In the present article and following the presentation of the AGOA Private Sector Forum, you will have the opportunity to access and read the work conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, who has organized with the East Center for International Trade Development of Oakland, California, the First International Conference on Africa and AGOA held at Berkeley – Oakland and in California during the President of Clinton.
Similarly in this article, you will have also to participate with Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui in his celebration of 24 years [2004 – 2024] devoted to the promotion of the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco, building on the fact that Morocco was effectively the First Country to recognize the Independence of the United States of America.
Finally, to celebrate the event of the Olympic Games taking place in Paris, France, an article is presented here as a concluding publication that retraces and describes the trajectory of Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui in the domains of the Academia, Research, Business, and Sports.
Have a wonderful time reading all these materials and for any questions or engagements, please contact Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui by sending an email to: saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com
Today, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken reiterated the Biden administration’s strong commitment to AGOA renewal, first announced at the 2023 AGOA Forum.
We were honored to have other senior leaders present, including Amb. Katherine Tai – U.S. Trade Representative, H.E. Albert Muchanga – Commissioner for Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Mining, African Union, Hon. Parks Tau – Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Republic of South Africa, and Don Graves – Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
This pivotal event, held in partnership with the Corporate Council on Africa, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Institute of Peace, underscores the strong commitment to fostering sustainable economic growth and deepening U.S.-Africa trade and investment relations.
The Private Sector Forum convenes African and American businesses to discuss greater trade and investment collaboration, particularly opportunities enabled by … Continue reading
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s dedication to advancing Africa’s economic development and fostering cross-cultural collaboration is truly commendable. His multifaceted efforts, from attracting investment to promoting trade, have the potential to create a positive impact on various fronts.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s holistic approach to Africa’s development underscores the interconnectedness of economic, social, and cultural factors. His work inspires hope and progress, and his legacy will continue to impact generations to come.
Celebration of 20 Years of Work on the Relation of the USA – Kingdom Morocco by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 2004 – 2024 / 7 – 23 – 2004 – 7 – 23 – 2024 – Business, Investment, Trade. Culture and Education – Building on the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787. … Continue reading Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s Work on the USA – Kingdom of Morocco, 2004 – 2024
Introduction and Presentation Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s Work on Africa Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s holistic approach to Africa’s development underscores the interconnectedness of economic, social, and cultural factors. His work inspires hope and progress, and his legacy will continue to impact generations to come. Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s dedication to advancing Africa’s economic … Continue reading Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conference on Africa and AGOA
by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D.Building Local, Regional, and International Business in Northern California with Africa. 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. … Continue reading Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conference on Africa and AGOA
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. April 1, 2024 ★ The AIDA aims to change the way the U.S. does business with Africa, which has been decades of aid. African Investment & Diaspora Act (AIDA) was seeking to empower Africa and the African Diaspora in the U.S. to take part in the continent’s economic development through TRADE. ★ Continue reading African Investment & Diaspora Act (AIDA)
Photo Legend: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Captain, Player and Coach of the Handball Team – University of Montpellier – France – Match a Aix en Provence, Contre l’Académie de Marseille, Championnat Universitaire et Académique du Sud de la France – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s academic pursuits include affiliations with institutions such as Université de la Sorbonne, … Continue reading
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H.E. La Ministre, Mme @Amal EL FALLAH – SEGHROUCHNI
We Salute, Congratulate, and Welcome our New Star Rising in the High Tech Horizons of the Kingdom of Morocco
La nouvelle Super Naturellement Intelligente Lady en charge du développement digital, technologique et toutes ses composantes et infrastructures intelligemment opérationnelles
By Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. – Said Cherkaoui Ph.D.
As Artificial Intelligence reshapes industries and many parts of our advanced and educated social structures and operational domains of human interactions, it’s crucial to be familiar with its most transformative concepts.
Key #AGI Concepts and Selected Areas of #Artificialintelligence
Business Consulting in the Age of AI Transformation
Business consultants are changing as well with artificial intelligence, which is allowing new fast, accurate insights into data to find previously opaque openings. Historically, consulting leaned on manual processes which meant hand-crafting perspectives of experience and data to influence improvement. AI changes all that; where the consulting process earlier hovered around some data dump, inefficient, and leaky manual task automation with partial analytics capability—now a lot of it is in real-time. The role that global business consulting has in this new AI age and its process.
1. Improved Data Analysis and Insights: AI tools can process large datasets, allowing concealed patterns and trends (known as hidden data) to be uncovered in a matter of seconds. This enables consultants to delve deep into the market, analyzing competitors and customer behavior. AI-driven analytics can identify where should focus its next foray into foreign direct investment (FDI), or unlock insight into new supply chain management trends.
2. Make Smarter Decisions with Predictive Analytics: AI For Consulting: Predictive Analytics The company leverages its algorithm to predict market trends, and consumer preferences as well as potential risks. Using this to advise clients on where they should invest their resources, how they can best enter new markets, or which strategic alliances might have the most impact.
3. AI Strategy Building: With the help of AI, consultants can develop more precise and customized strategies as they gain real-time insights into business processes; market dynamics; and industry performance. This scrutinizes the needs and helps firms to take a step further by using custom-fit solutions which boost growth on one hand as well as make better usage of resources at the other.
4. Automation of Routine Tasks: Artificial Intelligence is a tool for performing tasks done by humans; it leaves repetitive, laborious, and monotonous toil like data collection reporting basic analysis in the capable hands of RPA bots leaving consultants free to do what they are good at strategizing client engagement. It speeds up the process, saves time in research, and makes consulting more agile and responsive.
How AI Helps in Global Business Consulting
Greater Efficiency: AI accelerates the consulting process by automating repetitive tasks and providing immediate insights which allows benchmarks to be derived quicker, verdicts faster and strategies implemented more promptly.
Increased Accuracy: Artificial intelligence decreases the risk of human error in data analysis and provides an accurate, interpretation reliable conclusion targeted towards making smarter recommendations for consultants.
Customized Solutions: Artificial intelligence helps consultants comprehend the specific requirements of each client and as a result, they can provide solutions according to that which further assures more personalized growth strategies.
Scalability: also pointed out that with AI, consulting firms such as yours can scale their offers better — in other words, to be able to deliver larger projects and multiple different requirements at the same time.
BRICS+ CROSSING THE BORDERS OF INTERNATIONAL CAPITALISM
Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, created the acronym BRICS in 2001. O’Neill’s research paper, Building Better Global Economic BRICs, proposed that the economic potential of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) could make them among the world’s most dominant economies by 2050. O’Neill argued that the growth of these countries could challenge the dominance of the G7, the world’s seven most advanced economies.
Breaking the Borders of Globalization, Multinationalisation, and Internationalization and Setting New Forms of Supra-Integration
The BRICS group of emerging-market powers — the acronym stands for #Brazil, #Russia, #India, #China, and #SouthAfrica — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an #investmentbank and the Brics two decades ago.
On June 2024, With the BRICS firmly committed to de-dollarization, Morgan Stanley recently said that the US dollar cannot be dethroned.
The BRICS club of nations dominated by China almost doubled in size this year 2024, making it a more credible counterweight to the G7. The BRICS is pairing several major #energy producers with some of the biggest consumers among developing countries and potentially enhancing the group’s economic clout in a US-dominated #world. Dozens more countries have expressed interest in joining its ranks.
Who are the New Members of BRICS?
The rise of BRICS (and now BRICS+) reflects a shared belief among important emerging players that the Western-dominated, rules-based international order—and particularly the system of global economic governance—is both stacked against their interests and fundamentally outdated. The #BRICS group expanded in early 2024 to include #Iran, the #UnitedArabEmirates, #Ethiopia, and #Egypt. #SaudiArabia was also announced as a new member, though the kingdom has yet to make a final decision on whether to join. Argentinian President Javier Milei, who took office in December 2023 and is steering his country’s geopolitical alignment toward the #US and away from China and Brazil, declined a membership invitation.
The nations still seeking admission include #Malaysia, #Thailand, and #Turkey. Further enlargement is likely to be discussed at a summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 22-24.
The 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan is being held under the chairmanship of Russia from October 22-24. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “The Summit, themed ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security,’ will provide an important platform for leaders to discuss key global issues.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the first-ever summit of BRICS+ from October 22 to 24 in the Tatarstan city of Kazan. There, the founding members of BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—will formally welcome into their fold five new members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Putin has also invited more than two dozen other countries that have applied for or are considering membership in the expanding club. The gathering is meant to send an unmistakable signal: Despite the West’s best efforts to isolate it, Russia has many friends around the world.
To some in the West, the emergence of BRICS+ suggests something even more ominous—a world that is fragmenting into competing blocs, thanks to intensifying geopolitical rivalry between East and West and growing mutual alienation between North and South. According to this reading, Beijing and Moscow are intent on exploiting some countries’ resentment of the United States and its wealthy world allies to consolidate an anti-Western counterweight to the venerable Group of 7 (G7), a process that is likely to paralyze global cooperation within other multilateral venues. Of particular concern is the future of the Group of 20 (G20). Even before BRICS expansion, it had become a microcosm of growing global rifts. A further hardening of these divisions would undercut the G20’s fundamental raison d’être: namely, to help bridge gulfs between—and leverage the capabilities of—important countries that are not inherently or necessarily like-minded.
With the rise of economies like China and India, many countries see BRICS as a platform to counterbalance the influence of traditional Western powers. Recent global conflicts and increased US-China rivalry might push countries towards BRICS as a way to navigate complex geopolitical dynamics.
The push has been driven largely by China, now the world’s pre-eminent industrial power, which is trying to boost its global clout by courting nations traditionally allied with the US. South Africa and Russia have backed the expansion. India was initially hesitant because it was concerned that a bigger BRICS would transform the group into a mouthpiece for China, while Brazil was worried about alienating the West — although both governments eventually agreed to an enlargement.
Les IDE continuent de croître à un rythme soutenu, selon les données publiées par l’Office des Changes :
Les flux nets ont dépassé les 13 milliards de dirhams à fin juillet 2024, soit une augmentation de 46,8% par rapport à la même période en 2023
De même, les recettes IDE ont atteint en 7 mois 22,2 milliards de dirhams, soit une hausse de 9,5% par rapport à 2023
Après le ralentissement observé en 2023, les chiffres relatifs aux IDE enregistrés lors des premiers mois de 2024 sont encourageants et permettent d’envisager l’avenir avec optimisme. Ces résultats témoignent de l’attractivité croissante du Maroc en tant que destination privilégiée pour les investisseurs internationaux. A travers la mise en œuvre de la nouvelle charte de l’investissement et les efforts continus de promotion de l’offre Maroc à l’international, le MICEPP – Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies est engagé à renforcer davantage la dynamique des IDE pour les mois et année à venir.
Chakib Abouzaid • 2nd – General Arab Insurance Federation Secretary GeneralAttendre le salut des IDE, c’est simplement se dédouaner de notre incapacité structurelle à générer suffisamment d’investissements marocains pour soutenir une politique de developpement volontariste et ambitieuse. Les 13 milliards de MAD, ne sont qu’1,39 Md d’USD ; autant dire le financement d’un projet ou de quelques projets industriels. Notre économie a détruit plus d’emplois qu’elle n’en a crée les dernières années. Le taux de chômage est de 13.7% ; il est plus de deux fois plus élevé chez les jeunes. Se réjouir dans ces conditions ne me parait pas adéquat.Show translationShow translation of this comment
Mohammed EL FIOU • 2nd Nous sommes encore loin des 9 milliards de l’Égypte et encore très loin de Singapour (141 milliards USD en 2022). A votre avis, qu’est ce qui participe à ce niveau spectaculaire D’IDE pour un pays de moins de 6 millions d’habitants ?Show translationShow translation of this comment
First of all, Africa needs to be and act like one Single Nation with diverse nationalities and have ONE SUPER FREEWAY FOR EACH INCLUSIVE AND INTEGRATED REGION THAT COME FROM NOTRH TO THE CENTER, FROM THE EAST TO THE CENTER, FROM THE WEST TO THE CENTER AND FROM THE SOUTH TO THE CENTER.
The point of meeting for this super freeway will be the logistic capital, the logistic center, and the central cluster for the connection and interconnection of all the actions and transactions driven toward supply and exchange among the African regions, and the African Economies. A Great Hub of Logistics from where all the transport and distribution will take place.
Once we have this central focused organizational and infrastructural networks and web of centralized communication Hubs with all the most advanced means of intercommunication and consolidation of the trade relations and the related intelligent managerial operations, at this moment we can talk about environment and other related aspects.
Our present environment is depleted and has no foundations of potential advancement for the integration of Africa and this lack of structure encompasses all the necessary interconnected needs and necessities to have integrated marketplaces.
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Artificial Intelligence and Consulting Based on Pen Writing: Colonization or Cohabitation?
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the consulting industry in several ways, enhancing and challenging traditional consulting roles. Here are some key impacts:
AI can quickly process vast amounts of data, providing consultants with deeper insights and more accurate predictions. This allows for more informed decision-making and strategy development. Tools like machine learning and natural language processing can analyze market trends, customer behavior, and financial data, offering a comprehensive view that would take humans much longer to compile. Routine tasks such as data collection, report generation, and initial analysis can be automated, allowing consultants to focus on more complex and creative aspects of their work. AI can streamline processes, reducing the time and cost associated with consulting projects.
AI algorithms can identify patterns and correlations that might be missed by human analysts, leading to more robust and innovative solutions. By providing real-time data and predictive analytics, AI helps consultants make more timely and effective recommendations.
Many tasks traditionally performed by junior consultants, such as data entry and preliminary analysis, are increasingly being handled by AI, potentially reducing the need for entry-level positions. This shift requires consultants to adapt by developing skills in AI and data science to remain competitive.
While AI can handle data-driven tasks efficiently, it lacks the nuanced understanding and emotional intelligence that human consultants bring to client interactions and strategic thinking.
AI cannot replace the creativity, empathy, and contextual understanding that human consultants provide, especially in complex and ambiguous situations.
AI systems can sometimes perpetuate biases present in the data they are trained on, leading to flawed recommendations. Human oversight is crucial to ensure ethical and unbiased consulting practices.
The key to leveraging AI in consulting is to strike a balance between automation and human insight. AI can enhance the capabilities of consultants, allowing them to deliver more value to their clients. However, the human element remains indispensable for interpreting AI-generated insights, understanding client needs, and providing personalized, context-aware advice.
By embracing AI as a tool rather than a replacement, consulting firms can enhance their services and maintain their competitive edge in an evolving industry.
When discussing “Artificial Intelligence, Pain for Pen Writing,” it refers to the potential negative impact that advanced AI writing tools could have on the practice of traditional pen-and-paper writing, particularly in educational settings, where the physical act of writing by hand is considered important for learning and cognitive development.
Key concerns about AI replacing pen writing:
Reduced fine motor skills: Repeatedly typing on a keyboard instead of physically forming letters with a pen can lead to a decline in hand-eye coordination and dexterity, especially in young children.
Diminished cognitive processing: Research suggests that the act of writing by hand can enhance memory and information retention compared to typing, as the brain is more actively engaged in the process.
Less engagement with text: Typing can feel more passive than writing with a pen, potentially leading to less thoughtful engagement with the material.
Potential for overreliance on AI: If students become too reliant on AI writing tools to generate text, they might neglect to develop their writing skills, including grammar, vocabulary, and critical thinking.
However, AI can also have positive impacts on pen writing:
Accessibility tools: AI-powered pens can provide real-time feedback on handwriting, helping individuals with dysgraphia or learning disabilities improve their writing skills.
Personalized learning: AI can analyze writing patterns and provide tailored practice exercises to address individual weaknesses.
Creative writing support: AI can assist with brainstorming ideas and generating creative writing prompts, potentially stimulating more engagement with pen-and-paper writing.
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From top 1st row-top-from left: – Justice Minister Didier Migaud; – Minister for regional Partnership and decentralization, Catherine Vautrin; – Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau; – Education Minister Anne Genetet: – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
– 2nd row from left: – Culture Minister Rachida Dati; – Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu; – Minister for Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk Prevention Agnes Pannier-Runacher; – Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Antoine Armand; – Minister for Health and access to care Genevieve Darrieussecq.
– Bottom row from left: – Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Gender Equality Paul Christophe; – Minister of Housing and Urban Renewal Valerie Letard; – Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Annie Genevard; – Minister of Labor and Employment Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet; – Minister of Sports, youth and Associations Gil Averous; – Higher Education and Research Minister Patrick Hetzel; – Minister for the civil service, simplification and transformation of public action Guillaume Kasbarian; – Minister attached to the Prime Minister, responsible for Overseas Francois-Noel Buffet; – Minister attached to the Prime Minister, responsible for the budget and public accounts Laurent Saint-Martin.
China Puzzled by U.S. Trade Economics and Politics System – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. – Said Cherkaoui Ph.D. TRI CK USA – Email: saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com 8 27 24 – Oakland – Bay Area of San Francisco – California Trade-wise, The four years witnessed escalating trade tensions culminating in a trade war and sanctions on Chinese technology companies. Since Biden’s election, political and business stakeholders … Continue Reading
Collage made by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui tracing the USA-China relation since the Presidency of Donald Trump that we consider as the opening of a New Chapter that we are still reading up to now Global Risk Analysis Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. ★ Strategic Catalyst Driving U.S.-Morocco-Africa Investment, Trade, and Business Development ★ Senior … Continue reading
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Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources, especially crude oil. It is at times the largest oil producer in Africa and one of the top ten in the world. However, the country’s refining capacity has consistently been inadequate to meet the demands of its population and growing economy.
Nigeria’s refining infrastructure is plagued by inefficiency, underinvestment, and corruption. The country has four state-owned refineries that have become dysfunctional due to poor maintenance, outdated technology, and operational inefficiencies.
This deficit requires importing many of its fuel needs, leading to a complex and often controversial reliance on foreign fuel sources.
The government often subsidizes fuel to make it affordable, creating a huge financial burden on the state. While these subsidies are intended to alleviate economic hardship, they have also led to corruption and mismanagement.
Efforts have been made to address these challenges. The government has worked on various reforms, including partially removing the subsidy to improve the efficiency of the oil and gas sector, attract private investment, and increase local refining capacity.
The most notable development is the $20 billion Dangote Refinery, owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, with a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. However, as the refinery is not yet operating at full capacity, Nigeria still imports fuel.
Beyond the fight, if things go as planned, Nigeria will stop importing fuel by August, as Dangote said. In 2023, Nigeria’s largest gasoline imports came from Togo, totaling $109.3 million, followed by Tunisia with $104.35 million, according to data from Trade Map, a global database on international trade statistics.
“THE FIELD OF PETROL DREAM IN NIGERIA” – BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME AS TROUBLE-MAKERS
Dangote recently revealed that some employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and oil traders, which own a blending plant off Malta, and international oil companies refusing to supply crude to its refineries, are among its challenges.
Alhaj Aliko Dangote GCON, the Founder /Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited speaks on the challenges of building his refinery in Lagos with the CNN anchor and correspondent, Eleni Giokos.
Growing Support from Business Leaders for Alhaji_Aliko_DANGOTE
Several prominent Nigerians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, and business mogul Femi Otedola, have voiced their support for Dangote. Otedola praised Dangote as a visionary who has made significant investments in Nigeria.
He highlighted Dangote’s achievements, including building the largest single-train refinery in the world, the second-largest sugar refinery, and the largest cement factory, among other substantial industrial projects.
“My brother, the Visionary, has built the largest single train refinery in the world, not in Kano, but in Lagos State. He is the owner of the second-largest sugar refinery in the world, also in Lagos State, and the largest cement factory in the world, not in Kano, but in Kogi State,” Otedola said.
“Additionally, he has established one of the second-largest fertilizer plants in the world, soon to surpass the biggest one in Qatar, also in Lagos State. Furthermore, he has built a fertilizer plant in Lagos that already exports globally. Aliko Dangote is a titan that God created especially for mankind,” he continued.
Among other things, Otedola noted Dangote’s role as the largest private sector employer in Nigeria and a significant taxpayer. He also noted that Dangote Group’s contributions extend beyond industrial facilities to critical infrastructure projects, such as major roads in Lagos and Kogi states.
“His contributions extend beyond industrial facilities to critical infrastructure, having built major roads such as the Apapa Oshodi-Owonrosoki Express Road, Wharf Road, and the Obajana-Kabba Road,” he recounted.
Otedola advised the federal government to emulate other countries by supporting local industries like the Dangote Group for the country to thrive.
