Diaspora of African Executives

• Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. •

AFRICA TIME AND BACK TO THE FUTURE

A PICTURE OF AFRICA WORTH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS HANDWRITING AFRICAN STORIES and BUILDING AFRICAN MEMORIES

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. Building Local, Regional and International Business in Northern California with Africa

The picture displayed here above with the Africa Clock is the time and period of professional endeavors dating some years ago.

During that time, I organized in Oakland, California, the First International Conference on Africa and AGOA in the mid-1990s during the Clinton Presidential Administration.

The East Bay Center for International Trade Development was the Host of such an African Event attended by the top brass of African and African-American Communities.

I invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye [Rahma wa Ghofrane fi Firdousse Naim Ameen], who is holding my right and left hands is Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, 5th president of the AfDB from 1985 to 1995, who is known for having transformed the Bank into a “Triple A” institution, a rating it still holds today. He supported the creation of many African institutions such as the African Export-Import Bank, Shelter Afrique, and the African Business Roundtable.

The picture with Dr. Babacar Ndiaye was taken at the Conference Room of the Claremont Hotel, Oakland, where the International Conference on Africa and AGOA took place. On my right hand is Dr. Faheem Executive Director of East Bay Small Business Development and East Bay Center for International Trade Development (EBSBC and EBCITD), Oakland and San Francisco Bay.

At the EBSBC and the EBCITD, I worked as a Senior Consultant and Business Consultant from 1993 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2007, respectively with the following Executive Director Selma Taylor, Fazale Sharif, and Dr. James Garrett.

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★ International Conference on African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum ★ By Said El Mansour Cherkaoui ★

In my presentation on AGOA in Africa, I emphasized the relation of North Saharan Countries which I analyzed as a regional bloc that extend from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal given the common historical ties and our common cultural background which Mauretania has been the direct link and the bridge between these Saharan Countries. My selection and choice of this region of North Sahara Africa also was my desire to celebrate the presence of Dr. Babacar Ndiaye who is of Senegalese Descent.

When I met with Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, I explained him the inclusion of Senegal in my presentation and he was eluded that I have understood such commonality between Senegal, Morocco and the rest of the countries of Northern Sahara.

I have also added that my acquaintances in France during my studies were all from Senegal and the Sahel region given our means and ways of living and eating that are common, including the preparation of the Couscous and the Rice. We could not agree more when it comes to our cultural tastes and our appetites for African flavored goodies and delicacies.