He studied at Saint André de Berbérati and Saint Paul de Bangui seminaries. Afterward, he continued his higher education at the University of Bangui and then at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, taking economics and management in 1979.

Career Professional career Nakombo has held several positions, such as Deputy Director General of the Moroccan-Central African People's Bank (BPMC) and administrator-manager of the Compagnie d’Exploitation des Tabacs de Centrafrique-Cameroun (CETAC). Under his tenure, Bangui was chosen as the host for "City and HIV" project that aimed to overcome HIV/AIDS problem. Other than that, as the city's population grew rapidly, he created a Bangui master plan to tackle various issues from urbanization, and sanitation to insecurity. Likewise, he is the president of the Network of Mayors of Central Africa, Member of the Pan-African Council of UCLG Africa, Member of the Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF). Furthermore, arrears of the town's civil servants' salaries were also common during his administration. Two MP members called for Nakombo's resignation due to his incompetency.