Buying and selling oil by Nigeria and the related process and processing with the advising and confirming accounts along the transfer and the convertibility as well as the deposit notes with their approval of the office of the currencies change with also the variations in the rate of change between the foreign currencies involved including the consolidation terms and conditions. The process of buying and selling oil in Nigeria involves several intricate steps and financial mechanisms. Here’s a breakdown of the key elements:
Oil transactions are typically conducted in U.S. dollars due to the petrodollar system 5. This system simplifies international trade by using a widely accepted currency.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday 7/29/2024 directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to the Dangote Refinery1 2. This decision came after Aliko Dangote, the owner of the refinery, expressed frustration over NNPC’s refusal to supply crude oil, which led him to consider selling his stakes in the refinery 3.
Key Points:
Presidential Directive:
President Tinubu ordered NNPC to sell crude oil to the Dangote Refinery in naira, aiming to stabilize the local currency and reduce the pressure on foreign exchange12.
The directive includes supplying 450,000 barrels of crude oil meant for domestic consumption to Nigerian refineries, using the Dangote Refinery as a pilot 4.
Dangote’s Concerns:
Aliko Dangote had threatened to sell his stakes in the refinery due to operational challenges and the refusal of NNPC to supply crude oil 3.
The refinery, which can process 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, faced difficulties in securing adequate crude supplies 5.
Economic Implications:
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved offering 450,000 barrels, meant for domestic consumption, in naira to Nigerian refineries. Afreximbank will facilitate the trade, eliminating the need for international letters of credit and saving the country from making dollar payments. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy on Monday, 7/29/2024
This decision is also seen as a way to support the local economy and ensure the smooth operation of the Dangote Refinery, which is crucial for Nigeria’s fuel supply 4.
According to wetin presidential aide Bayo Onanuga share wit tori pipo.
President Tinubu bin propose and di FEC agree make NNPC dey sell crude to di Dangote refinery and oda upcoming refineries for naira.
Di Dangote refinery currently need 15 shipments of crude oil annually, wey go reach total moni of $13.5 billion – NNPC promise to provide four of dis cargoes.
FEC don approve say di 450,000 barrels wey dey meant for domestic consumption, make e dey offered in Naira to Nigerian refineries, using di Dangote refinery as pilot. Di exchange rate go dey fixed for di duration of dis transaction.
Na Afreximbank and oda settlement banks for Nigeria go arrange di trade between Dangote and NNPC Limited.
Oga Onanuga tok for statement say di “game changing intervention go stop di need for international letters of credit and also save di kontri of billions of dollars wey dem dey use import refined fuel.”
The president of Nigeria ordered the NNPC – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to sell oil to the Dangote Refinery, following the complain of the Owner Aliko Dangote about the refusal of the NNPC to sell to him crude oil and his decision to sell his stakes in the refinery and leave the oil refinery he has just built.
The directive from President Tinubu aims to address the operational challenges faced by the Dangote Refinery and support the local economy by stabilizing the naira and reducing foreign exchange pressures. This move highlights the importance of the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria’s energy sector and the need for cooperation between the government and private enterprises.
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Dangote African Carnegie and Rockefeller in Modern Time and Present Dimensions
America’s emergence as an industrial power in the late 19th century relied largely on two substances: oil and iron. And two people played an important role in providing this material.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 and his family moved to Pennsylvania when young Andrew was thirteen. John D. Rockefeller was born four years later in upstate New York, the son of a merchant who moved him to Cleveland when he was six.
Carnegie’s early work virtually traced the technological emergence of 19th-century America. He was a bobbin boy in a textile factory, a telegraph operator, and an engine supplier. He later worked on the railroads and oil wells. But at the age of 38, he established Keystone Iron Works, and he remained there until 1901. By that time, Keystone Iron had become American. Steel and Andrew Carnegie had become one of the richest men on the planet.
John D. Rockefeller went into business at the age of 20 and discovered his first oil well as a side hustle. He quickly understood that it was the right horse to ride. Even before automobiles and airplanes claimed a large share of oil, it had begun to replace coal in the electrical industries.
Carnegie and Rockefeller – both incredibly wealthy in the 20th century – came to give by two different paths: Even before reaching its peak, Carnegie wrote that a rich man’s life should take place in two stages: d First acquire wealth, then use that wealth to improve general well-being. And that’s what he did. He established the Carnegie Institute, the Tuskegee Institute, and many other schools. He became the patron saint of libraries. He created charitable foundations.
Rockefeller, on the other hand, began to relent when antitrust forces closed in on his Standard Oil Company. He also created charitable societies of all kinds to distribute excess money. He began by creating the University of Chicago. Whatever his motivations, Rockefeller gave birth to a dynasty of charitable giving that extends to the present day.
Andrew Carnegie is the best hero. After all, he was an integral part of the emerging technologies that shaped our country. And his gift flowed from a deeply held principle. Yet the Rockefeller clan took responsibility for public service. They became political leaders and professional donors: one of them died doing anthropological research in New Guinea.
Money creates responsibility. Sooner or later we realize that we can live in a decent world only when the money created by our technological foresight returns to increase the knowledge and beauty of this world.
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“Germany and Africa: New Clean Energetic Relation” – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Ph.D. Posted on saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the New Teutonic African pledges €4 billion in #Africa’s green energy On November 20, 2023, Chancellor Scholz after meeting African leaders and heads of international organizations during the G20 conference, said the conference with African leaders was “the starting signal for stronger, reliable cooperation between Africa and Europe to realize … Continue reading
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has been actively engaged in workforce development programs and has made significant contributions to economic and educational initiatives. Let’s explore some of his notable endeavors:
Workforce Development Programs in California:
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has been involved in workforce development efforts within the California Community Colleges system. These programs aim to enhance skills, provide training, and prepare individuals for employment in various sectors.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s work has had a multifaceted impact on local communities and businesses within California. Let’s delve into some key aspects:
Workforce Development and Training:
Dr. Cherkaoui’s involvement in workforce development programs has directly benefited local communities. By designing and conducting training programs, he has equipped individuals with essential skills, enhancing their employability.
Businesses in California benefit from a more skilled workforce, which contributes to productivity and economic growth.
Dr. Said El Mansour CherkaouiCreated and Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui for the Workforce Development Program – EBCITD – Capacity Building and Workforce Development Training Program – Samples of Certified Training
Dr. Cherkaoui has developed and conducted training programs to strengthen trade and business ties between China and the United States, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
His work includes strategies and guidance on market dynamics, technology, and business development.
International Engagement:
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s contributions extend beyond California. He has facilitated educational courses, investment plans, and international conferences across continents, including Africa, Asia, and Europe.
His involvement has fostered commercial and academic exchanges, benefiting various countries and regions.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s work exemplifies the importance of workforce development, education, and international collaboration. His efforts contribute to building stronger economies and empowering individuals worldwide.
International Business Development:
As Co-Chair of the International Business Development Committee on Africa at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Cherkaoui fosters cross-cultural collaboration and trade.
His efforts create opportunities for California businesses to expand globally, access new markets, and establish international partnerships.
Investment and Economic Strategies:
Dr. Cherkaoui’s work extends beyond borders. He attracts investment to California by promoting its business-friendly environment and highlighting its strengths.
His strategies encourage foreign direct investment, job creation, and economic diversification.
Educational Initiatives:
Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic contributions, including research and educational courses, enrich California’s intellectual landscape.
By engaging with local universities and institutions, he supports knowledge transfer and innovation.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s dedication to workforce development, international collaboration, and economic growth positively impacts both local communities and businesses in California.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s dedication to workforce development, international collaboration, and economic growth positively impacts both local communities and businesses in California
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Business, Research, and Academic References
Vista Community College @Berkeley
Dr. Barbara Beno Presidente of Vista Community College @Berkeley, California, and Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at CITD
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Academic Path
Dr. Said Cherkaoui International Business Planning – Keys to Open New Business Horizons Teaching practical and field-based strategies that enhance the understanding of local challenges, the awareness on the particular cultural and business approaches of many regions around the world and provide the decision-makers with business intelligence inputs that help to shape the next decisional move and the next operational step as well as the next concerted action.
France and USA: Research and Academia, Letters of Recommendations on Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
At various universities and colleges in California and the Bay Area of San Francisco, at the Silicon Valley and Contra Costa Counties, and online academic institutions
Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer – Golden Gate University · Contract · 1987 – 2001 · 14 yrs – San Francisco Bay Area · On-site San Francisco Bay Area ·
For the first time in the entire history of Golden Gate University’s existence, I introduced and taught courses on the European Economic Community, Doing Business in Latin America and Asia, and Electives on Economics, Economic Thoughts and the World Economy.
At the School of Business
Taught Executive Programs and Graduate Courses (See attached Letters from US Air Force Officers and related records and documents)
★ International Marketing and Business Development
★ Business Strategy and Policy.
★ ★ School of Technology and Industry: Introduced new technology-oriented courses and web-based curricula activities:
★ Customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI);
★ Information Technology and Entrepreneurship;
★ Telecommunications, IT, and Digital Security.
★ School of Public Administration and International Studies:
At the School of Business
Taught Executive Programs and Graduate Courses (See attached Letters from US Air Force Officers and related records and documents)
★ International Marketing and Business Development
★ Business Strategy and Policy.
Academic and Research Collaborations:
He collaborates with universities, research centers, and academic institutions globally.
Joint research projects, student exchanges, and faculty collaborations enhance cross-cultural understanding and knowledge transfer.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has authored 92 articles on LinkedIn providing insights into the influences and challenges arising from the evolution of global affairs and international relations, trade, and business. 2.
LinkedIn Profile:Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. ★ Senior Policy and Business Adviser ★ Consultant ★ News Executive Editor ★ Public Speaker ★ February 13, 2024
Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer – Golden Gate University · Contract · 1987 – 2001 · 14 yrs – San Francisco Bay Area · On-site San Francisco Bay Area ·
For the first time in Golden Gate University’s history, I introduced and taught courses on the European Economic Community, Doing Business in Latin America and Asia, and Electives on Economics, Economic Thoughts, and the World Economy.
Taught courses on Telecom and High Tech including Digital Certificate and System Protection.
International Business Management, International Market, and International Finance.
International Public Administration and International Affairs.
Research and Publications by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui:
Conducted extensive research programs and published extracts on Golden Gate Magazine Connections on the following topics:
European Economic Community (Published at Golden Gate University)
North American Free Trade Agreement (Published in Golden Gate University and France)
Middle East Quest for Peace (Published in Italy)
China High Tech and Telecom (Published in London)
Dr Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Doctorate Chair at the School of Public Administration and International Studies, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Summary on Workforce Program for Community College of the State of California: Executive-Summary-Grant-Logistics by the U.S. Department of Labor
★ ★ School of Technology and Industry: Introduced new technology-oriented courses and web-based curricula activities:
★ Customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI);
★ Information Technology and Entrepreneurship;
★ Telecommunications, IT, and Digital Security.
Victor Robert Garza – To Victor Robert Garza Bravo and Congratulations, I am proud of your trajectory and realizations. I do not know if you remember that I was the first to introduce myself in 1999 and to teach a course on Digital Security in the MBA Program at Golden Gate University – Silicon Valley at Palo Alto and you were my Student. So I am proud of your accomplishment and feel that I have established if not reinforced some instructional pillars in your interest and expertise in the field of Security. Keep up the good work Vic or I should say El Mansour which means also Victor.
Best wishes for continual success. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 3 / 6 / 2017 Oakland, California
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Academic and Business References
★ Recommendation by Dr. Wesley Young, Director, Services for International Students and Scholars at the University of California, Davis –
I was the Director of Graduate Business Programs at the Dominican University of San Rafael when Dr. Cherkaoui was teaching in our international MBA program. Said brought not only a solid academic background to the classroom but also a wealth of business experience both in the US and in Asia and Latin America. He is passionate about his students and his work outside the classroom. This made him one of the most effective faculty that we had teaching at the time.
Dr. Said Cherkaoui is an exceptional figure in international business development. His broad range of expertise covers all ranges of economic development, with such accomplishments in international trade consulting, trade missions, and small business development, just to name a few.
Dr. Cherkaoui has successfully conducted numerous trade missions, represented U.S. companies at trade shows, and helped companies develop their businesses overseas. His academic works significantly contribute to the global business community, executives in world trade, and entrepreneurs.
I worked with Dr. Cherkaoui at the East Bay Center for International Trade Development. His expertise and services included and not limited to:
Always a role model and source of influence, Dr. Cherkaoui possesses extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of industries, as well as academic achievements, in the field of international trade and economic development.
EEC and NAFTA Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research and Publications GGU
Early two distinctive research topics on the Monetary System and the Creation of the European Economic Community and the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement were conducted and published by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at Golden Gate University of San Francisco.
Adjunct Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Subject Matter Expert – Touro University California · Contract · 1998 – 2000 · 2 yrs · San Diego Metropolitan Area · Hybrid ·
★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School. ★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management.
★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of the doctoral thesis.★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School. ★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management. ★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of a doctoral thesis.
Saïd El Mansour Cherkaoui : Conférences internationales
Le Dr Cherkaoui a organisé et présenté plusieurs conférences internationales en collaboration avec le Département américain du Commerce, le Département américain des petites entreprises, la US Small Business Association, les 2 Centres pour le développement du commerce international d’East Bay et de la Bay Area et d’autres organisations locales de représentants professionnels des entreprises. .
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences
Dr. Cherkaoui organized and presented Multiple International Conferences in Collaboration with the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, the US Small Business Association, the 2 East Bay and Bay Area Centers for International Trade Development, and other local business professional representatives organizations.
From left to right: Tom Bates, California State Senator and the 21st Mayor of Berkeley – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Center for International Trade Development – Executive at the Port of Oakland, Picture taken at Vista Community College – Berkeley – 1994
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Developed Strategies and Directed Training on Market and Technology to Strengthen China Trade and Business in the United States, Africa, Europe and Middle East
International Conferences:
Dr. Cherkaoui has organized and presented multiple international conferences. These events likely focused on topics related to international trade, development, and business.
He has been associated with the Center for International Trade Development (CITD), where he created and conducted certified workforce development and training programs. These programs likely aimed to enhance skills and knowledge in areas such as international business, sales, and trade operations.
California Center for International Trade Development (CITD): Operated by the State Center Community College District, it has been promoting California’s international trade and competitiveness since 1989. It assists exporters, supports economic growth, and helps businesses expand globally.
CITD mission is to accelerate global trade by providing high-impact export development programs, technical assistance, and global trade education.
CITD collaborates with multilateral agencies, government institutions, and non-government organizations to promote trade and investment programs. In summary, CITD acts as a bridge between businesses, education, and government to foster international trade and economic development.
His collaborations extend to various organizations, including the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, and the US Small Business Association. Additionally, he worked with local business professional representatives and Chambers of Commerce in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
Dr. Cherkaoui participated in conferences related to Africa, where he discussed business opportunities, historical analysis, and trade relations in North Saharan and West African regions.
Center for International Trade Development
About Us: The California Center for International Trade Development (CITD), an entity of the State Center Community College District, has been promoting California’s international trade and competitiveness since 1989. It assists exporters, supports economic and job growth, and helps businesses in California expand globally. CITD also plays a role in globalizing colleges.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences– Invited by the Government of China
CITD has a strong track record, having organized over 180 agricultural trade missions for the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services, and the California Governor’s Office. They have trained more than 7,000 companies to market California food and agricultural products in foreign markets.
These efforts have resulted in impressive economic outcomes, with over $100 million in direct export sales and more than $750 million in continuous export sales attributed to CITD’s trade activities since 1990. CITD has also received prestigious awards, including the President’s “E Award” for Export Excellence in 2001 and 2013.
新年快乐 – Xīnnián Kuàilè
Guiyang – Guizhou – China
Great Man at Great Wall
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Official Visit and Negotiations at China and Local Factories
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui night-at-the-Tea-House-at-Guiyang-Guizhou-Province-China_
★ Dr. Cherkaoui facilitated the meeting of High-level Executive, Managers, and Scientists from China with their American Peers ★
★ Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Invited by the Central and Provincial Governments of China ★
Dr. Cherkaoui Developed Business and Trade Connections Between California and China Since 1994
BERKELEY – OAKLAND – SAN FRANCISCO – CALIFORNIA – USA
Capacity Building and Workforce Development Training Program
Some Certified Training Seminars and Workshops Organized and Conducted by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at City College of Berkeley and the Center for International Trade Development
Created and Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui for the Workforce Development Program – EBCITD
Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California
Dr. Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco
Director Richard Soyombo – Dr. Said Cherkaoui – Keith Rayner, CEO of Kemara
Richard Soyombo Director of Bay Area Centre for International Trade Development
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui presenting at the U.S. Department of Commerce on Business Opportunities in Morocco and Africa North Saharan Regions
Attendees at the Africa Conference Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the US Commercial Service at the U.S. Department of Commerce
International Conference on Africa and AGOA
★ EBCITD & GLOCENTRA ★
Conférence Internationale sur l’Afrique a Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California, USA
International Conference on Africa and AGOA, Berkeley, California, USA
Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists.
I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa. He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table. Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.
Here below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.
On my right hand is Dr. Faheem Director of the Center for International Trade Development, on the other left side and holding my hand is Dr. Boubacar N’diaye, Chairman of the African Development Bank from 1985 to 1995 and honorary chairman of the same institution (Rest in Peace among the Blessed ones, Ameen). I initiated and developed a work plan on the organization of The International Conference on Africa took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I and participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, event/photo took place is during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.
Here below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities with the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.
For many among us, time flies through horizons without leaving traces on recognition and gratitude on what we have achieved for the good for others especially in my case not be born in the United States but I remain up to now the maker of differences between cultures and the guardian of the memories I cherish and remember through my meetings and interactions with the real treasuries of the Humanity.
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Conducting a Presentation during the International Conference on Africa
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui organized the International Conference on Africa with Diversity and Multicultural Approach
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
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The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
EGYPT
Strengthening California with EgyptBusiness, Trade, and Investment Relationships
Dr.Cherkaoui was designated as the Co-Chair of the International Business Committee at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Cherkaoui Facilitated the signing of the Trade Treaty between the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce
USA – Testimonials Recognizing the Achievements and Competences of Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
France and USA: Research and Academia, Letters of Recommendations on Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
Connecting Culture, Politics, Business, and Academia around the World
La Comunidad Hispana – California
As a Business Consultant at the East Bay Small Business Development Center and the Center for International Trade Development (including the East Bay Center for International Trade Development) between 1993 to 1998 and 2001 to 2007, I worked with the Hispanic communities and their business executives and individual entrepreneurs as well as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County and Sacramento.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, representante del Centro para el Desarrollo del Comercio Internacional (CITD) y Marruecos en una sesión ejecutiva de trabajo y una recepción organizada por las Cámaras Hispanas de Comercio de California, Condado de Alameda, Estados Unidos de America (www.cahcc.com).
From left to right: Omar Bouafi, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and His Excellence the US Ambassador in Morocco: Mr. A. Riley in Casablanca.
Dr Barbara Beno, Presidente of Vista Community College, Berkeley, Californiawithand Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at CITD –27/10/1994
Dr. Said El-Mansour Cherkaoui-invited-by the Government of China
Recommendation by Dr. Wesley Young, Director, Services for International Students and Scholars at the University of California, Davis –
I was the Director of Graduate Business Programs at the Dominican University of San Rafael when Dr. Cherkaoui was teaching in our international MBA program. Said brought not only a solid academic background to the classroom but also a wealth of business experience both in the US and in Asia and Latin America. He is passionate about his students and his work outside the classroom. This made him one of the most effective faculty that we had teaching at the time.
Dr. Said Cherkaoui is an exceptional figure in international business development. His broad range of expertise covers all ranges of economic development, with such accomplishments in international trade consulting, trade missions, small business development, just to name a few..
Dr. Cherkaoui has successfully conducted numerous trade missions, represented U.S. companies at trade shows, and helped companies develop their businesses overseas. His academic works have a significant contribution to the global business community, executives in world trade, and entrepreneurs.
I worked with Dr. Cherkaoui at the East Bay Center for International Trade Development. His expertise and services included and not limited to:
Always a role model and source of influence, Dr. Cherkaoui possesses extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of industries, as well as academic achievements, in the field of international trade and economic development.
Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California
Dr. Cherkaoui presenting Business Opportunities in Morocco and Africa North Saharan Regions
Director Richard Soyombo – Dr. Said Cherkaoui – Keith Rayner, CEO of Kemara
Attendees at the Africa Conference Sponsored by the US Commercial Service at the United States Department of Commerce
★ International Conference on Africa ★ EBCITD & GLOCENTRA ★
Conférence Internationale sur l’Afrique a Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California, USA
International Conference on Africa, Berkeley, California, USA
Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists. Below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.
I initiated and developed a work plan for the organization of The International Conference on Africa – AGOA took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, the event/photo took place during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California, and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.
Below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities concerning the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.
For many among us, time flies through horizons without leaving traces on recognition and gratitude on what we have achieved for the good for others especially in my case not be born in the United States but I remain up to now the maker of differences between cultures and the guardian of the memories I cherish and remember through my meetings and interactions with the real treasuries of the Humanity. The second link below presents “The ADB honors its former president, the late Babacar Ndiaye: https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/the-afdb-pays-tribute-to-late-president-babacar-ndiaye-17363
I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa. He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table. Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Organized the International Conference on Africa with Diversity and Multicultural Approach
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Conducting a Presentation during the International Conference on Africa
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the International Conference on Africa and AGOA
During President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s trip to Africa in 1998, Congress was considering the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). During the trip, President Clinton aimed to show Congress that Africa and the United States were ready to be partners in shared prosperity.
National Security Advisor Samuel “Sandy” Berger accompanied the President during this historic trip. Upon his return to Washington D.C., Berger compiled the lessons the participants had learned. These lessons learned showed the promise of the African trade bill that later became the African Growth and Opportunity Act. In September 1998, President Clinton made passage of the bill a top legislative priority to support African nations aiming for democracy and free markets.
In March 1999, the Clinton Administration called upon Congress to “expand opportunities in the United States and Africa by passing the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.” In May 2000, President Clinton signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act and it has since formed the legislative basis for the United States’ trade with African nations.
How do U.S. car producers based in the United States, other foreign car producers in the United States, European Car Manufacturers selling cars in the United States, and other Asian car producers selling or/and manufacturing cars in the United States, all these car manufacturers react and consider the arrival, establishment and expansion of Chinese made cars and Chinese EV cars and trucks and buses in the United States and Europe and Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
What is going to be the scenario, the new global, local, regional, and national trends and perspectives of the competition in the car industry around the world given the rise of Chinese Cars
Chinese car brands still need to be added to the US market, but Chinese-made cars are still sold in the US.
• Americans bought 104,000 Chinese-made cars in 2023 and nearly 28,000 in the first quarter of 2024.
• Buick, Lincoln, Polestar, and Volvo all sell US cars made in China.
What some people may not realize, however, is that tens of thousands of cars manufactured in China are sold in the US every year. Volvo’s S60L sedan was one of the first Chinese-made cars to be sold in the US starting in 2016, followed by Buick’s Envision SUV and Cadillac’s CT6 hybrid.
US consumers purchased more than 104,000 Chinese-made vehicles in 2023, up 45% from 2022. Americans bought another 28,000 Chinese-made cars during the first quarter of 2024.
Buick, Lincoln, Polestar, and Volvo sell Chinese-made vehicles in the US. Of those, the only Chinese-made EVs come from Polestar, a brand owned by Volvo and its parent company, Geely. The EV brand imported just 2,217 cars in the first three months of 2024. Polestar is expected to start production in South Carolina this year. Will the U.S. government discourage the domestic output of Polestar? Source: Gene Detroyer
Together, the plants, one located in Tennessee and two in Kentucky, will enable more than 120 gigawatt hours of U.S. battery production annually and displace more than 455 million gallons of gasoline per year for the lifetime of the vehicles powered by these batteries. The project is expected to create a total of approximately 5,000 construction jobs in Tennessee and Kentucky, and 7,500 operations jobs once the plants are up and running.
This effort supports President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to onshore and re-shore domestic manufacturing of technologies that are critical to reaching a clean energy and transportation future. Expanding domestic production of American-made batteries is critical to reaching the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to have EVs represent at least 50% of all new car sales in the U.S. by 2030, reach net-zero electricity by 2035, and a net-zero economy by 2050.
As with all conditional commitments that LPO offers, it’s important to note that the expected U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan will only be issued pending the satisfaction of certain conditions, including final legal, contractual, technical, and financial requirements that the conditional commitment specifies.
Uncle Sam’s clean-energy push is giving Ford a major boost. The Energy Department has awarded the automaker a massive $9.2 billion loan to fund the construction of three EV battery plants.
a move Bloomberg reports is « by far the biggest government backing for a U.S. automaker since the bailouts in the 2009 financial crisis. »
The U.S. is trying to reduce its battery reliance on China, which has dominated the market for years and has roughly 80% of the world’s manufacturing capacity. Ford, which made about 132,000 EVs in 2022, hopes to produce 2 million of the vehicles by 2026.
The plants — two in Kentucky, one in Tennessee — are already in the works as part of BlueOval SK, a partnership between Ford and South Korean battery firm SK On. The total projected cost is $11.4 billion.
The U.S. Energy Department said Thursday it plans to lend up to $9.2 billion to a joint venture of Ford Motor and South Korea’s SK On to help it build three battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky, a record-setting loan for a vehicle supply chain project. The conditional commitment for the low-cost government loan for the BlueOval SK joint venture comes from the government’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. Jigar Shah, the head of the loan program office, told Reuters the loan could close as soon as within 10 weeks.
SCOOP: Ford Motor Company & South Korean battery maker SK On are getting a $9.2 billion loan from the US Department of Energy for three battery plants under construction in Kentucky & Tennessee. It’s a watershed moment in the US race to catch China in green vehicle technology.
Community colleges in Tennessee and Kentucky stand to benefit from the government’s $9B+ investment in battery production. New workforce development and academic programs, as well as re-tooled facilities, will be needed to support the 7,500 operations jobs associated with these new plants.
Blade Batteries
Global Delocalization of Batterie Manufacturers: Example of Morocco
Let us quickly recall here the advantages which attract investments in new technologies within the countries of the South both from China and from Western countries or other nationalities aiming to relocate certain phases of their production.
The cost of intermediate production, the cost and local availability of raw materials, labor, the proximity of car suppliers and buyers, financial facilities and tax incentives, the flexibility of pollution laws, flexibility of work, the docility of social demands movements, and the rate of social charges and recovery of retirement pensions, health insurance as well as the level of unionization, the cost of land ownership and supply of these lands by the State, the level of logistical infrastructure, the ease of movement of capital, taxation and the rate of social charges and recovery of retirement pensions as well as the level of unionization, remittance and export profits as well as the company’s appropriation ratio. Not to mention the integration of operators and managers from the country of origin benefiting from all the financial and tax advantages recognized by the public authorities. 1/7/2024
First Batch of SHACMAN X6000 Series Products Rolled off the Assembly Line. Congratulations.
Asian Firms to build joint LFP cathode plants in Morocco
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd (051910.KS) has entered a partnership with China’s Huayou Group’s subsidiary Youshan, project to build a joint electric vehicle (EV) battery material plant in Morocco to diversify its portfolio.
The Morocco plant, set to start production in 2026, aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials annually, enough to be installed in 500,000 entry-class EVs, the South Korean chemical maker said in a statement.
Huayou has joined the growing number of Chinese electric vehicle and battery companies seeking to expand overseas to get closer to their foreign clients and benefit from local incentives.
In a separate statement, Huayou’s listed unit Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co (603799.SS) said it intended to build plants with LG Chem in Indonesia and Morocco under a strategic partnership to promote international growth.
The Morocco plant, set to start production in 2026, aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials annually, enough to be installed in 500,000 entry-class EVs, the South Korean chemical maker said in a statement.
LG Chem, known for manufacturing more expensive nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) cathodes, is entering the LFP cathode business to meet the growing demand for cheaper LFP batteries as the auto industry seeks to produce more affordable EVs, whose most expensive components are the batteries.
LG Chem said LFP cathodes produced at the Morocco plant will be supplied to the North American market and could be eligible to receive subsidies from the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as Morocco is a free-trade partner with the United States.
CNGR, Chinese Battery-Parts Maker, and African Fund Al Mada
CNGR, the Chinese Battery-Parts Maker is partnering with the African Fund Al Mada to Plan a $2 Billion Venture in Morocco – The investment volume is about 20 billion Moroccan dirhams (1.8 billion euros). CNGR Advanced Material Co., a Chinese maker of battery components, is joining forces with the African private investment fund Al Mada to build an industrial base in Morocco {9/18/2023} for a battery materials production and recycling facility. The strategic partnership aims to produce ternary CAM precursors for lithium-ion batteries as well as lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and recycle black mass from used batteries. A joint venture has been established between the two companies to advance the project.
Battery material for more than one million EVs per year
Construction is scheduled to begin this year, and phased production is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2024. The plan is to produce battery material for more than one million electric vehicles per year, with 120,000 tons of CAM precursors, 60,000 tons of LFP, and 30,000 tons of black mass recycling.
Negotiations with leading phosphate and fertilizer supplier
CNGR Morocco New Energy, a subsidiary of CNGR, will hold a majority 50.03 percent stake in the joint venture, while Al Mada’s subsidiary NGI will hold 49.97 percent.
The two partners are currently negotiating with the OCP Group to purchase the necessary raw materials, including phosphate products. Jorf Lasfar is located directly on the Atlantic coast, and a seaport is also available in El Jadida. So far, Jorf Lasfar is known mainly for the country’s largest coal-fired power plant. OCP Group, a leading Moroccan phosphate and fertilizer supply company, sources the highest quality phosphate salts for the production of LFP and ternary CAM precursors from the plant. Morocco is a major global producer of phosphate salts: Its reserves account for 71% of the world total. Other suppliers, such as cobalt and manganese products, are not named in the announcement.
The focus will be on producing precursors for NCM and LFP cathode materials. The plant will also include recycling facilities. The companies are planning annual capacities of 120,000 tonnes for NCM precursors, 60,000 tonnes for LFP precursors, and 30,000 tonnes for the recycling of battery materials in the first phase. The planned annual production is 70 GWh. That should be enough for more than one million electric vehicles.
Production is mainly for export to meet the high demand in Europe and America – but the partners do not name potential customers. Construction will begin this year after the necessary permits have been obtained and production is scheduled to start in 2025. Source: Info via email
“Morocco aims to open EV battery gigafactory”
Announced on July 22, 2022, at Marrakesh.
Asian Companies Building Battery Factories in Morocco to export to Europe and the U.S.
During the summer of 2022, the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade declared that Morocco was negotiating with electric vehicle battery manufacturers to set up a plant in the country to mesh with its existing automotive sector and cobalt output.
“We hope to sign a deal for the plant before the end of this year,” the minister said in an interview with Reuters but declined to name the companies.
He did not say how much investment it would require but referred to it as a “gigafactory,” a term widely used for very big production facilities. The planned factory for EV batteries will “offer a huge momentum for the local automotive sector” and will benefit from the availability of renewable energy and raw materials such as cobalt and phosphates in the country, he said.
Morocco is home to Renault and Stellantis production plants, with a combined production capacity of 700,000. The Dacia Sandero and Peugeot 208 are examples of popular models that are built in Morocco. Demand for such batteries is growing outside and within Morocco, where Citroen plans to double its production capacity within two years from 50,000 EVs, Mezzour said.
Exports by about 250 automakers and suppliers in Morocco have topped the country’s industrial exports over the past seven years, surpassing phosphate sales. Up to May this year, Morocco’s automotive sector sales stood at $4.13 billion, up 24 percent. To increase competitiveness in the face of competition from China and India, Morocco plans to increase the rate of locally made parts in the cars it exports to 80 percent, up from 65 percent currently, Mezzour said.
“We are targeting 1 million within the next three to four years,” Mezzour said. Source:
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US Billions are flooding into US-based investments, so even European companies are now moving to the US for their investments.
In 2022, the top five manufacturers control more than 80 percent of the battery market. With an increased interest in EVs – global sales of electric cars totaled 4.2 million units in 2021, up by 108 percent compared with 2020 – there’s been concern that a long list of car companies may soon face an EV battery shortage from electric car battery manufacturers.
The advantages which attract investments in new technologies within the countries of the South both from China and from Western countries or other nationalities aiming to relocate certain phases of their production. The cost of intermediate production, the cost and local availability of raw materials, labor, the proximity of car suppliers and buyers, financial facilities and tax incentives, the flexibility of pollution laws, flexibility of work, the docility of social demands movements, and the rate of social charges and recovery of retirement pensions, health insurance as well as the level of unionization, the cost of land ownership and supply of these lands by the State, the level of logistical infrastructure, the ease of movement of capital, taxation and the rate of social charges and recovery of retirement pensions as well as the level of unionization, remittance and export profits as well as the company’s appropriation ratio. Not to mention the integration of operators and managers from the country of origin benefiting from all the financial and tax advantages recognized by the public authorities.
1/7/2024
LG Energy Solution
A unit of LG Chem, this South Korean battery supplier is neck and neck with CATL as the world’s number one supplier of lithium-ion EV batteries.
Although there has been some controversy along the way – LG Chem successfully sued rivals SK Innovations not too long ago for stealing trade secrets – the future looks bright for the company, with LG Energy Solution beginning production of 4680 cells in 2023, the very same cells which make up Tesla’s most advanced battery pack yet.
The large format 4680 cylindrical cells are said to increase power by six times and energy by five times, as well as boost an EV’s range by up to 54 percent.
These 4680 cells are also expected to bring the price of Tesla EVs down to around $US25,000, according to Tesla founder Elon Musk.
The company also has a US$303 million plant in Holland, Michigan, capable of producing enough cells per year to build between 50,000 and 200,000 battery packs for EV and hybrid manufacturers like Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Volvo, Renault and Chevrolet.
By 2025, all factories in South Korea, North America, Europe, and China will operate on 100 percent renewable energy.
BYD
Once written off by Elon Musk, China’s BYD has proven the haters wrong by becoming the world’s top seller of EVs in July 2022, having sold 641,000 vehicles in the first half of 2022 – nearly 80,000 more EVs than Tesla.
Although it’s gained a strong footing in the EV market, BYD began life as a rechargeable battery manufacturer in 1995, and in 2021 it built a new facility in Chongqing, China, to produce its blade batteries, which are thinner and longer than conventional lithium-ion cells.
Blade batteries are also considered to be the safest EV batteries because they are far less likely to catch fire in an accident. They are also 50 percent smaller than other battery blocks, resulting in lighter and more efficient EVs.
There seems to be no hard feelings between the Chinese behemoth and Elon Musk: BYD executive vice president Lian Yubo now says BYD is “good friends” with Mr Tesla, and has plans afoot to supply his company with EV batteries.
Panasonic
Panasonic is another of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers, the electronics giant partnering with Tesla on Giga Nevada – or Gigafactory 1, as it’s also known – a $5 billion lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle component factory located in Storey County, Nevada, which produces a Panasonic EV battery exclusively for Tesla’s Model 3, Model S and Model X SUV.
Panasonic is said to have invested US$1.6 billion in Gigafactory 1 to make itself Tesla’s prime supplier of EV batteries, with raw materials being supplied by a mining company that extracts lithium from a site located 320km away from the factory.
Jointly designed and engineered by Tesla and Panasonic, the ‘2170’ battery has been in mass production since January 2017, with the new and improved 4680 battery cell, which has significant capacity improvements, going into production in 2023.
Turning an eye to the future, Shoichiro Watanabe, CTO of Panasonic Energy, says the company will achieve a 20 percent improvement in energy density in its battery cells by the end of the decade.
In much the same way that Tesla has partnered with other EV battery manufacturers in other international markets, Panasonic has also partnered with Toyota to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Japan that will supply batteries for Toyota EVs. Source:
Present Outlook of the World Battery Manufacturing Capacity
With the world gearing up for the electric vehicle era, battery manufacturing has become a priority for many nations, including the United States. However, having entered the race for batteries early, China is far and away in the lead.
Predominance of China’s World Manufacturing Capacity
– China controls raw materials –
Another key factor in China’s supremacy: is control over the raw materials needed to manufacture the batteries: lithium and cobalt.
According to Bloomberg, the Chinese firms Ganfeng and Tianqi control 17 and 12 percent respectively of the world production of lithium thanks to their investments in mines in Australia and South America.
Tianqi bought a 24 percent stake in Chilean miner SQM for $4.1 billion in December 2018. Together with the US firm Albemarle it also controls the huge Greenbushes mine in Australia.
Meanwhile, Chinese firms control at least half of the cobalt extracted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 70 percent of global output comes from, according to estimates cited by Bloomberg.
China Molybdenum bought a major site from the US firm Freeport-McMoran for $2.65 billion in 2016. China also has 80 percent of the world’s capacity to produce refined cobalt using chemical processes.
This is not a basic skill (“We are a car manufacturer, not chemically,” said Marianne Battalion, Renault E’s project manager last year), but second, whether the production was outsourced to Koreans or Chinese, many unemployed motor factories instead.
China has 6 of the top 10 EV battery makers with 60 percent market share, led by CATL and Warren Buffett-backed BYD.
Besides CATL and BYD, CALB, Gotion High-tech, Sunwoda, and Eve Energy feature among the world’s top 10 EV battery makers, according to SNE Research
CATL installed 165.7 gigawatt hours of battery cells in the first 11 months of last year, giving it a global market share of 37.1 percent
China’s well-established advantage is set to continue through 2027, with 69% of the world’s battery manufacturing capacity. With nearly 900 gigawatt-hours of manufacturing capacity or 77% of the global total, China is home to six of the world’s 10 biggest battery makers. Behind China’s battery dominance is its vertical integration across the rest of the EV supply chain, from mining the metals to producing the EVs. It’s also the largest EV market, accounting for 52% of global sales in 2021.
The U.S. is projected to increase its capacity by more than 10-fold in the next five years. EV tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act are likely to incentivize battery manufacturing by rewarding EVs made with domestic materials. Alongside Ford and General Motors, Asian companies including Toyota, SK Innovation, and LG Energy Solution have all announced investments in U.S. battery manufacturing in recent months.
Europe will host six of the projected top 10 countries for battery production in 2027. Europe’s current and future battery plants come from a mix of domestic and foreign firms, including Germany’s Volkswagen, China’s CATL, and South Korea’s SK Innovation.
Combating China’s dominance will be expensive. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. and Europe will have to invest $87 billion and $102 billion, respectively, to meet domestic battery demand with fully local supply chains by 2030.
Within such an unbalanced world of Battery Manufacturing Capacity and given that Europe is using a mixed approach, Morocco is positioned to benefit from Europe’s reliance on domestic and foreign manufacturers of batteries.
Morocco, Regional Hub for Battery Material Plants
South Korea’s LG Chem partnering with China Huayou Group announced a project to build in Morocco a joint electric vehicle (EV) battery material plant. On the other side, CNGR, Chinese Battery-Parts Maker, and African Fund Al Mada aim to build an industrial base in Morocco for a battery materials production and recycling facility. All the Production of these facilities is intended for export to meet high demand in Europe and America.
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. Photo by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
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Dr Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Doctorate Chair at the School of Public Administration and International Studies, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Nominated as Co-Chair of the International Business Development Committee on Africa at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, California
Since 1993 Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has contributed directly to establishing professional structures and entities to organize and facilitate the offering of training seminars, educational courses, investment and development plans, and strategies. business development, international conferences in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and visits of leaders and commercial and academic missions from Japan, China, Vietnam, India, Italy, France, Spain, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Namibia, and South Africa.
Depuis 1993 Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui a contribuer directement dans la mise en place de structures et des entités professionnelles pour organiser et faciliter l’offre de séminaires de formation, de cours d’enseignement, des plans et des stratégies d’investissement et de développement des affaires, des conférences internationales sur l’Afrique, l’Asie et l’Europe et des visites de leaders et mission commerciale et académiques en provenance du Japon, de Chine, Vietnam, Inde, Italy, France, Spain, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroun, Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa.
Connecting Culture, Politics, Business, and Academia around the World
La Comunidad Hispana – California
As a Business Consultant at the East Bay Small Business Development Center and the Center for International Trade Development, including the East Bay Center for International Trade Development starting at Vista Community College at Berkeley and Oakland between 1993 to 1998 and 2001 to 2007, I worked with the Hispanic communities and their business executives and individual entrepreneurs as well as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County and Sacramento.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, representante del Centro para el Desarrollo del Comercio Internacional (CITD) y Marruecos en una sesión ejecutiva de trabajo y una recepción organizada por las Cámaras Hispanas de Comercio de California, Condado de Alameda, Estados Unidos de America (www.cahcc.com).
