MDI COUNCIL / International strategic advisoryGovernance · Diplomacy · Impact

The firm

An international perspective.
An integrated approach.

Connect governance, rights, peace, diplomacy and culture to inform decisions and support action.

Our positioning

Not a juxtaposition.
A connection.

M.D.I. Consulting is an integrated international strategic advisory and advocacy firm. Its value proposition lies in connecting the relevant practice areas around a partner’s actual challenge.

Contextualised diagnosis, actionable options for decision-makers, partner mobilisation, technical assistance and knowledge transfer: the engagement aims to strengthen sustainable capacities.

Turn complexity into strategy,
strategy into action, and action
into lasting impact.

MDI value proposition

Leadership

Mamadi DIAKITE

President & CEO
International Lawyer

High-level international experience within the United Nations system and in complex contexts across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East informs the firm’s approach.

This experience connects strategic vision with field realities in human rights, humanitarian action, governance, access to justice, peace, security, diplomacy and capacity development.

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Experience at a glance

30 years of experience
in numbers.

Cumulative field and strategic advisory experience — the foundation on which MDI builds its 2026–2030 offer.

Multi-country interventions, assessments and diagnostics, support to justice and institutional actors, expert mobilisation, high-level dialogue and senior missions.

Countries
45+
Assessments
40+
Justice actors
1,500+
Military, police and gendarmerie personnel
1,500+
Experts and focal points
150+
High-level visits
40+

Mission organisation

A tailored team.
Clear accountability.

The firm favours a flexible, mission-based organisation shaped around the needs of each mandate.

A mission lead

A Mission Lead provides technical direction and coordination.

Relevant expertise

Legal and institutional expertise, diplomacy and political analysis, digital innovation, culture or capacity development are mobilised according to context.

Lasting capacity

Knowledge transfer aims to support partners without creating dependency.

2026–2030 outlook

A progressive
pathway.

The stages below describe the framework’s roadmap, not achievements already delivered.

2026

Position & design

Finalise programme sheets, select three priority programmes and identify anchor partners.

2027–2028

Pilot & demonstrate

Launch one to three pilots, document results and consolidate monitoring mechanisms.

2029–2030

Evaluate & scale

Evaluate pilots, document replicable models and support scaling up.

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