Myriam Dossou D'Almeida

Myriam Dossou de Souza-D'Almeida (born May 27, 1967, in Lomé) is a Togolese politician who has been the Minister of Grassroots Development, Youth, and Youth Employment since October 2020 in the Government of Victoire Tomegah Dogbé. She is specialized in insurance and reinsurance.

Education
Myriam Dossou D'Almeida began her studies at the Protestant College of Lomé and obtained her Baccalauréat in 1985 at Tokoin High School in Lomé. She started studying pharmacy at the University of Reims-Champagne-Ardenne but did not complete her degree. She then turned to insurance and joined the École nationale d'assurances (Paris), where she graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2005. She taught there from 2008 to 2014. She also graduated from the African Insurance Institute in Tunis.

Insurance career
Throughout her career, De Souza-D'Almeida worked for several insurance companies, including GTA-C2A IARD, the broker Marsh France and the New Inter-African Insurance Company. She then moved into reinsurance, notably at AXA in the Sub-Saharan Africa and Maghreb departments.

She was later Director General of the National Health Insurance Institute (INAM) from 2012 or 2013 to 2020. During these eight years, she implemented several projects, including universities for the elderly and extending health insurance to market women, students, and journalists. Her economic management of the institute was heavily criticized following an audit by the state inspector general, confirming reports from an internal audit in December 2018. She was also accused of double spending.

Political career
She succeeded Victoire Tomegah Dogbé as Minister of Grassroots Development and Youth when the latter became Prime Minister. She then left INAM and focused on promoting youth entrepreneurship  and combating substance abuse. Her term has notably seen a significant increase in the creation of micro-enterprises among the youth.