At Vista Community College Transfer and Move to City Berkeley College
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County and Sacramento
★ Said El Mansour Cherkaoui ★ Local, Regional and Global Competences ★
Dr Barbara Beno, Presidente of Vista Community College, Berkeley, California with Dr. Said Cherkaoui on October 27, 1994
Dr. Said El-Mansour Cherkaoui invited by the Government of China, Provided Training, Consulting and Developing Strategies for Business Development
From left to right: Tom Bates, California Assembly and Mayor of Berkeley – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at the East Bay Small Business Development Center and Center for International Trade Development with an Executive at the Port of Oakland, Picture taken at Vista Community College – Berkeley – October 27, 1994
Representing 25 U.S. and California Food Companies in Morocco Trade Show: From left to right: Omar Bouafi, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, and His Excellence the US Ambassador in Morocco: Mr. A. Riley in Casablanca.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Developed Strategies and Directed Training on Market and Technology to Strengthen China’s Trade and Business in the United States, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East
The First Muslim Moroccan Investor in Starting Transportation Operations Toutes Directions in the History of Morocco
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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Strengthening Business, Trade, and Academic Relationships of California with China [October 1994] and Egypt [December 1994] –
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Developed Business and Trade Connections Between California and China and Egypt Since 1994
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Made in Morocco with Moroccan Legacy
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco
Dr. Cherkaoui represented 25 food products/companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department at Casablanca, Morocco
Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California
Director Richard Soyombo – Dr. Said Cherkaoui – Keith Rayner, CEO of Kemara
Dr. Cherkaoui presenting Business Opportunities in Morocco and Africa North Saharan Regions
Attendees at the Africa Conference Sponsored by the US Commercial Service at U.S. Department of Commerce
International Conference on Africa
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Conférence Internationale sur l’Afrique a Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California, USA
International Conference on Africa, Berkeley, California, USA
Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists. Below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.
I initiated and developed a work plan for the organization of The International Conference on Africa took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, the event/photo took place during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California, and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.
Below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities concerning the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.
I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa. He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table. Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Organized the International Conference on Africa with Diversity and Multicultural Approach
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Conducting a Presentation during the International Conference on Africa
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the International Conference on Africa and AGOA
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I was the Director of Graduate Business Programs at the Dominican University of San Rafael when Dr. Cherkaoui was teaching in our international MBA program. Said brought not only a solid academic background to the classroom but also a wealth of business experience both in the US and in Asia and Latin America. He is passionate about his students and his work outside the classroom. This made him one of the most effective faculty that we had teaching at the time.
Dr. Said Cherkaoui is an exceptional figure in international business development. His broad range of expertise covers all ranges of economic development, with such accomplishments in international trade consulting, trade missions, and small business development, just to name a few.
Dr. Cherkaoui has successfully conducted numerous trade missions, represented U.S. companies at trade shows, and helped companies develop their businesses overseas. His academic works have a significant contribution to the global business community, executives in world trade, and entrepreneurs.
I worked with Dr. Cherkaoui at the East Bay Center for International Trade Development. His expertise and services included and not limited to:
Always a role model and source of influence, Dr. Cherkaoui possesses extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of industries, as well as academic achievements, in the field of international trade and economic development.
Academic Team of Soccer – Grenoble University -FranceHandball- National Moroccan Team – Bucharest – RomaniaMoroccan Pre-olympic and National Team of Handball in TunisiaPlayer at Munster 08 – Bundesliga Handball – GermanyHandball Team – University of Montpellier – France Handball Tournament with Steinhem (Bundesliga Germany and EJUC – UCEJ – El Jadida – Morocco)Basketball Team _ASPTT of Montpellier – FranceBasketball Team – USEJ of El Jadida- MoroccoBasketball Team – USEJ -El Jadida- MoroccoBasketball – Player Licence – USEJ – El Jadida – MoroccoBasketball – Player Licence – USEJ – El Jadida – MoroccoBasketball – Player Licence – USEJ – El Jadida – MoroccoVolleyball Team – JOC – El Jaidda – MoroccoVolley Ball – Beach Tournament – El Jadida – Maroc Where I started my Sportive CarrerSoccer Team – Rachad Club El Jadida – MoroccoSoccer TeamVice-Champion of Fencing – El Jadida – MoroccoChampion of Academic Games – Sud–Ouest – FranceChampion of Academic Games – Sud–Ouest – FranceCaptain – Coach – Player at Team of Montpellier University – France
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First Moroccan Muslim Contractor of Public Transport in Early 1920 – Twenties of 20th Century: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui at 24 was the First Muslim Transporter in Morocco
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui at 24 ans First Muslim Transporter in the History of Morocco First Moroccan Muslim Public Transport Contractor All Directions This Travel Ticket is from 1920
This is Haj Ahmed Cherkaoui All Directions Transport Ticket bears the title of Haj which represents the time after Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui’s return from Cairo, Jeddah, Mecca, Damascus, Amman, and Baghdad which he had visited in 1924 – 1929, and this travel ticket dates from 1930
LA KOUTOUBIA – TRANSPORT CHERKAOUI ALL DIRECTIONS IN MOROCCO – 1924 – Until this a Transport Agreement between El Jadida and Marrakech Still exists with the Name of Cherkaoui
For those who claim to have financed the construction of the Medrassa Hassaniya – it is like the popular expression that says: If the peach could heal it would first have healed its own evil which is the worm living in it.
Maatawine, Sid Maata Wa Attah Allah, from the Cherkaoui branch of Marrakech exiled from the Zaouia of Boujad. The Fakhda Cherkaoui of Marrakech was the most revolutionary, it was the direct ally of the Zaouiya Dillaiya /
Viva Marruecos – Viva Marroquinos y Viva 6 November – Nos Otros Dia
Buenas Dias Marruecos y Happy Day por nuestra Soberanía Territorial e Integración Nacional con nuestras Provincias del Sur. The initial publication of mi photo fue el 6 de noviembre de 2015, que es los 40 años par la celebración de un fiesta nacional marroquí para la recuperación de nuestras provinces del sur y nuestra dignidad nacional. Esta publication de mi foto del 6 de noviembre de 2017 es los 42 años par la celebración de un fiesta nacional marroquí para la recuperación de nuestras provinces del sur y nuestra dignidad nacional. 42 años y miles de años por come si no más para celebrar nuestra dignidad como One Nation, One People et One Marruecos de las olas del Mediterráneo Orillas a las Dunas de las Arenas y la Costa Atlántica:
My celebration in Spanish of our recovery of our Moroccan Sahara from its occupation by the Spanish colonialist state.
I let you imagine the happy song I was singing at that time. As my Sister said, we inherited the active nationalist spirit of our Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui who asked the Ministry of Transport and Mining Services to grant him a public transport license to open a direct line to the Sahara Moroccan by linking Casablanca Sidi Ifni / Tarfaya and the Moroccan Sahara and that during the forties and fifties of the last century.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had a vision of Moroccan territory before the time of liberation, he projected freedom of movement for Moroccans and wanted to be the vehicle for crossing borders beyond the colonial barriers that fragmented Morocco.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui owned and operated all-direction intercity travel transportation licenses in Morocco linking the north occupied by the Spanish protectorate with the middle of Morocco occupied by the French protectorate. Thus Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui established a kind of rapprochement that represented for him the opportunity to show his nationalist temperament and contribute to maintaining the link between the two colonized Morocco and its citizens.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui always considered Morocco as indivisible and he also did so by visiting all Sufi Zawiya and Marabout to celebrate their births with the faithful which was also an opportunity to cement ties and relationships with believers in the independence movement and rekindle the spirits around those Saints who were once Mujahideen, including those of the Zawiya of his ancestors, the Cherkawiya of Boujad and surrounding towns.
Ahmed Balafrej and my father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui were close friends who started in Cairo, Egypt in 1927 and they embarked on many later interactions together. Balafrej was a name that I heard regularly in our house like those of other resistance fighters and nationalists from the first hour of the struggle. My father was behind the scenes a facilitator and organizer as well as a financier and helper of the independence movement in the cities where his company carried its operations which was the transport of travelers and goods and he was the first Moroccan Muslim who started in Morocco public transport services.
My Father’s buses were the carrier of mail, supplies of all kinds, and information for nationalists across Morocco, since my Father’s buses had a transport license which is “Transport Tous Directions – Transport pour All Directions” and this was given to my Father given that Morocco had insufficient infrastructure and few transport services in addition to many regions not being under the control of the French colonial administration and my Father could venture into such areas given his connections and reputation with local tribal leaders.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui met Ahmed Balafrej who has since become his friend until the advent of independence and Balafrej’s new governmental responsibilities. Also, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui financed the construction of a mosque/meeting center in Cairo for Moroccan students residing in the Egyptian capital, this construction brought them closer and Ahmed Balafrej and Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui discussed together gave the idea to my Moulay Ahmed to build a school teaching Arabic for the children of the Moroccan people in El Jadida in Morocco, city of residence of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui’s journey toured the Middle East (Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula) and personal encounters with Islamists and Sufis through his pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Mecca – Medina, Damascus, and Baghdad.
My whole family was a victim of reprisals from the French colonial authorities who sought to repress everything that represented a demand for independence, especially since the issue of Morocco was linked to that of Algeria and Tunisia.
My brother spent more than 2 years of forced labor in the Atlas Mountains
My own Father was thrown in prison and lost all his property and he was forced to transfer the little that was left in the name of my Mother and my brothers and sisters before I was born.
One of my Father’s cousins was shot in broad daylight in Marrakech, the same week was my Father’s imprisonment.
Also, my father had built a school to teach Arabic to the sons of the people in Mazagan–El Jadida, it was usurped by the Istiqlalians who manage it until now: Madrassa Hassania.
This Madrasa Hassania was the result of the meeting between my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Ahmed Balafrej in Cairo. My Father had financed the construction of premises in the Hay Maghariba next to the University of Azhar for Moroccan Students and refugees from the Rif War settled in Cairo (see photo: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui in Cairo, Egypt 1927- 1930).
This allowed the meeting between my Father and Balafrej who became Friends until Balafrej was swallowed up by his job in the Moroccan State and especially in the shenanigans of the usurpers of national power, the former collaborators / former Military of the regime of the Protectorate and the Istiqlalian usurpers.
For Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, all these activities have helped to strengthen awareness and ties between Moroccans to maintain contact between them and show their attachment to the ideal of restoring the legitimate right to the independence of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sultanate of Morocco within a Single Morocco.
What I describe above is based on authentic documentation and actions taken directly by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, Rest Soul and Spirit in Peace in Jena among Saints and Benefactors
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 7/11/2021
PARENTAL HERITAGE OF MOROCCAN NATIONALISM
November 6, 2015
My Celebration in Spanish of our Recovery of our Moroccan Sahara from its occupation by the Colonialist Spanish State.
I’ll let you imagine the happy song I was singing at that time.
As my Sister said, we inherited the active nationalist spirit from our Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui who asked the Ministry of Transport and Mining Services to grant him a public transport license to open a direct line toward the Moroccan Sahara by connecting Casablanca Sidi Ifni / Tarfaya and the Moroccan Sahara and that during the forties and fifties of the last century.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had a vision of Moroccan territory before the time of liberation, he projected freedom of movement for Moroccans and wanted to be the vehicle for crossing borders beyond the colonial barriers that have fragmented Morocco. Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui owned and operated travel transport licenses for intercity All Directions in Morocco connecting the north occupied by the Spanish Protectorate to the middle occupied by the French Protectorate.
For Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui this kind of connection represented for him an opportunity to show his nationalist temperament. He has always considered Morocco as indivisible and he has also done it by visiting all the Soufi Zawiya and Marabout to celebrate their births with the followers which was also an occasion to cement ties and relations with believers in the movement of independence and the spirits of many of these Saints that were in the past Mujahideen, including the ones from the Zawiya of his ancestors Cherkawiya of Boujad and the surrounding towns.
Ahmed Balafrej and my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui were close friends that started in Cairo, Egypt in 1927 and they started together many interactions later on. Balafrej was a name I have heard regularly in our house like the ones of other resistants and nationalists of the first hour of the struggle. My father was behind the scenes a facilitator and organizer as well as a financier and helper of the movement of independence in the cities where his business carried out its operations which was the transportation of travelers and goods and he was the first Moroccan Muslim who started in Morocco the services of public transport.
My father’s Buses were the carriers of couriers, supplying all kinds and pieces of information for the nationalists around Morocco, given the buses of my Father had licence/agrements for transport that is “Transport Tous Directions – Transportation for All Directions” and this was given to my Father given that Morocco had insufficient infrastructure and few services for transportation in addition that many regions were not under control of the French colonial administration and my Father could venture into such regions considering his relations and reputation the local chiefs of tribes.
Furthermore, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, following the end of the Rif War, traveled to Cairo to contact the Moroccan nationalists living or self-exiled in this city and the Moroccan Students at the Azhar University.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui met Ahmed Balafrej who has since become his friend until the advent of independence and Balafrej’s new governmental responsibilities. Also, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui financed the construction of a mosque/meeting center in Cairo for Moroccan students residing in the Egyptian capital, this construction brought them closer and Ahmed Balafrej and Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui discussed together gave the idea to my Moulay Ahmed to build a school teaching Arabic for the children of the Moroccan people in El Jadida in Morocco, city of residence of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui. Ahmed Balafrej was one of the first to encourage my father to build such a school since he had first taken classes in a school teaching Arabic in Rabat and his presence in Cairo where he met my father is the result.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui financed the construction of a mosque/meeting center in Cairo for Moroccan students residing in the Egyptian capital.
In fact, my whole family was the victim of reprisals from the French colonial authorities who sought to repress everything that represented a demand for independence, especially since the issue of Morocco was linked to that of Algeria and Tunisia.
My brother spent more than 2 years of hard labor in the Atlas Mountains
My own Father was thrown in prison and lost all his property and he was obliged to transfer the little that remained in the name of my Mother and my brothers and sisters when I was not yet born.
One of my Father’s cousins was shot in broad daylight in Marrakech, the same week was my Father’s imprisonment.
Also, my father had built a school to teach Arabic to the sons of the people in Mazagan – El Jadida, it was usurped by the Istiqlalians who manage it until now: Madrassa Hassania.
This Madrassa Hassania was the result of the meeting between my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Ahmed Balafrej in Cairo. My Father had financed the construction of premises in the Hay Maghariba next to the University of Azhar for Moroccan Students and refugees from the Rif War settled in Cairo (see photo: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui in Cairo, Egypt 1927- 1930).
This had allowed the meeting between my Father and Balafrej who became Friends until Balafrej was swallowed up by his job in the Moroccan State and especially in the shenanigans of the usurpers of national power, the former collaborators / former Military of the regime of the Protectorate and the Istiqlalian usurpers.
Ahmed Balafrej is more than just a political figure, he was a Man of words and affection with a great sense of honor and loyalty qualities that become obsolete during the post-independence thanks to Politician Politics by multiplied by political parties.
Ahmed Balafrej found himself faced with continual opposition, antagonism, shenanigans and manipulations like what happen to Ghandi.
How our family knows Ahmed Balafrej, after the sudden death of Mohammed V, he resigned first from all the official duties and became close to Moulay Hassan II just to protect Him and Morocco against the foreign interests still holding strong hands on Morocco through the descendants of the collaborators with the French Protectorate.
Morocco at that the time of the sudden death of Mohammed V who was the symbol of liberation of Morocco and the promoter of liberation of other surrounding african nations which added more oil on the fire set by the Neo-colonialists and the new rising elites coming from the Kissariates and formed in Grandes Ecoles of Bordeaux and Paris. Similar social conditioning happen later in Iran with the Bazaars and their sons in Europe who became the rulers topping the Shah.
Ahmed Balafrej tried to save Morocco from such undermining from inside which ended up by the jailing of his own son by whom, an ex-capitain of the Colonial French Army, who became l’Homme Fort du Maroc, General Oufkir. More to say about this.. later on.
For Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, all these activities have helped to strengthen awareness and ties between Moroccans with the aim of maintaining contact between them and showing their attachment to the ideal of restoring the legitimate right to the independence of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sultanate of Morocco within a Single Morocco.
What I describe above is based on authentic documentation and actions taken directly by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, Rest Soul and Spirit in Peace in Jena among Saints and Benefactors
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 7/11/2021
Illustrations:
El Mariachi Marroqui Said El Mansour Cherkaoui. This publication of mi foto el 6 de noviembre de 2015 es de cuarenta años para la celebración de un fiesta nacional marroquí para la recuperación de nuestras provinces del sur y nuestra dignidad nacional. Esta publication de mi foto del 6 de noviembre de 2017 es los 42 años par la celebración de un fiesta nacional marroquí para la recuperación de nuestras provinces del sur y nuestra dignidad nacional. This publication of my picture on 6 November 2015 is forty years for the celebration of a national moroccan fest for the recovery of our southern provinces and our national dignity.This publication of my picture on 6 November 2017 is the 42 years for the celebration of a national moroccan fest for the recovery of our southern provinces and our national dignity.
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui owned the same kind of buses shown in this video and in 1925 by British Ship from Gibraltar passing through Port Said to Jeddah and driving to Mecca for the pilgrimage of Al Haj
After touring the other sacred sites in Jerusalem, Bilad Sham – Greater Syria, Baghdad and Cairo, Haj Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui came back to Morocco in 1930 by British Ship to Tangier.
Here an account of such voyage presented in this link and the picture of my Father is the one of his passport that he used at that time and the bus pictured in this link are similar to the one shown in the video:
We appreciate your thought sharing with us a memory that is ours too.
French version:
Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui
Our Father Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui, beside Laghzawi, he was the first entrepreneur in the intercity transportation ventures and in other related and complementary sectors. A Moroccan Nationalist, a Benefactor and Contributor in the development of knowledge and education to enable the emergence from disfranchised social classes of new vanguard leadership of Moroccan with regional, national and international outreach. He envisioned and invested in schooling and housing as well as in providing jobs to the parents to reach such goal and all this way before the independence of Morocco.
Moulay Ahmed remains a pioneer with a constructive vision and an advocate of national and regional development seeking to advance the transportation system and the construction of railroads connecting El Jadida and Marrakech and other neighboring towns and peripheral cities to lay down the ground for the needed infrastructure needed to unlock the enclaves and to facilitate the regional integration that were increased by the French Government Policy of concentrating on certain cities and their connection with the maritime facade.
Other attributes and contributions of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui in reducing poverty and the considerable support he had deployed in the mid-forties to limit the spread of contagious diseases that have affected large sections of the countryside populations and entire regions. Additionally, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui devoted large part of his fortune to charitable work and direct logistical support that all directly benefited the nationalistic movement of independence and its own funding members.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui has also developed a network that span from Morocco to Iraq by meeting with the Moroccan Students living in Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Mecca, for the aim to develop an awareness and support as well as local ramifications for the national question of independence .
All these involvements of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui will need one day the publication of several volumes.
Since the beginning of 1920’s, my Father rolled over many roads with motorcycles, buses and cars over unpaved and paved roads in Morocco and myself since 1962 I rolled my body mechanics on several roads of Morocco and this world.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – June 2, 2014 Version française
Our Father Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui, beside Laghzawi, he was the first entrepreneur in the intercity transportation ventures and in other related and complementary sectors. A Moroccan Nationalist, a Benefactor and Contributor in the development of knowledge and education to enable the emergence from disfranchised social classes of new vanguard leadership of Moroccan with regional, national and international outreach. He envisioned and invested in schooling and housing as well as in providing jobs to the parents to reach such goal and all this way before the independence of Morocco.
Moulay Ahmed remains a pioneer with a constructive vision and an advocate of national and regional development seeking to advance the transportation system and the construction of railroads connecting El Jadida and Marrakech and other neighboring towns and peripheral cities to lay down the ground for the needed infrastructure needed to unlock the enclaves and to facilitate the regional integration that were increased by the Colonial French Government Policy of concentrating on certain cities and their connection with the maritime facade.
Other attributes and contributions of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui in reducing poverty and the considerable support he had deployed in the mid-thirties and forties to limit the spread of contagious diseases that have affected large sections of the countryside populations and entire regions. Additionally, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui devoted large part of his fortune to charitable work and direct logistical support that all directly benefited the nationalistic movement of independence and its own funding members.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui has also developed a network that span from Morocco to Iraq by meeting with the Moroccan Students living in Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Mecca, for the aim to develop an awareness and support as well as local ramifications for the national question of independence .
