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Team · 2026 · Who runs it
Team / 01 · Leadership & secretariat

The people at the table.

CCAS is run in plain sight. An elected Steering Committee sets direction between assemblies; an independent Secretariat in Mogadishu coordinates the day-to-day; and six working-group leads carry each pillar. Every name here is accountable to the General Assembly of all members.

Team / 02 · Steering Committee

Elected. Two-year terms. One vote each.

Six members elected by the General Assembly, chairing between assemblies and answerable to the membership at each annual meeting.

Chair

Dr. Aamina Warsame

Former director, Federal Ministry of Energy & Water Resources. Chairs the Steering Committee and the General Assembly.

Vice-chair

Abdiqani Mohamed

Policy lead. Former head of the federal regulatory unit; carries the Federal Clean Cooking Strategy.

Treasurer

Faisal Mire

Partners lead. Former East Africa programme director at the Clean Cooking Alliance.

Member

Halima Yusuf

Market lead. Founder of Banadir Stoves; placed 1,200 Tier-3 stoves in twelve months.

Member

Dr. Fadumo Hussein

Research co-lead. Hargeisa University Energy Lab; runs the national baseline survey.

Member

Eng. Asha Warsame

Skills lead. Former director of the Hargeisa Technical Institute energy programme.

Team / 03 · Secretariat

Independent.
Mogadishu-based.

The Secretariat is hired by, and reports to, the Steering Committee. It runs the membership register, the open-data portal, finance and the day-to-day coordination of the six pillars. The Executive Director is appointed for a renewable three-year term.

11
staff
Across coordination, finance, communications, research support and member services.
1
office
Waberi District, Mogadishu — open Sun–Thu, 09:00–17:00 EAT.
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disclosures filed
Every staffer and committee member files an annual conflict-of-interest disclosure.
Team / 04 · Working-group leads

Six pillars. Six leads.

Each pillar is carried by a named lead with an open seat for any member. Click through to read each working group’s plan.

01 Policy

Abdiqani Mohamed

Advocacy & legislation.

See the pillar
02 Market

Halima Yusuf

Private-sector growth.

See the pillar
03 Research

Dr. Fadumo Hussein

Data & evidence.

See the pillar
04 Skills

Eng. Asha Warsame

Capacity building.

See the pillar
05 Partners

Faisal Mire

Coalition & coordination.

See the pillar
06 Awareness

Khadra Adan

Behaviour change.

See the pillar
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