All these involvements of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui will need one day the publication of several volumes.
1930 – 1940, Public Transport Cars of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui Mazagan = Marrakech and Mazagan = Casablanca [Go and Return],
Bus station built in Mazagan on initiation and support of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
Ahmed Cherkaoui – “Red Talisman”, painting made in Paris in 1967
Transport CHERKAOUI – All Directions: Telephone number: 1-44
First Moroccan-Muslim Entrepreneur and Pioneer of Public Transport in Morocco
Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui
Our Father, Our Friend, Our Maalem – Professional Master, Our Internship Master and Our First Course of Thought: Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui.
From Jerusalem, this holy city for all of us, my Father Haj Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui continued his journey to the countries of Greater Syria at the time in order to visit the great schools of Eastern Sufism.
One of the links in the heritage of the Tarika Cherkawiya fi Tassawouf was and remains for me, my own Father, of whom here is a quick outline of an existence which respected the attributes of the Cherkawa and that in the covered space as well as in the correspondence of the generosity offered.
Here is a brief introduction of one of the pillars of this tradition from a lost Zaouia the flat country of Tadla and covering the foot of the Atlas and serving as a place of a “Feline” Sufism without borders, mountains or oceans , just a spiritual connection transcending the limits of the very Being to make the invocation of the Wahid Ahad an infinite love without limit.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui …..to preserve this heritage, my own son has the same first and last name:
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui – 1930 – Passport photo of his trip to Egypt, Cairo, Jerusalem – Quods, Baghdad, Damascus and Hijaz
Passport photo of his trip to Egypt, Cairo, Jerusalem – Quods, Baghdad, Damascus and Hijaz
This trip was partly for the outward journey with and in the company of Moulay Said Bencherki, his best friend and “brother-in-law” by marital relationship was his companion in Egypt and Mecca. Subsequently, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui continued his journey to Damascus and Baghdad and back via Port Said to take the English boat which dropped him off at Gibraltar and then Tangier.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui Trip to the Middle East
1930 – 1935, duration of the holy journey among the saints and for the holy places Photo of the Moroccan Passport of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui taking the sea in an English boat for: – Alexandria and Port – Said, and Jeddah through the Suez Canal.
Thereafter, by car to Hay Al Maghariba and Al Azhar, Cairo, – Jeddah, by car to Mecca, Madina Mounawara, – By car to Jerusalem – Takdisse and visit of Bab Maghreb / Mourrakesh,
by car to Damascus, the capital of the Umayyads and Sufis of the Ottoman East – By car to Baghdad – Tassaouf to Moulay Abdelkader Jilali.
LA KOUTOUBIA TRANSPORTS H. CHERKAOUI CASABLANCA MARRAKECH MAZAGAN
TRANSPORS CHERKAOUI MARRAKECH MAZAGAN – 1930 –
Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui, apart from Laghzaoui, he was the first entrepreneur in public transport and in other corresponding and complementary sectors. A Moroccan nationalist and a contributor in the dissemination of knowledge and education in favor of the creation of a leading strain stemming from the popular strata and this before the time of Morocco’s independence.
Moulay Ahmed remains a pioneer with a constructive and “developmentalist” vision seeking to promote the progress of transport and the construction of railways linking El Jadida to Casablanca and even Marrakech and other neighboring cities as infrastructure bases for emancipation. enclaves and to facilitate regional integration to break the straitjacket imposed by the selective policy of the authorities of the French Protectorate which favored certain inland towns and their service with a handful of towns located on the seafront.
The other attributes and contributions of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui in the reduction of poverty and by the considerable aid that he had deployed to limit the spread and the destruction of human lives by contagious diseases which affected in the mid-1940s whole sections of the regional population as well as its own financing of the members of the national movement of independence of Morocco can only be quoted in volumes denser than the space of this page. The ramifications of all the regional and national and even international engagements (Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Mecca) can alone be the subject of another book.
Indeed, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui has also developed a network that extends from Morocco to Iraq through his meetings and direct contacts with Moroccan students living in Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Mecca, and this for the aim of developing local awareness and ramifications in support of the issue of national independence.
Biceclita crobatica and the Cars of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Abdessalam Chekouri in the Center of Jamma Al Fanana Marrakech, Morocco.
My Father rolled Motorcycles, Cars and Cars on the tracks and roads of all Morocco since the beginning of the 1920s and I since 1962 I rolled the Mechanics of the Body on all the grounds of Morocco and this world.
Biceclita crobatica and the coaches of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Abdessalam Chekouri [Safi] in the background just behind this building which serves as the police station for the Center of the Medina: Jamaa Al Fanana Marrakech Express, Morocco
I have written a second complementary article to this one on Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, entitled:
★ Marrakech ★ ★ Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui ★ Ouled Bahja ★ ★ Pioneer Entrepreneur of Morocco and R ajoul d’El Jadida de Coeur, Doukkalaix and Amazigh by Alliance Familiale ★
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui was born in Derb Hentata, Moul Kssour, the place where the first constructions of the City of Marrakech began, just under the shadow of the Great Koutoubia and opposite the entrance to Sidi Abdelaziz, Massine and the shopping center of the real and first Medina of Marrakech, namely first Jamaa El Fna, Bab Ftouh and Samarine. One cannot be located more than that in the central core of the Old Medina of Marrakech.
The Founder of the Cherkaoui Lineage in Morocco Sidi Mhamed Cherki [Boujad]
24 ancestors between Cherki and Omar Khattab
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – June 2, 2014
French French Version:
Moulay Ahmed Ben Haj Madani Cherkaoui, apart from Laghzaoui, he was the first entrepreneur in transport and in other corresponding and complementary sectors. A Moroccan nationalist and a contributor to the dissemination of knowledge and education in favor of the creation of a leading vanguard from the popular strata and this before its time.
Moulay Ahmed remains a pioneer with a constructive and “developmentalist” vision seeking to promote the progress of transport and the construction of railways linking El Jadida to Marrakech and other neighboring cities as infrastructure bases for the emancipation of enclaves and to facilitate regional integration to break the straitjacket imposed by the selective policy of the French authorities a regional division based on the needs of strategic military control and the extraction and export of indigenous products, thus favoring certain cities and their service with a few ports and the adjacent towns located on the seafront.
The other attributes and contributions of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui concerned among others the reduction of poverty having been caused by the appropriation of the tribal lands by the colonists and the consequent rural exodus. Moulay Ahmed had also consented to and directed considerable aid that he had deployed to limit the spread and destruction of human lives by contagious diseases that affected whole sections of the regional population of Doukkala and Abda in the mid-1940s. He advocated the adoption of children from families affected and vulnerable to these scourges. Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had also directed of his own free will and without asking him for his own direct and indirect financing of the members of the national independence movement of Morocco.
At the end of the 1930s, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had previously dedicated part of his garages to the location and location of a Medersa for learning Classical Arabic and the Koran. He came a Fakih/Taleb Si Abbas from the Doukkala region and gave him a house so that he could educate his children and the children of his neighborhood and all the surrounding neighborhoods.
The use of a large part of its own land assets and this while providing the financing of its own funds for the construction of a school that can be used for the education of children and also for literacy campaigns for adults and especially for women. Indeed, given the surge of populations from rural areas in Mazagan, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui decided to launch a construction site for the construction of a primary and secondary school which he designated by Hassaniya in celebration of Moulay Hassan Alaoui who was still a Crown Prince Teenager. This School still exists today in the same street or before it had already built its home and which still belongs to us.
Much remains to be quoted from the works of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, the extent of which can only be quoted in volumes denser than the space of this page.
Beyond all this, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui has also developed a network that extends from Morocco to Iraq through his meetings and direct contacts with Moroccan students living in Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Mecca, and this for the purpose of developing local awareness and outreach in support of the issue of national independence.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui belongs to the most revolutionary party among the Cherkaoui, since all the Cherkawa of Marakech are direct descendants of those exiled by the Sovereign to Marrakech given their affiliation with the movements of demand and protest against the abuses of the local representatives of the power. This historical fact had therefore been the main reason for the presence in Marrakech of all the sides of my paternal family and therefore for centuries, these Cherkaoui of the Revolt were natives and residents of Marrakech and that until this day. This character trait had accompanied several Cherkaoui in the identification of their personalities in the rejection of abuse and the absurdity of social neglect.
The awareness of the presence of such breaches of the duty to do good, the uprooting of their ancestral land and the distance with the places of the burial of their ancestors and its spiritual space imposed on several Cherkaoui men and women of Marrakech to work for the creation of conditions conducive to the sharing and extension of the good for the people who are theirs. This quality of wanting to find light in the darkness of the destructive actions of others is one of the fundamental characteristics of Zawiya Cherkawiya Sufism.
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui was fully conscientious and bearer of such emblems, symbols and beliefs that he had translated into actions around him and this for others, for strangers and even strangers wherever his foot trod the ground both in Morocco and in other countries.
Indeed, all the time, he repeated this expression to me:
“Faker fi Kheir, Amel Kheir, Wa Afaal Kheir wa Saadatek ya Faael al Kheir”
Also, he composed my first name of Said El Mansour and that for one and only reason which is directly distilled by his high belief in the Future of the Moroccan Nation. Another aspect of the visionary character of my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui.
Request for Justice and Resettlement of our Property Looted by the Vestiges of Colonialism in Morocco:
Request for Justice and Resettlement of our Property Looted by the Vestiges of Colonialism in Morocco:
In Memory of our Love of the Independence of Morocco
Transports Cherkaoui: The History of Transport in Mazagan is the History of Transport Cherkaoui – It is also the History of Interurban Public Transport in Morocco First Muslim Industrial Manufacturer of Coaches and Public Carrier in Morocco between 1920 – 1948 , later through donations to members of his immediate family including his adopted son, the late Hbibi Mustapha Raiss.
My first name and surname are: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui My two daughters are called: Habiba Ait Youssi Cherkaoui and Bouteina Ait Youssi Cherkaoui My son is called: Moulay Ahmed Ait Youssi Cherkaoui My first name is Said El Mansour and I was born in 1950 and son of Habiba Ait Youssi Taleb Hmad (Amazigh Confederation and Nation of Ait Youssi) and Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui (Cherkawa of Marrakech and Zawiya Cherkaoui, Boujad)
My first name and its composition of Said and El Mansour were chosen with reason and with a precise goal by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui who are ★ the Independence of our Kingdom of Morocco ★ Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui wanted these two qualifiers to become the designation of our National Homeland built on Happiness = Saad = Said Victory = Nassr = El Mansour
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had always given the first names of my Brothers and my Sisters with a precise intention and metaphor beyond the proper designation but as a cultural, political and spiritual identity which designates and concerns Morocco and its historical particularities. Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had even established links beyond our borders with the spirits who wanted the independence of Morocco and that even in Cairo in Egypt, where he went in 1930.
★ Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui is a Nationalist inside and out until his eternal departure in 1978 ★
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, the one who worked all his adult life directly for the Independence of Morocco on the social, economic, educational and family level towards the Moroccan nation.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui contributed directly with his money and his real estate in the enhancement and advancement of the cause of the independence of Morocco and this by several direct and secret actions either in El Jadida, in Marrakech, in Fes and in Casablanca.
This flame of the independence of Morocco inspired my late Brother Si Driss to join secret groups of the struggle for independence, in particular through first the Kechafas and the movement of the Scouts which served as a liaison for the formation of the minds of young people. separatists. The secret actions for the independence of my brother Si Driss will cost him at the end of the decade of 1940 more than 2 years of imprisonment and forced labor in the construction of roads around Ifrane under the snow.
During the Administration of the French Protectorate in Morocco by General Alphonse Juin from May 1947 to July 1951, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui suffered all possible vexations with even imprisonment in Marrakech (Glaoui was the Pasha with his Chancellor Haj Idar) and accusations of all kinds prefabricated by the acolytes and collaborators of the Colonial Administration.
In Marrakech, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui financed and granted funds and transport logistics for members of the organization of the Black Hand, the real one who fought clandestinely for genuine independence from Morocco before it sank into internal heartbreak when its attacks began to veer and aim inconsistently with the objectives of national independence. According to my father, this organization, in principle militant for independence, was subsequently manipulated to make it a tool of discord and enrichment which obliterated the organization from the inside, in particular by tearing apart the movement of national independence.
The Black Hand thus began to liquidate all who seemed to them to be collaborators or direct supporters of the colonial presence in Morocco and even those who fought against this link with the Far Right formed by Colonists Jealous of their interests in Morocco. A large part of the settlers and entrepreneurs wanted at all costs to maintain their presence exploiting the vestiges of the Protectorate despite the fact that France suffered the repercussions of Nazi domination.
Our direct cousin, a Cherkaoui from the Branch of Sidi M’hamed and Moulay Abdessalam, known as Bayoud in Marrakech was a direct victim of these infighting within the Black Hand organization.
Our properties either in Marrakech or El Jadida and even in Casablanca, such as the transportation ticket sales offices were often the meeting places and meetings of the leaders of the resistance fighters in these cities.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui at his own expense, used his cars and coaches to bring from Fez, Marrakech, Rabat and Casablanca the families of resistance fighters and nationalists imprisoned in the Agricultural Prison of Ader in the suburbs of El Jadida. My Father and my Mother also offered shelter, clothing and food to these families and their husbands imprisoned in this prison. Thus, several members of the First Moroccan Government under Mohammed V passed through and benefited from the direct support and hospitality of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Habiba Taleb Hmad Ait Youssi. Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui was punished by the Colonial Administration for his affiliations, his efforts and his achievements and for also having a Son fighting directly for independence by taking most of his property from him,
Our House was decorated with giant portraits of Mohammed V, and my father always insisted on dressing on special occasions, such as on his trips abroad, as Mohammed V dressed. One of his photos in the Mohamed V airport in Nouasser and that when he left for Mecca in the company of my Mother, he was actually dressed like Mohamed V:
Moroccan Elegance, Cultural Habit or Nationalist Pride?
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui is all of this plus he always felt he represented a Royal and Sovereign spirit in the Chérifien and Chérif sense of the word.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Son of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Habiba Taleb Hmad
Oakland California USA 5/24/2017
Our Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui,
مولاي أحمد الشرقاوي
From left to right: Khalti Lalla Fadila Ait Youssi Taleb Hmad, My Sister Lalla Fatima Zahra Cherkaoui Wife Jbilou, My Mother Lalla Habiba Ait Youssi Taleb Hmad, Myself holding in my hands Lalla Jalilla Jbilou [GiGi] Daughter of Lalla Fatima Zahra, My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, Sidi Ahmed Bouafi, Lalla Khadija Cherkaoui Wife Bouafi. Departure from Nouasseur for Jeddah, via Algiers, Tunis, Cairo.
اللهمّ يمّن كتابه، ويسّر حسابه، وثقّل بالحسنات ميزانه، وثبّت على الصّراط أقدامه، وأسكنه في أعلى الجنّات، بجوار حبيبك ومصطفاك صلّى الله عليه وسلم.
اللهم ارحمه واجعل قبره روض من رياض الجنة
Moulay Said Cherkaoui, Abdellah Taleb Hmad Lyoussi, my Uncle and the Father of Khalid Lyoussi Journal — at Aéroport Mohammed V – Nouasseur, Casablanca, Morocco. Through these guiding principles, the entrepreneurial activities of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui were multiple and diversified in their content as in their future while having a purpose of well-being of construction of a harmonious environment of sharing of the good.
Mohamed Khamisse – Sultan of Morocco
On behalf of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and Habiba Taleb Hmad and his children and their descendants, we ask that Justice must be done and restored to correct the abuses and spoliations Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui suffered from the Colonial Administration in Morocco and we demand the return of his approvals to his legitimate heirs.
One of the first was and remains the particularity of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui to have been and to be the first Muslim Moroccan to start public transport and to have established the first local structures for the construction of coaches in Morocco respectively Bab Ftouh and El Jadida.
First in Marrakech, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui undertook to introduce public transport which subsequently also materialized through the acquisition and management of a Garage located on Rue de la Koutoubia in Marrakech [Place Jamaa El Fna] and which served for several decades as a parking place for coaches leaving for Casablanca and for Mazagan – El Jadida and other Moroccan cities.
The two districts of Derb Berkaoui and Sfa by their location at the gate of the city and overlooking the fertile plains of Doukkala sown by the presence and exploitation of large estates by European settlers, were therefore specialized in the reception, transformation and packing, putting in bags and wooden cases of all poultry, agricultural and even forestry products which were thus exported to the United States and European countries via the port of Mazagan which was one of the most important ports of Morocco with Tangier and Mogador.
In fact, this proximity to the exit of the City was the reason why my Father set up his workshops and sheds for his transport coaches and built his own house there to found his new family.
This commercial logistical use turned both towards the outside of the city and its rural outskirts of supply and as a transmission belt for the corresponding products and natural resources had also shaped the population living in the neighborhoods of the Saniyate district (Garden Maraicher) Berkaoui and Sfa . The majority of the local population of this district was versed in the preparation, the routing and the payment of exports through the offices of large export house held largely by Judaics and Europeans from other neighboring towns such as Azemmour, Safi and even Essaouira.These Judaics by these origins could have a complementary network in the management of foreign trade also seen their acceptance and integration by the representatives of foreign countries installed in Mazagan as Consuls and Consular Agents who were sometimes negotiators for several countries at the same time strangers. In fact, thanks to such connections, the Ecole Israélite was one of the first public schools to be built in Mazagan and inaugurated by representatives of France and foreign countries conducting international trade in the city.
The Jewish School was therefore a work not of charity but of training to prepare the managers of banks, brokerage houses, import-export, administration and especially translation of the corresponding operations with the “natives – natives Muslims” who only handled the Mhrate, the supply of products, the preparation of products and bags and boxes and not the strategic logistics of correspondence and inventory as well as transfer, customs and storage transactions. international trade nomenclature day. These operations were indeed the source of income for the payment of the external debt which was the reason for the invasion of Morocco and the imposition of the French Protectorate in Morocco.
It is in such a context of educational clientelism and extrovert connection of professional relations that my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui undertook to change the vectors of colonial domination and his relations of complicity with collaborating local elites, including the Jewish community.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui: Education as a Vehicle for Social and Economic Progress
The strong link in the colonial relationship, adapting the local and regional conditions for the exploitation of natural, human and financial resources, was thus concentrated in the Education and Training of an elite who could serve as a complementary technocracy to the colonialist administration of military- bureaucratic order with its support built on colonial exploitation by colonists imported from all over Catholic Europe.
The Muslim Moroccan from the masses and working-class neighborhoods in their great majority therefore had no place in this educational system objectivizing the strengthening and progression of flows of exploitation. For this purpose the Jewish School was built and later, the School of Native Notables. The Israelite School had not imposed any admission requirements other than being of the Judaic religion, while the School for Native Notables, it recruited only among families of a certain economic level or through their inclusion in colonial daily life. It was therefore necessary to show and prove one’s allegiance to the colonial system involved.
My father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui understood very well this invisible and conductive link of a winding and silent exploitation of Moroccan resources through the establishment of structures favoring a modernization of its workings, transfer, management and financing.
So how at the same time prepare the members of the popular mass for the Morocco of tomorrow that my Father projected and saw as an independent country free of its educational choices as well as its choices of belief and ideological thought?
For Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, Education was the ultimate and top priority to achieve such a vision.
Among the achievements of our Father Moulay Ahmed was indeed the materialization of his desire to prepare a new generation of independent Moroccans at all levels and first of all at that of knowledge, knowledge and Education.
For this reason, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui built on his own land and with his own financial funds the Hassania School in our own district of Birth in El Jadida and which is still booming to this day.
Before the construction of this school, my father had built a Jamaa right next to my birthplace in Derb Berkaoui, for this Msid, my father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui brought if Abbass Fqih from the surrounding region Mazagan to teach Arabic and the Koran to the grandchildren of Derb Berkaoui and Sfa, of which I can cite a few:
Abdellah ouled Mkadem Mehdi and his brother Kroudi, Si Mohamed Ouled Hafiane, Bouchaib Negash, Mustapha Ouled Bejdad, Ouled Bel Fassi the Big Brother of Abdelkébir Khatibi and others will come back to me later. Allah ya Rhamhum Ajmaeen fi Firdousse Naim Ameen ya Rab Alameen. This Mssid, Koranic School was the first to be built for the two popular districts juxtaposed and surrounded by Villas and houses inhabited by Europeans and no school existed in these two districts.
At the time, the schools that existed were in the old town and the Derb Berkaoui and Sfa districts were considered resort areas and enjoyment of exotic parks, the beach, the Casino and fairground games. the proximity of the military barracks, summering center, the Haras and the round for car and cyclist races. These two districts were at the exit of Mazagan giving on the one hand towards the exit of the City, Kamra, the road of Marrakech and all along the Ocean, Nour Kamar and Armoude gave on the Road leading to Casablanca in crossing to the Penitentiary Ader and Azemmour and Chtouka among others. My father settled there in the Saniyate Berkaoui,
Madrasset Ba e wa Dyalna this Madrassa belongs to my Father and to us, it was my Father who built it and paid for all the construction on his own, including doors and windows, tables and paintings were built and assembled by a team that included Maalem Bouchaib Chorfi in my father’s workshop where the coaches were already built, right next to our birthplace and family home and the windows whose order was placed at the Si Belakbir Store opposite Haziza , it was my father who gave him the name of Moulay Hassan who was still a child, Hassaniya.
To pay homage to this name of Hassania given by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui to his school, that the students of this same school who subsequently gave football clubs in our neighborhood derb berkaoui and sfa the same name which has the end was attributed by them as Larbi Bakle to Diffaa Hassani and that before 1956.
As his son and his present living memory, I, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, can only salute such a vision which defied time and remains currently and to this day, a validity of thought concerning a real, robust and authentic development of human resources of our city, our region and of Morocco. Several literary, political and social personalities from Mazagan – El Jadida and Des Doukkala took the course of this Hassania School and succeeded in asserting their capacities and their intellectual potential.
I open a parenthesis to correct a misconception of the reality of our Medrassa Hassania to answer in the following way:
I am the son of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui is the rightful owner and builder of Medrassa Hassania de Sanyate / Derb Berkaoui. The descendants of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui are the legitimate heirs to the property of the Medrassa Hassania.
My Father had built and financed this Mederssa Hassania from the foundations to the roofs and everything in between. Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui wanted this Medrassa Hassania to be open and free for the children of the Moroccan people of El Jadida and a place of job creation at the same time of training new Moroccan generations mastering foreign languages. My father was fluent in his mother’s Tachelhit Berber, was fluent in French and Spanish and understood Italian given his professional and friendly relations with the nationals of these countries in Mazagan itself and in Morocco, both north and south.
I regret that everything written above is absolutely false and completely without authentic historical merit with regard to this part that I am copying for you here below:
مساهمات شخصيات من الحي وعن طريق تقديم ( البطاين) عيد الاضحى (( جمعها وبيعها لتمويل عملية البناء وتجهيزها )) من قبل سكان الصفاء والبركاوي للذين كانوا يشرفون على بناءها وخاصة من عناصر قيادية محلية من الحركة الوطنية فصيل حزب الاستقلال مثل لمسفر والحاج عبدالله خالد يحيى وغيرهم ولكن بعد الاستقلال وفي العقود الأخيرة وقع خلاف حول من له الحق في ملكيتها وحسم الأمر حسب علمي لفائدة احد أبناء قيادي سابق في الحزب كان يقيم ويعمل بالدارالبيضاء…
This part mentioned above is a blatant propaganda and a distortion of reality, and I will just give you an example on what the Istiqlal how he recovered for his own benefit all the resources that the Aroubis of Doukkala gave him believing that the Istiqlal would build them a new and prosperous country where their children will flourish.
Until this day, we are still waiting for this achievement, it’s like waiting for Sidna Kder / Godot to come.
Just these sheepskins, it can give a great idea how a diversion and an illegitimate use of the funds collected were orchestrated by scoundrels camouflaged under djellabas as conservatives, they never attacked anything except is to attack the boxes where the money collected from the poor Beni Oui Yes who were sweating the burnous to give them such gifts.
The names of the property usurped in the name of independence were squandered and had contributed to the enrichment of several people you mention and with this embezzled money, once their dirty work was done and finished they left El Jadida and businesses founded real estate and other prosperous for them and the new alliances they have forged through business marriages with the new rising elites of descent from Fez, Casablanca, Rabat, Tetouan and Meknes, to name only the most famous elite families.
It makes me laugh to read that the sheepskins are used to finance the construction of our Hassania school. Indeed, the construction of the fortunes of the families of which you speak was made with the sheep of Panurge, those who followed with good faith these skinners and these cutthroats of national independence by taking the real militants towards Gourna to preserve their interests and that in the name of sacrifice for the Moroccan nation.
When these cheap pseudo-leaders of the Istiqlal addressed the members of their party and their direct militants of Fassi origin, they advised them to educate their children and send them to Europe for their higher education.
When these cheap pseudo-leaders of the Istiqlal address themselves to the Arroubis of Doukkala, they advise them to cultivate their lands and not to let their children go to European countries, since spending more than 40 days in a country Christian makes them disbelievers and resembling the Kouffars.
In fact, this story of sheepskins had subsequently become a mockery when it was discovered the bribe and the washing of the collected money which was intended for the formation of fortunes as was the case later with the lifting taxes on cigarettes and matches to finance the FNLP if your memory is still able to remember that too and it was once again the Istiqlal that put into practice like the case of the sheepskins of cash which left no trace.
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had financed from start to finish the entire construction of the Hassania School including even the doors and windows and the tables with inkwell. My father’s garages which juxtaposed the Hassania School and even passed around our native house which still exists in the same place to end up with another garage which served as a hangar for the construction of coach bodies with framework. It was in these garages that my father deposited the construction materials and all the equipment including the manufacture of windows and doors and wooden tables.
Madrassa Hassania belongs to the Cherkaoui Family of which I am one of the sons, to my Sister Lalla Khadija Cherkaoui first and to the descendants of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
All the rest are thieves, usurpers and despoilers who take advantage of our absence.
the Hassania School was never given to anyone by Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, this story is a pure fabrication and distortion of reality to serve and preserve their illegitimate and illegal exploitation.
All those who tell you such nonsense are Nassaba and Mafiosi or their accomplices who got their hands on our Madrassa Hassania, ask them to show you a document proving this donation.
Ask them to show you the land title of this Medrassa Hassaniya.
I challenge them to present them, they have absolutely nothing.
You will see that it is a bluff, they are all usurpers and despoilers and they have become masters in the matter for those who have diverted all the wealth of newly independent Morocco and also for those who continue to suck Morocco in our present day.
I will continue this story another day with more details
Thereafter, I will publish more on the contribution of this Man in the prosperity of Marrakech and El Jadida and even Casablanca and other regions and confines starting from Mazagan – El Jadida and Doukkala as bases of operations and this during his time and his corresponding nationalist and social activities.
Indeed, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui was also a participant and patron of resistance groups in Marrakech and El Jadida.
That said and for the moment, I am content to give you this brief overview of my Illustrious Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and that in the present form.
May Allah ya Rham Walidaina Ajmaeen wa man Sabakana mina Mouaminine Salihine, Ameen ya Rab Alameen.
If we start with the photographer Jimenez the Spaniard we pass by the “garage for mounting car tires, a few meters further to the northwest we pass by the Douter Armory, after a tailor, a cafe, after the building where the printing press “Benarroch ” was located, after the photographer “DéDé” after the “brasserie and the cinema Paris of Mrs. Dufour. ” Source: odlek Re: Mazagan, El Jadida…….continued August 09, 2006″
AZ Re: Mazagan, El Jadida: memories, reunions and photo albums August 10, 2006, A small precision, the street was called “La Place Brudo” and before the cinema of UFOUR, there was, the watchmaker, then the house of the Slovicks, the Larédo depot, the big bazaar of SI DRIS GUENDOUS (which is still there at least since MAY 2006, because I saw it) then the tailor Maurice AMIEL zl (my father), the Doctor, the photographer ELBAZ , then end; ;;;;;;; afterwards it was the main square before arriving at the mellah. Now, opposite Place Brudo, the BENDELLAC building; the Métrople cinema, the Sports café, the Kissaria, Mr. BENISTY Albert’s fabric shop, Jacques AMIEL’s pharmacy, Brudo’s grocery store, the Bouzaglo “Barber” then we come to the arcades of the administrative services and just after the famous “Luxury” stationery bookstore because we had our beloved stationer BEN SEMSSA! ! ! ! ! !
I know the Salinas Family very well, first of all the two Salinas brothers were great friends of my father who spoke perfect Castilian. My father had been in Spain and northern Morocco before the Rif War. Then one of the sons of the Salinas was a Tennisman and the other a fencer who came to train and give us lessons at the Sports Hall in Fencing with Carpozen and with our direct Fencing Master Abou Said Cherkaoui, one of the best fine blades from all over North Africa and this at the time of Charles ElGrissy and this just in front of their home behind the Shell station opposite the Marhaba Cinema.
André Elbaz, very young and his friend in front of the Mobil – Texaco gas station of SALINAS in front of Haziza and between the Studio of Mr. Gimenez – Mr. Kodak and the future location of the Grand Paris Clothing and Confection Store in Mazagan – Photo Credit: Darna and Emilio Ohayon and commentary by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
The drivers who lived in the Merchan-Jarda district were with Assidon, the one who had the garage right next to Gimenez Monsieur Kodak. And With I believe Fortis, of the Gonzalez family. Later, they were also used by Salinas (a small gas station existed on the corner and belonged to Salinas, see photo above) and not the CTM but as Salinas had the CTM as the place of departure and arrival so its coaches were considered by some to be Salinas CTM while it had its own maintenance and parking garage just next to the Bar Port-Said and opposite the Doumi depot garage and the wines on the side of the Auto-Hall, and in the area lived in the Salinas, the owner and his brother who was the driver and the manager. Jose must have some connection with Salinas.The drivers in Mazagan at the time,
Wadjinny Abderrahman Habibi Wad Rahim we lived to live together and we keep our memories together each with a coin and a precious stone bringing it in the construction of the Castles – Fortresses of our Mothers and Glories of the Conquests of our Fathers, thanks to them and to them, we had our meetings of our Simple Past and our sharing of our Tattooed Memories as our late Cousins said.
CTM Office – Mazagan – Facing the Port and on the other side of the Bus Station and Cherkaoui Transport Offices
I know this place very well, I worked in the coaches of my Father Transports Cherkaoui tous Directions.
It was my father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui who initiated the construction of this bus station which he wanted to be next to the CTM.
As proof that my Father built this Station, the first 3 offices in this Station which were built first were managed by my Father and this is where our cars actually parked and that until the end of the fifties with Bouchaib Askri who sold our tickets for the trip and the first two offices until the move to the new station of the Ouled Chentoufiya field.
Transports Cherkaoui First Muslim Industrial Manufacturer of Coaches FIRST MUSLIM Common Carrier All Directions in Morocco between 1920-1948
Journey with My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
My Father during a visit – Ziyara that we had undertaken in Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich – that later I understood why this visit in the depths of the forest of the mountains of Jbala where no road led to the sanctuary. We walked for a whole day and at that time Guardia Civil was still present as a symbol of Spain in the north. We had traveled the North with a Four Horses Renault with the engine behind. It was a Cadillac for me or a miniature Royce Rolls.
Years later, I actually fully grasped the reason for this pilgrimage, since Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich was a disciple of the Tarika Tasaouf of the Cherkawa – and very early in the morning, in freezing temperatures, we were sitting on the ground covered with plates of cork and in front of us a beacon of 4 corners erected with stones from the surrounding mountains, in no way cut but only chosen according to the flatness of their shape and placed on top of each other thus enclosing a large tree of cork and in the middle, a orifice acting as a window to see the inside of this colossal tower, intriguing by its solidity and balance by its disparate rock stones.
My Father explained to me that the descendants of Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich had tried several times to build a Mausoleum but each time before finishing it, the whole building collapsed at night and that this tree went up in the middle of the tomb like a surface response to effectively prevent them from starting construction again. In fact, my Father specified that Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich had repeatedly advised his disciples and heirs not to build him a Mausoleum but to cover it with what had accompanied him in his meditations and prayers. His tomb was actually perched on a peak of one of the mountains and had a panoramic view of the rest of the surrounding ranges.
A view only the mind can measure the origin and the awe-inspiring bliss of such a natural construction which provided space for the acceptance of divine right over ephemeral material. In these mountainous corridors, the humble addressed their God and found their way to Sufi Cherkawa serenity.
In this willed solitude the love of the Divine was the end of all existence.
In this contemplation of the surrounding nature, Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich found refuge to conduct his prayers and from his rejection of any celebration which should simply be reserved for the almighty and beyond his own existential territory as a direct and eternal attachment to the Rouh Sufiya.
This window had wrought iron which resembled the great buildings of medieval castles. My Father sat by my side and both of them in a straight suit in the posture out of respect and frozen by the freezing cold and by the imposing presence of the spirit of Moulay Abdessalam ben Mchich. In this spiritual reverence, my Father continued to ask me in a very low voice saying to me:
“Wlidi, look in the skylight-window, do you see anything? »
I answered him all the time, yes, a cork oak tree, a candid answer from a child who was wise and respectful of his Father and the peaceful surroundings. No children were around, only the rocks and the projecting points of the oaks and the mountains which wove in the clear blue horizon the image of a continuation of the teeth of a rocky and verdant saw.
My Father had leaned towards me and from closer and in a low voice, clear and scathing in its content whispered in my ear:
“Look carefully through the bars of this window, look closely, there is a Lion inside. »
I jumped on my seat but my Father comforted me and told me that it was the projection of this Great Sufi Man.
In fact, it was also a greeting from a disciple of the Cherkaoui who wanted to mark our visit to the Peaks of these Mountains with a majestic presence and who greeted my Father and his Son as the descendants of his masters and thus wanted to preserve the lineage in thought as in the paternal and common memory between Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich and Sidi Mhamed Cherki through our presence.
We were the guests of a Lion who in fact, for me, as my Father’s guest I considered this presence as a blessing from the True Lion that it was My Father who reflected his image in the Oukouf of Sadat.
The night before another revelation in the fire was also ours. Another time I will tell the details.
Since that time and for years to come before crossing the seas, I could reduce the tension of the fire on the body and several times I accomplished such an appeasement for the cousins and cousins of Marrakech.
May God keep us on the straight path of the Baraka of our ancestors and ancestors.
Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchiche and Abdessalam Cherkaoui: It must be added to this that My Brother was named Abdessalam with the nickname of Azhar by My Father in reference to Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich who was also a disciple of the Zawiya Sufiya of Cherkawa and the name of Abdessalam Cherkaoui must also come from such affiliation and identification of all Cherkaoui. Rahima Allah Mawtana Sabikine.
APPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL AT Transports Cherkaoui
Haj Moulay Ahmed Ben Madani Cherkaoui, Rahimahou Allah Wa Taghamadahou bi Rahmatih Born in 1896 in Marrakech – Tarahama wa Taghata bi Rahmati Allah in 1978 in Mazagan – El Jadida
A peek into Transports Cherkaoui’s creative nest that was located in Mazagan – El Jadida – Morocco
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had also trained under his direction a large pleiad of bodybuilders in Mazagan including Mimoun, Belfakir Moussa and his brother, Ahmed Maalem Bouchaib, Maalem Bouchaib Chorfi, Maalem Larbi Cicklisse Melhaoui, Rais, Negache, Boucherit, Rahali and his builder and many others.
CONSTRUCTION of the Cabin: An Art of Handmade Assembly Here painters are the prime contractors, at Transports Cherkaoui, it was the Draftsmen, Carpenters, Ironworkers, Painters, Mechanics and Apprentice workers who were the prime contractors in the design, installation and finishing of the coach.
The Panhards of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, all that was missing here Bache for the windows A higher gallery for the luggage rack ladder, since sometimes he remained perched on the luggage rack arranging the net while the coach was rolling on the track.
The door behind for the Grissssonnne – Miloude No folding door like here, a door with handle and key After that, all that remains is to say En afa, en Avant
Brief Summary on the Bio of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui that happened to be my Wonderful Father used to own Cabanas on the beach that he rented to the Beach-goers-Estivants during the whole year.
Later on, my Father – Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui as the First Moroccan Entrepreneur in the Bus intercity transportation business – long-distance passenger bus services – acquired in the late sixties a Cafe, Hotel and Restaurant in Marrakech, his birthplace. In fact, it is in Marrakech where he launched initially in early 1920’s his first bus venture. He entered the Medina of Marrakech with 10 buses and parked them near the Mosque of Bab Ftouh on the side of the Great Place of Jamaa El Fna to let the Marrakechis – his co-city inhabitants to see and used his buses and not to travel any more with Caravan and mules. He wanted to modernize and he did the Moroccan means and resources of public transportation.
In fact, on the left side of the same place of Jamaa El Fna at the City of Marrakech, the Cherkaoui Family still owns a space that my Father had used as permanent Garage for his buses and all the buses that connect Marrakech to Mazagan in round -trip.
At Marrakech, I learned how to manage bus transportation operations and hospitality business services. My Father was a complete Encyclopedia of business management in terms of synergistic, horizontal and vertical integration of business development and customer relationship retention before even the concept was taught in the western business schools.
Without any sense of nostalgia or exaggeration or even memory deviation, this kind of innovation brought by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui to the Entrepreneurial History and the Social Evolution of Morocco is just the tip of the iceberg. Morocco – 1920-1948
The First Coach Builder in Mazagan as a private Muslim company was the work of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, he imported chassis directly from France.
These Chassis from Maison Panhard, Minerva, Berliet arrived in Casablanca – Port by boat with just the steering wheel, a temporary driver’s seat, the fenders, the lights and the front headlights located on the front of the engine, the front fenders where you can could put a tire on each side of the spare tires, the gearbox, the handbrake, the axle and the rear axle, the bumpers in front and behind wa Salate ala nabi.
Everything else was made in house in our Garages in Derb Berkaoui and before that at what was called Kamra at the exit of Mazagan on the road to Marrakech, it was the first industrial zone, at the limit of the Heriya of the Bencherki family especially Moulay Said Bencherki the father of Ahmed Bencherki.
Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had also trained under his direction a large pleiad of bodybuilders in Mazagan including Mimoun, Belfakir Moussa, Maalem Bouchaib, Maalem Bouchaib Chorfi, Maalem Larbi Cicklisse Melhaoui, Negache Bouchaib Brother of Ouled Rahal and Zniber, Boucherit, Rahali and his master builder and many others.
Similarly, anyone who wanted to do a job as a coach driver should come to Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui to learn not only driving but especially mechanics since roadside assistance did not exist. It was necessary to repair on the road otherwise no arrival.
So Transports Cherkaoui combined Modeling, Coach Construction, Bodywork, Production of Exchange Parts, Carpentry, Painting, General Mechanics and Driving School apprenticeship for coaches and Trucks.
It is this capacity of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui to offer such vertical and horizontal integration of services and downstream and upstream at the level of industrial production in parallel with passenger transport operations that had allowed continuous technical innovation of the time within its initiatives as they made my Father the Moroccan Muslim Pioneer in the fields of Automotive Construction from the birth of inter-city Public Transport in Morocco.
All this happened in the mid-1920s since our current house with the old garages dates from the mid-1920s – early 1930s the date it was built by my father and it still exists in Hamouwamate Sfa, Saniate / Derb Berkaoui.
luggage rack
The Spare Tires on the Sides, a reference from my Memoir on the Work of my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui – Transports Cherkaoui –
Mazagan two doors, one on each side of the coach.
The other alternative and much later, the spare tire was put under the coach on the side of the ladder or on the back side just next to the ladder which leads to the luggage rack.
Spare Tire Position and Access Doors
The Spare Tires on the Sides, a reference from my Memoir on the Work of my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui – Transports Cherkaoui – Mazagan
The difference with the coaches built by my father were at the beginning put in front of the side of the wings to allow to have two doors, one on each side of the coach.
The other alternative and much later, the spare tire was put under the coach on the side of the ladder or on the back side just next to the ladder which leads to the luggage rack.
History of Transport in Mazagan is the History of Transport Cherkaoui the History of Interurban Public Transport in Morocco
History of Transport in Mazagan is the History of Transport Cherkaoui the History of Interurban Public Transport in Morocco
It should also be noted that the luggage rack was initially used for the transport of passengers as well. With the introduction of new, faster coach models, the upper gallery was reserved for carrying luggage only and the greaser used a net so that luggage did not fall overboard.
Some coaches, on the other hand, especially those serving villages and weekly souks, took passengers’ pets on board.
For this category First Series, First Class for Main Lines, coaches were not allowed to take pets on board. Even the chickens, the turkeys traveled free range overboard on the rack and the Oiler always made sure to tie them down tightly otherwise they might fly away.
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui arrived in Mazagan in 1920 with coaches he had in Marrakech, he had at that time more than 10 approvals. He forced the authorities of Mazagan at that time and with his own capital too, to let him build behind the port, the first official bus station in Mazagan.
First and before the construction of this station, my Father’s Cars parked in front of where there was Cinema le Paris and where there was also the First Post Office of Morocco and Mazagan, which was inaugurated by Itsshak Brudo whose name was given to the same place and this in front of the Dar Dariba Kdima, also the First Perception and House of Taxes.
This place therefore had the post office – I think it was called Hotel de la Poste – in fact this name was worth it since it was next to the hotels, the presence of the coaches of my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and the CTM in these places was important for the mail, the newspapers, the packages and the letters as well as the payments due and the goods ordered in the cities, the souks and the villages by which the buses of my Father and those of the CTM transited and were passing. So my Father’s coaches, like those of the CTM, were the ones that transported the mail between the towns and their outskirts. *
On the other hand, the construction of hotels around this place, at the Café Français and behind with the Hotel de Bordeaux and Switzerland and others around this place, therefore found the reason for their location in this part of Mazagan thanks to the Cars of the CTM and of my Father who brought tourists, travelers and visitors.
What I am telling here can be verified in the Ministry of Transport where the largest file that exists in the archives is the File of Cherkaoui of Mazagan and El Jadida. All amenities that date from 1920 – 1930 in Mazagan as private amenities are of origin from the membership of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, period neither more nor less and this is the authentic history of Morocco not only of Mazagan.
My father was also the builder of the Transport Office also in Casablanca Derb Omar (where the roadway was built of cobblestones like in Paris) and in Rabat Bab Had and in Marrakech first Bab Ftouh and Derb Koutoubia in Jammaa el Fna.
All the Muslim carriers that have existed in Mazagan and elsewhere came after my father as the first Moroccan Muslim entrepreneur of private interurban transport and for this he was the first president of the Association of Moroccan Carriers and President of the Transport Commission within of the Ministry of Transportation and Mines.
* Article that Place Brudo given the presence of the Hotel des Postes, this place also served as a departure point for transport coaches at that time, all directions, including those that belonged to my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui who knew the Brudo .
An article entitled: “The road from Marrakech to El-Jadida (Mazagan) during the 20th century. can be found in this link:
* Until the 1960s, when my father made me “get on” the bus during the summer holidays, we took mail and newspapers and other folds to Sidi Smain, Sidi Bennour at Martinez and Guerrando Tnite Bouchane.
Transports Cherkaoui Tous Directions – Mazagan – El Jadida – The History of Interurban Public Transport in Morocco Transports Tous Directions – Transports Cherkaoui – Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui – First Private Contractor Carrier in Morocco and Mazagan – El Jadida.
There was an expression that testifies to the importance of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui in the history of Moroccan public transport and this, according to a friend, is in the confines of Zaer where it was thus said:
“Wach ta Andek Kirane Cherkaoui”
The other famous expression was sung by the Chikhates:
“Wa Car diyal Cherkaoui Lhmar fi Agba ya Kfar”
Indeed, all the coaches of my Father Moulay Ahmed Chekaoui at one time in his history were painted red and then in light azure blue.
Exchange of Comments on Facebook on Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
Pioneer of the Modernization of Morocco, an Enterprising Will of the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui:
Ali Belfakir , I do not come here to boost my morality or pretend things that we are not or to distort the reality of our existence, I am here for the only reason which is not to lose contact with my memories of which my friends of more than 40 years here and elsewhere are the carriers and the roots and of which I am proud to have carried them in me throughout my existence.
The ticket office located at the time in the center of a large roundabout in the Garage of Derb Omar in Casablanca was built by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
The Bus Station of Mazagan was the initiative of My Father where he occupied the first offices including the photo of Khalid Essfini shows the Minerva coaches that my Father tooled and designed the cabin and the bodywork. The parking garage and the departure of coaches from Marrakech to Casablanca and Mazagan belonged to Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and belongs to us until today is located in Jamaa El Fna. Moussa Belfakir and his Brothers had never touched or tooled a bodywork for a Minerva or a Panhard in all their lives. Similarly Moussa Belfakir had no parking or transport service property apart from their garage opposite the Land Registry and Vita and Puglisi and the other Italo-Frenchman who built the caravans. I leave the floor to Ali Belfakir for now, more information will come later.
Second Part: My Father, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui the Father of the Muslim Mechanical Industry in Morocco.
It is not a fault, nor my responsibility that my Father had helped Moussa Belfakir in all areas even at the level of the purchase of agreements and coaches from my Father and between us, they were by no means settled completely, there had a large sum due which was never paid to my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui. Yes, that too is the truth and even this truth was also repeated by Mokhtar also with respect to my Mother and that in coalition with the Son of Bouchrit, yes the heir of the late Boucherit, since Bouchrit Father like Moussa Belfakir were also in time lamong the proteges of my Father, my Mother trusted her eldest son I believe Abdesslam Boucherit, this also turned out to be a carousel of special effects and forgery and use of forgery.
Yes our Memory is hard to erase from our minds because as we say it’s the truth that we don’t need to repeat it to remember it, it is omnipresent and that no matter the place, the distance and time traveled between its birth and its narration.
Here, out of respect for the individuals whom my Father rubbed shoulders with of all confessions, I say that Thanks to God, Hashem and Allah, I remain his spokesperson.
I’ll let you go and document all these aspects that you apparently don’t know and come back here with an argument based and supported by solid facts and memories to enrich our sharing and our debate far from the frustrations and gratuitous emotions that should like we say among us who possess sportsmanship; they should stay out of the locker room or locked up in the Lockers.
When we enter the field it is to show our game and our ability to throw the other team with righteousness and skill but not only with Tehrasse, that is for the Boujadiyines as we say at home in Doukkala.
On this I leave you to think and accumulate the evidence as I said before that I would like to read from you but no complaints or complaints please, we have issued enough of the same as it is, it’s time to rebuild our memory and that without the comfort of the destructive couple that is lethargy and amnesia. [Ali Belfakir]
Sincerely and professionally yours, receive my sincere regards and let me know if you need new and additional information on this chapter of the Mazagan Life of My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui.
I thank you Ali Belfakir as well as my Sister Lalla Khadija Cherkaoui for having given me here the opportunity to clarify my memories and to specify my observations on my Father, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui the Father of the Muslim Mechanical Industry in Morocco. Like · Reply · March 19 at 5:08am · Edited
Ali Belfakir Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Respects to the memory of all these great men as we do more…Thank you for this enriching sharing especially for the people of my generation who did not have the honor of knowing their ancestors… Like · Reply March 19 at 8:03 am
Khadija Cherkaoui What a memory you are not a great international historian for nothing please send me a copy of these documents concerning our father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui attached his photo Like · Reply · March 19 at 9:14am
Ali Belfakir , I am not here to boost my morale or pretend things that we are not or to distort the reality of our existence, I am here for the only reason which is that of not losing contact with my memories of which my friends over 40 years old here and elsewhere are the bearers and the roots and of which I am proud to have carried them within me throughout my life.
The ticket office located at the time in the center of a large roundabout in the Garage of Derb Omar in Casablanca was built by my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui
The Bus Station of Mazagan was the initiative of My Father where he occupied the first offices including the photo of Khalid Essfini shows the Minerva coaches that my Father tooled and designed the cabin and the bodywork. The parking garage and the departure of coaches from Marrakech to Casablanca and Mazagan belonged to Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui and belongs to us until today is located in Jamaa El Fna. Moussa Belfakir and his Brothers had never touched or tooled a bodywork for a Minerva or a Panhard in all their lives. Similarly Moussa Belfakir had no parking or transport service property apart from their garage opposite the Land Registry and Vita and Puglisi and the other Italo-Frenchman who built the caravans. I leave the floor to Ali Belfakir for now, more information will come later.
Part Two: My Father, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui the Father of the Muslim Mechanical Industry in Morocco.
It is not a fault, nor my responsibility that my Father had helped Moussa Belfakir in all areas even at the level of the purchase of agreements and coaches from my Father and between us, they were by no means settled completely, there had a large sum due which was never paid to my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui. Yes, that too is the truth and even this truth was also repeated by Mokhtar also with respect to my Mother and that in coalition with the Son of Bouchrit, yes the heir of the late Boucherit, since Bouchrit Father like Moussa Belfakir were also in time lamong the proteges of my Father, my Mother trusted her eldest son I believe Abdesslam Boucherit, this also turned out to be a carousel of special effects and forgery and use of forgery.
Yes, our memory is hard to erase from our minds because, as they say, it’s the truth that we don’t need to repeat to ourselves to remember it, it’s omnipresent and that no matter the place, the distance and time traveled between its birth and its narration.
Here, out of respect for the individuals whom my Father met of all faiths, I say that Thanks to God, Hashem and Allah, I remain his spokesperson.
I’ll let you go and document all these aspects that you apparently don’t know and come back here with an argument based and supported by solid facts and memories to enrich our sharing and our debate far from the frustrations and gratuitous emotions that should like we say among us who possess sportsmanship; they should stay out of the locker room or locked up in the Lockers.
When we enter the field it is to show our game and our ability to throw the other team with righteousness and skill but not only with Tehrasse, that is for the Boujadiyines as we say at home in Doukkala.
On this I leave you to reflect and accumulate the evidence as I said before that I would like to read from you but no complaints or complaints please, we have issued enough of the same as it is, it’s time to rebuild our memory and that without the comfort of the destructive couple that is lethargy and amnesia.[Ali Belfakir] Yours sincerely
and professionally, receive my sincere regards and let me know if you need new and additional information on this chapter of the Mazagan Life of My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui.
I thank you Ali Belfakir as well as my Sister Lalla Khadija Cherkaoui for having given me here the opportunity to clarify my memories and to specify my observations on my Father, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui the Father of the Muslim Mechanical Industry in Morocco. Like · Reply · March 19 at 5:08am · Edited
Ali Belfakir Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Respect to the memory of all these great men as we do more…Thank you for this enriching sharing, especially for people of my generation who did not have the honor of knowing their ancestors… Like · Reply · March 19 at 8:03am
Khadija Cherkaoui What a memory you are not a great international historian for nothing please send me a copy of these documents concerning our father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui attached his photo Like · Reply · March 19 at 9:14am
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Khalid Essfini Ouled Sidi Baba, you know these cabin-shaped wooden cabins, they were removable, had a door divided in two, the one at the top, we lifted it and kept it open with a bar wood and thus served have protection against the sun. Inside, a kind of wooden bench existed and on the edges, hooks to hang clothes and towels. They rested on a platform that stood on feet and therefore the cabin did not touch the ground. These cabins were colored white and blue with wide transverse stripes. The paint used to paint them was powder. The other particularity of these cabins, they came from a garage located in Derb Berkaoui, the former Rue Jean Bart, currently Abdelkader Ben Drigua, therefore just opposite the main entrance of the Old Lyautey Park which has become Mohamed V. These cabins were manufactured in one of my father’s garages, Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, the two Maalems were two Bouchaibs, the Grand Maalem Bouchaib Abbadi who would later be the Grand Master of Work in my father’s workshops and later at Belfakir Moussa, Ahmed and Abderrahman, as well as Mokhtar. Grand Maalem Bouchaib Abadi is the Grandfather of Driss Allah ya rahmou and Abdallah El Khaoua and the other Maalem Bouchaib Chorfi, the uncle of Si Mohamed Hadidi of Derb Berkaoui.It should be noted that the all-direction coaches of my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had the cabin built with a frame, including the frames and the windows and the doors. Allah ya Rhamhoum wa jallil alihoum Ghofrane. I spent my childhood painting the walls of our garages with these famous paints, the water was taken from a well located in the Dwiriya behind our house. I limit myself to these echoes of summer chronicles of my Father’s businesses for the moment. Here is a bit of family history mixed with the memory of our common city and our collective memories. 1.7. 17
A view of coaches in MAZAGAN …in the background, they are most likely CTM coaches …
On the other hand, the bus in the foreground is perhaps driving for another transport company… [ that of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, Les Transports Cherkaoui ] Attachments:
Perhaps(?) this public transport motor vehicle appearing in the foreground of the previous image (Mazagan) was part of the fleet of the Mazagan company known as Transports SERGEANT , which mainly operated connections on the Casablanca-Mogador axis … Attachments:
A photograph-cpa of Mazagan on which we can see the agency of the transport company Sergeant … Attachments:
There was also a transport company called BERGERON which provided connections between Casablanca and Mogador… company located at 83 route de Médiouna in Casablanca… Attachments:
I have long believed that the transport company MOLLA.J (Minerva cars) well known in OUDJDA only provided connections on the Casablanca-Oujda-Oran axis … with correspondence on Ouezzane and Tangier … Attachments:
Another location of the CTM agency in the town of SAFI…still on the same square…next to the “Tout va bien” brewery
Mazagan Entrepreneurial Value Modernizers
Moulay Said Bencherki, a man of Doukkalais stature, respected for his physical strength and strength of character as well as through his success as an international trader of export products from the port of Mazagan. Heriya in its entire commercial destiny and job and value creation niche for the entire city of Mazagan / El Jadida was grateful for the export-oriented entrepreneurial actions of Moulay Said Bencherki which in turn facilitated other traders such as, among others, Serghini, Mesnaoui and Mekouar for example, access to large British and French companies (Marseille, Manchester, Gibraltar, etc.) for importing sugar,
Moulay Said Bencherki and Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui not only exchanged between them the good things of daily quality life, they were bound in the complicity of respect and sincere brotherhood to such an extent that they decided that their next son will be respectively the bearer of their first name.
As a result, Moulay Ahmed Bencherki currently bears since birth the name of my Father such as Sidi Ahmed Bencherki, while on my side I bear the name and nickname of his Father Moulay Said, indeed all the jdidis who know me closely and who saw me grow up call me Moulay Said, just another person of great renown in the history of football and Diffaa Hassani Jadidi and Rachad Club of El Jadida had this same name before I was born and I speak here by Moulay Said Hamri.
This shows how much Moulay Said Bencherki was appreciated in business circles as well as in the district that brought us all together, the Sfa – Derb Berkaoui district.
As a result, a deep and tight bond existed between Moulay Said Bencherki and Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui which was so authentic in sincerity, that when I was born, Moulay Said Bencherki brought a sheep and gave me the name of Said with the nickname of Moulay Said . My Father added El Mansour as a symbol of the ongoing struggle for the independence of Morocco and in homage to Sultan Ahmed El Mansour who was the beacon illuminating the dynasty of Saadians of Amazigh and Berber origin as was my Father’s Mother, Lalla Awiche bent Bouziane de Hawamate of one of the 7 Saints of the City of Marrakech, in this case Abdellah el Ghazouani known by the nickname of “Moul El Ksour,” the founder of the Zaouïa in the “El Ksour” district,
I would tell this journey with Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui My Father Tghamada bi rahmatih.
My Father during a visit – Ziyara that we had undertaken in Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich – that later I understood why this visit in the depths of the forest of the mountains of Jbala where no road led to the sanctuary. We walked for a whole day and at that time Guardia Civil was still present as a symbol of Spain in the north. We had traveled the North with a Renault Quatre Chevaux with the engine behind and it was a Cadillac for me or a miniature Royce Rolls.
My family and I had a very close relationship with Hajr Nhal and Northern Morocco and Tangier, I will write this entire story one day Inchallah while waiting here for a part with the Sufi Saint that my Father and the Lodge and the Cherkaoui Brotherhood in as a Sufi considered one of them … Read More
Years later, I actually fully grasped the reason for this pilgrimage, since Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich was a disciple of the Tarika Tasaouf of the Cherkawa – and very early in the morning, in freezing temperatures, we were sitting on the ground covered with plates of cork and in front of us a beacon of 4 corners erected with stones from the surrounding mountains, in no way cut but only chosen according to the flatness of their shape and placed on top of each other thus enclosing a large tree of cork and in the middle, a orifice acting as a window to see the inside of this colossal tower, intriguing by its solidity and balance by its disparate rock stones.
My Father explained to me that the descendants of Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich had tried several times to build a Mausoleum but each time before finishing it, the whole building collapsed at night and that this tree went up in the middle of the tomb like a surface response to effectively prevent them from starting construction again.
In fact, my Father specified that Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich had repeatedly advised his disciples and heirs not to build him a Mausoleum but to cover it with what had accompanied him in his meditations and prayers. His tomb was actually perched on a peak of one of the mountains and had a panoramic view of the rest of the surrounding ranges. of acceptance of divine right on ephemeral material. In these mountainous corridors, the humble addressed their God and found their way to Sufi Cherkawa serenity.
In this desired solitude, the love of the Divine was the end of all existence. In this contemplation of the surrounding nature, Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich found refuge to lead his prayers and from his rejection of any celebration which should simply be reserved for powerful and beyond its own existential territory as the direct and eternal attachment of the Rouh Sufiya. This window had wrought iron which resembled the great buildings of medieval castles. My Father sat by my side and both of them in a straight suit in the posture out of respect and frozen by the freezing cold and by the imposing presence of the spirit of Moulay Abdessalam ben Mchich.
In this spiritual reverence, my Father continued to ask me in a very low voice saying to me:
“Wlidi, look in the skylight-window, do you see anything? »
I answered him all the time, yes, a cork oak tree, a candid answer from a child who was wise and respectful of his Father and the peaceful surroundings. No children were around, only the rocks and the projecting points of the oaks and the mountains which wove in the clear blue horizon the image of a continuation of the teeth of a rocky and verdant saw.
My Father had leaned towards me and from closer and in a low voice, clear and scathing in its content whispered in my ear:
“ Wlidi, take a good look through the bars of this window, take a good look, there is a Lion inside. »
I jumped on my seat but my Father comforted me and told me that it was the projection of this Great Sufi Man.
In fact, it was also a greeting from a disciple of the Cherkaoui who wanted to mark our visit to the Peaks of these Mountains with a majestic presence and who greeted my Father and his Son as the descendants of his masters and thus wanted to preserve the lineage in thought as in the paternal and common memory between Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich and Sidi Mhamed Cherki through our presence.
We were the guests of a Lion who in fact, for me, as my Father’s guest I considered this presence as a blessing from the True Lion that it was My Father who reflected his image in the Oukouf of Sadat. The night before another revelation in the fire was also ours. Another time I will tell the details. Since that time and for years to come before crossing the seas, I could reduce the tension of the fire on the body and several times I accomplished such an appeasement for the cousins and cousins of Marrakech. May God keep us on the straight path of the Baraka of our ancestors and ancestors.
From the Rif and Jballa Mountains of Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich to the Great Wall of China
ActiveSaid El Mansour Cherkaoui Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchiche and Abdessalam Cherkaoui: It must be added to this that My Brother was named Abdessalam with the nickname Azhar by My Father in reference to Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich who was also a disciple of the Zawiya Soufiya of the Cherkawa and the name of Abdessalam Cherkaoui must also come from such affiliation and identification of all Cherkaoui. Rahima Allah Mawtana Sabikine. 7y _
Raouf Fatna Si Nhali was a Great Friend and Close to My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui, he took me to his house opposite the Belhamdouniya Souk Lakdim Mosque and also my Father and I met Si Nhaili often with Bouchrit who like Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui were all 3 owners of Transit approvals. They met with my presence, also Ouled Wahrani at the two offices which served as counters for the coaches behind the Port of Mazagan and just in front of Madame Dufour’s house which was just behind the Paris Cinema and between a Hangar on the right and the workshop of Ouled Wahrani and on the right the garage of Bouchrit. If Hhali dressed in the Turkish way, with the red tarbouch and the jellaba and sometimes with an apron and always Tarbouch while Bouchrit dressed with Serwal Kandrisi,
In reality, it was my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui who started the business of Nhali and Bouchrit, since my Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui had been the pioneer of Public Transport and especially that in Morocco and Mazagan, there was a continual shortage of spare parts for coaches which were always imported in the skeletal form of chassis, driver’s seat, engine and bonnet, gearbox, fenders, axle and rear axle, exhaust and 4 tires mounted.
The Second World War had accentuated this lack of parts and my father was thus led to create a local substitution for this decline in the importation of mechanical products. The scrap dealers of Judaic origin were no longer sufficient to supply the demand of Muslim and Judaic transporters. This was thus applied, considering that the priority of imports of mechanical products were reserved first for military needs and companies belonging to the authorities of the French Protectorate and associated Europeans. Thus, my Father developed a larger foundry and increased the production of his workshops which until this period produced only for the own needs of his coaches and cars.
he made the spare parts for the engine and the axles and rear axles and also the cabin, the seats and later reread the tires of the coaches.
My Father Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui used 5 garages in Derb Berkaoui to do this mechanical, bodywork and upholstery work.
My Father used to own Packard car and Rio Royal and the doors will open from the middle to the right.
When you open the back door, there is a room between the back seat and the front seat given that the back trunk that open as a box, it was flat that you open the led from the top as rectangular box.
At the front on the both side of the engine, on each side what we call – the wings / les wings – two tires existed while at the front of the car headlight were like and we called them a half of an egg chromed while the bumper had double lines of chromed metal.
The hood, when you opened the two folding pieces, they will fold like two wings.
The tires had wires too. The wiper were fixed on the top of window shield.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Originally published on June 18, 2023 6:48 am
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last year, Google’s Equiano undersea cable began conveying terabytes of data per second to and from African shores. Valued at $1 billion, Equiano stretches from Western Europe to South Africa and has 20 times the capacity of the previous cables that served the continent. According to Google projections, the new cable has the potential to transform Africa’s economy by creating millions of jobs, reducing data costs by nearly 20%, and enabling a fivefold increase in internet speeds.
Other prominent US-based tech companies are also investing heavily in Africa. Amazon is in the midst of constructing its African headquarters in South Africa, while Microsoft recently launched an initiative to bring internet access to 100 million Africans by 2025. Meanwhile, Meta (formerly Facebook) is building 2Africa, an undersea cable expected to be the world’s longest when it is completed in 2024.
The impetus for these investments is the growing recognition that the future of America’s technology industry hinges on expanding its African customer base. Today, a little over a third of Africa’s 1.4 billion people use the internet, representing a small fraction of the world’s internet users. But the continent’s population is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050 one-quarter of the global total. The vast majority of Africans are expected to become internet users by then, offering tech companies opportunities that no other region can match.
Still, there is no guarantee that the investments made by Google and other US tech companies will pay off. In recent years, foreign competitors, particularly China-based firms, have also recognized Africa’s immense potential for the technology sector, leading to intense competition for market shares.
Currently, no single actor dominates African markets. Whereas Chinese companies lead in some sectors, such as telecommunications hardware, US companies prevail in software platforms, operating systems, and search. Meanwhile, African-owned fintech companies and startups are growing rapidly, and the continent’s undersea cables and data centers are managed by a diverse set of local and remote enterprises.
The most persistent challenge facing Big Tech firms in Africa is their ignorance of and disregard for Africans’ preferences and needs. For example, some US analysts have expressed concern about the rise of Chinese companies such as Transsion, which manufactures nearly half of Africa’s smartphones. But the main reason companies such as Apple and Google struggle to compete is that their products are priced as luxury goods and are ill-suited for consumers in low-income countries. The base price of the iPhone 14, the top-selling phone in the United States, is $799, nearly half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP per capita. Transsion’s phones, by contrast, sell for as little as $20.
Likewise, data localization is widely supported by African governments, researchers, and citizens. But Big Tech companies vehemently oppose efforts to store data on African citizens within their countries of origin.
To be sure, data localization is not always cost-effective and could be used by governments to undermine civil rights. But studies commissioned by the Internet Society show that efforts to localize internet traffic in Nigeria and Kenya have reduced prices, decreased latency, and fueled the growth of the local tech ecosystem. Conversely, as Nima Elmi observed, Big Tech’s approach effectively perpetuates African countries’ status as consumers of “foreign tech innovations that are developed using their own data and then sold back to them.”
Big Tech firms’ labor and recruitment practices are another example of their disregard for Africa’s needs and interests. At the top end of the pay scale, African policymakers are concerned that tech giants’ tendency to poach top talent will undermine the growth of their domestic industries. Meanwhile, these companies face legal action for subjecting content moderators, many of whom are based in Nairobi, to traumatizing experiences and inadequate wages.
Moreover, the proliferation of disinformation and incitement on social media has severely eroded the reputation of US-based platforms like Facebook, which has fueled violent conflict in Ethiopia and provided fertile ground for extremist groups such as the al-Qaeda-backed al-Shabaab. For years, Facebook ignored organized criminal groups’ use of its platform to lure Africans into domestic servitude. The company finally acted only after Apple threatened to remove Facebook and Instagram from its app store.
Given Big Tech’s record of ignoring and neglecting Africans’ needs and concerns, it is no wonder that African governments have begun to explore alternatives. Nigeria, for example, imposed a seven-month ban on Twitter in 2021, lifting it only after the company agreed to open a local office, pay taxes, and cooperate with national-security agencies. Other countries, such as Kenya, have threatened similar bans.
With their unparalleled expertise and world-class technology, US companies are well positioned to benefit from the growth of Africa’s tech market. But to maximize this opportunity, they must address the needs of African users. Moreover, establishing stronger partnerships with the burgeoning African tech industry could greatly benefit these companies, enabling them to tailor their technologies to the preferences of underserved users and mitigate the impact of disinformation. By fostering relationships with Africa-based researchers and civil-society groups, US tech companies could support the creation of a healthy digital ecosystem that promotes prosperity, security, and accountability for all users.
Over the past few years, Big Tech firms’ failure to address privacy concerns and combat disinformation has prompted a growing debate about the apparent conflict between their professed values and their bottom lines. But to succeed in Africa, US-based tech companies must recognize the falseness of this dichotomy. While investing in African businesses may yield financial rewards, investing in African citizens is the key to unlocking the continent’s vast economic potential.
***** The Independent June 13, 2023 Business, In The Magazine – Source: Project Syndicate.
AFRICAFRIQUE TECH ECOSYSTEM
The Reality of Digital Network and Startup / Tech Hubs in Africa
During the first quarter of 2020, Africa has 522 million internet users representing 11.5% and was ranked third in the global tally. The first one wa Asia that accounts for more than half of the global internet users. Data gathered by Learnbonds indicates that during the first quarter of 2020, the Asian continent accounted for 2.3 billion users representing about 50.3% of the global users. From the same data, Europe has the second-highest number of internet users at 15.9% which represents 727 million users.
With 453 million users, Latin America and the Caribbean region comes fourth. The region accounts for 10.1% of the worldwide internet users. In fifth place is North America with 327 million users, which represents 7.8% followed by the Middle East at 175 million users (3.9%). Oceania and the Australian region account for the least global internet user globally at 29 million which represents 0.6%.
The rise of Africa is a confirmation of a trend that compared to all regions, the strongest growth has been reported in Africa, where the percentage of people using the Internet increased from 2.1 per cent in 2005 to 24.4 per cent in 2018, according to ITU data. … The theme, “Boosting Africa’s Digital Economy,” recognizes the key role of digital technologies in the modern economy. May 27, 2019
Africa Needs to Think Big and Think Fresh
According to certain indicators, Africa is hosting only 11% of the world’s Internet subscribers and only 35.2% of the African population are accessing the Internet and mainly trough the mobile phone.
In response, efforts were made by the African governments to increase the development of fiber optique as network. Taking the example on the American, European, Indian and Chinese markets, African regulators are trying to implement policies “that encourage network sharing and access to ducts, thus facilitating the roll out of networks and reducing deployment costs. This trend is actually happening in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Tunisia and Nigeria.
However, some people in Africa have been abandoned along the way in recent years as technology and robotisation have reduced the wages of some communities “of workers, says Christine Lagarde, the director general of the IMF.
On the other hand, the Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, Doreen Bogdan-Martin said: “Africa cannot afford to think small or act slowly, and at the current rate of progress, hundreds of millions of African children will still be denied the opportunity to realize their potential. Without more rapid digital transformation, Africa will not succeed in creating the huge number of new jobs needed to match its population growth.”
Building a solid digital economy will require a focus in key areas, such as: digital infrastructure, digital literacy and skills, digital financial services, digital platforms, and digital entrepreneurship and innovation, says Ms Bogdan-Martin.
“Can we attain the goal of universal and affordable access to broadband for all Africans by 2030? Not without a paradigm shift,” says Ms Bogdan-Martin. “Africa’s digital transformation is going to need all hands on deck. We need to work together more effectively; engage old and new partners more effectively; innovate more effectively.”
“We need a coordinated effort to push forward the digital transformation of Africa through shared vision, policies and measures to support pan-African digital integration,” says Ms Bogdan-Martin. “Digital transformation will provide the springboard for a leap into the African Century. Africa’s youth are ready and waiting to make that leap. We must not let them down.”
Startup and Tech Trends in Africa
In a challenge to Uber’s (Dara Khosrowshahi) dominance in South Africa, Estonia-based ride-hailing app Bolt (Markus Villig) to double its service there after having raised more than $200 million from investors since its launch in 2013. Reuters
While you’re at it, check these picks for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
For the Disrupt Africa team, it has been another fascinating year of conversations and meetings with hundreds of inspiring, innovative African tech startups.
But which of these companies do we think have the brightest futures ahead of them? Here is our pick of the top 12 African startups to watch out for in 2020.
NORTH AFRICA
Trella
Egyptian trucking marketplace Trella is our first rising star of 2019, having raised more than US$600,000 in a pre-seed funding round; selected for Silicon Valley-based accelerator Y Combinator; and concluding the year by acquiring local competitor Trukt.
Founded last year, Trella operates a B2B trucking marketplace, connecting shippers with carriers in real-time, to make the entire supply chain faster and more reliable while reducing slack and exceptions.
This year’s impressive list of successes comes from a team that told Disrupt Africa they are taking growth “step-by-step”, and not making any hasty moves – so we’re eagerly anticipating the next set of well-planned moves the startup makes.
Eksab
Also from Egypt, we’re betting fantasy sports platform Eksab will keep up its winning streak in 2020.
Eksab is looking to tap into the MENA region’s love for football by providing users with exciting and engaging mobile games, to become the leading fantasy sports site in the region.
In its first year, the startup processed more than five million predictions, and in June secured a six-figure seed investment from 500 Startups to help it scale its product across the region.
With such a solid start to the startup’s growth plans, we’ll be keeping a keen eye on Eksab over the coming months.
Kaoun
Tunisian fintech Kaoun is tackling the epic question of financial inclusion. The company’s first product, Flouci, is a mobile and web app that allows users to create free bank accounts remotely; facilitating the process through an innovative Know Your Customer (KYC) system via smartphone.
A critical component to any startup’s success, the team behind Kaoun is top-notch: co-founders Nebras Jemel, Anis Kallel, and Rostom Bouazizi put their studies in the United States – at Harvard University, University of Rochester, and Columbia University respectively – on hold to come back to Tunisia and build a fintech startup.
Launched in 2018, Kaoun has already raised funding from two angel investors, and secured key partnerships with two Tunisian banks and the country’s National Digital Certification Agency. This startup is worth watching.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
FlexClub
Here at Disrupt Africa, we’re interested to see how FlexClub fares in 2020, after a solid start since launching last year.
The South African startup allows users to purchase vehicles which are then matched with Uber drivers who pay a weekly rental charge to the investor.
With a solid founding team – including two former Uber employees; the startup raised US$1.2 million in a seed round led by CRE Venture Capital and also featuring Montegray Capital and Savannah Fund in March, amidst plans to grow its team and expand into new geographies.
Intergreatme
Regtech startup Intergreatme can be credited as one of the first crowdfunding successes of Southern Africa; securing a whirlwind ZAR32.436 million (US$2.19 million) from 406 investors via the Uprise. Africa platform in May. Within six days it had already raised ZAR28.5 million (US$1.98m), with the startup limiting the raise to ZAR32 million which it managed in 2 weeks. The raise was marred slightly by the fact the startup later decided to reject a bulk of it after some investors failed compliance processes.
The fact still stands the startup is an attractive proposition, however, and we get what all the hype is about. Intergreatme has developed a web and app platform that digitises verified personal information for over 25 million credit-active South Africans; for streamlined use across businesses and other organisations.
We can’t wait to see what the startup does next, as we’re sure 2020 is going to be an immense year.
Pineapple
Insurtech startup Pineapple is the third South African venture to make our watch list for 2020.
Founded in 2017, Pineapple allows users to get quotes and insurance on items with just the snap of a picture.
The startup has been going from strength to strength since launching, raising seed funding, and taking part in Google’s Launchpad Africa accelerator and the US-based Hartford Insurtech Hub’s accelerator.
Then in 2019, it won the single biggest prize at the annual VentureClash challenge in the United States (US), securing US$1.5 million from a US$5 million prize fund. With the milestones rolling in, we’re sure 2020 will be a stellar year for this startup.
EAST AFRICA
Exuus
Rwandan fintech Exuus has had an exciting year; in particular, it has been busy honing its pitch to perfection.
The startup is taking traditional savings groups online in a bid to smooth processes and help low-income communities become more financially resilient.
In February, Exuus was one of 10 startups selected to pitch live to an audience of over 600 attendees at the annual Africa Startup Summit, held in Kigali; picked from more than 100 applicants from around the continent.
The startup was also named winner of Seedstars’ Rwandan event, securing a place in the global final, at which Exuus will pitch for up to US$500,000 in equity investment. We think they stand a good chance of coming out on top of the contest.
MPost
Launched in 2015, it has taken Kenya’s MPost a while to get going, but recently things have started hotting up.
Simple but effective, MPost has developed a platform that enables the conversion of mobile numbers into official virtual addresses, which allows notifications to be sent to clients whenever they get mail through their postal addresses.
The startup participated in the Startupbootcamp AfriTech program held in Cape Town in late 2018; and this year raised a US$1.9 million Series A funding round to finance its expansion and further development of its proprietary platform.
We’ll be keeping our ears glued to the ground for more news from this exciting venture.
RideSafe
Take motorbike taxis, affordable emergency response, and blockchain – mix them with a bucket of innovation and you get RideSafe. The Kenyan startup offers an emergency response service for public motorcycle taxis, that utilizes a micro-insurance financing model running on a decentralized blockchain application.
The startup has had quite the year – having raised US$100,000 in funding from æternity Ventures after taking part in the Bulgaria-based æternity Starfleet Incubator for blockchain startups; as well as being selected to pitch at the Africa Startup Summit in Rwanda in February.
We know we’ll be seeing big things from this company in 2020.
WEST AFRICA
OKO Finance
It’s not every day a startup from Mali makes the list of the continent’s top 12 startups to watch – but OKO Finance has.
Founded in 2017, OKO develops affordable mobile-based crop insurance products to provide smallholder farmers with the financial security they need, regardless of unstable climate trends.
The startup raised pre-seed funding of US$300,000, but is now looking to raise US$1.5 million in order to grow more quickly. We feel confident they’ll get the backing, and we’re looking forward to seeing them scale their solution to more farmers and more markets in 2020.
Yobante Express
At Disrupt Africa, we’re really excited about Senegalese startup Yobante Express, which has developed an innovative relay-based way of tackling last-mile deliveries.
Founded in November 2018, Yobante Express is an online marketplace that connects local couriers with local commerce; combining the gig economy and machine learning, to optimize domestic, cross-border, and last-mile delivery.
Already delivering over-delivering 8,000 parcels and generating more than US$50,000 every month, Yobante Express expanded to South Africa in November, and we have a feeling this startup will be pan-African before long.
54Gene
Nigeria’s 54Gene means serious business: it is building the first African DNA biobank.
Just six months old, 54gene is a product of Stack Dx, which raised funding from early-stage VC firm Microtraction to develop the platform in January. Since then it has been selected to take part in the Y Combinator and Google Launchpad Africa accelerator programs, and in July, raised a US$4.5 million seed round.
The startup is now positioned to build the largest database of genomic and phenotypic consented data of Africans. And for us, there’s no doubt that this startup merits a spot on our must-watch list for 2020.
Ahmed Benjas, MBA Finance Director | SAP | IFRS | SOX | US GAAP | Middle East & North Africa regions |
“When I see these figures, I wonder what makes us believe that we are a country where the economy moves.” -: studies overly paid by the State (McKinsey, Roland Berger …) and we do not have not got the thread to start yet? – Incubators that ultimately serve what? – too many startup events …. !!!! – CoWorking Spaces where we only display the signs of laid-back startups …. – business angels who are not ready to play the game … In my opinion, the failure is total, and our ecosystem is unattractive ” end of the quote.
Raising Capital Funding for Start-up in Africa 2017 (in Millions of dollars)
Google launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria on Thursday, August 9, 2018, as part of its effort to increase its presence in Africa’s most populous nation.
The U.S. technology firm owned by Alphabet Inc has partnered with Nigerian fiber cable network provider 21st Century to provide its public Wi-Fi service, Google Station, in six places in the commercial capital Lagos, including the city’s airport.
Internet penetration is relatively low in Nigeria. Some 25.7 percent of the population made use of the internet in 2016, according to World Bank Data.
We are rolling out the service in Lagos today but the plan is to quickly expand to other locations.
The poor internet infrastructure is a major challenge for businesses operating in the country, which is Africa’s largest oil producer. Broadband services are either unreliable or unaffordable to many of Nigeria’s 190 million inhabitants.
“We are rolling out the service in Lagos today but the plan is to quickly expand to other locations,” Anjali Joshi, Google’s vice president for product management, told Reuters in Lagos.
The company said it aimed to collaborate with internet service providers to reach millions of Nigerians in 200 public spaces, across five cities by the end of 2019.
It said it would generate cash from the service in Nigeria by placing Google adverts in the login portal. Google did not disclose the amount invested in the new Nigeria service.
The technology firm said it planned to share revenues with its partners to help them maintain and deploy the Wi-Fi service but did not disclose the expected advertising revenue split.
Africa’s rapid population growth, falling data costs, and heavy adoption of mobile phones have made it an attractive investment prospect for technology companies.
Nigeria is the fifth country to launch Google Station. Similar services have been launched in India, Indonesia, Mexico and Thailand.
The service is aimed at countries with rapidly expanding populations. The United Nations estimates Nigeria will be the world’s third most populous nation, after China and India, by 2050.
“A lot of people who found data to be too expensive for them to use, are using it,” said Joshi. “In India, we have tens of millions of users, and close to a million in Mexico.”
However, many do not disclose how profitable the continent’s markets are, or if they make the companies money at all.
Last year, Google announced plans to train 10 million Africans in online skills within five years. It also said it aimed to provide $3 million in equity-free support to African start-ups.
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters this month to meet the company’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai.
REUTERS
The average size of the deals struck in Africa by startups also increased year-on-year at every stage of investment, with Series A funding, for example, increasing to around $3.7m. Series A refers to a company’s first significant round of venture capital financing. At the same time, the number of tech hubs in Africa has risen to 310, with 173 accelerators and incubators recorded in 2016, according to the World Bank. There were 117 in the previous ye
For Startups: High Priority Should be given to Assembling Founding Team
While it is true that an entrepreneur needs to be very disciplined hence the 24 steps in Disciplined Entrepreneurship taught by Prof Bill Aulet, I cannot hide my eureka moment when I become more and more convinced after conforming: the number one skill that an aspiring founder must prioritize is FOUNDING TEAM ASSEMBLY – choosing co-founders, splitting equity, recruiting advisors, managing a board.
Interestingly, Prof Matt Marx of MIT Sloan elaborated carefully in his class “Dilemmas in Founding New Ventures (a full semester in 80 minutes)”. In it he gave examples from Smartix, Segway, Wily Technology, and Zipcar.com that could have been conducted better during the founding team assembly stage. He outlined some observations that the Skills and Networks of the founders must complement each other, but objectives must be similar among the founders. Skills is easily observed. Networks is also rather easy if you probe. However, the raison d’être of the co-founder is not observable.
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In Tribute to Nass Al Ghiwane and Moroccan Popular Culture and its Human and Artistic Pillars
Approximately 10% of startups fail within the first year. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the startup failure rate increases over time, and the most significant percentage of businesses that fail are younger than 10 years. Over the long run, 90% of startups fail.
All but the most promising and well-run VC-backed startups struggled to raise funding as venture capital investors became much more selective than they were just a few years ago. As a result, startups that weren’t yet able to sustain their operations without additional funding ran out of money and closed up shop.
Africa Dismay and Startup Going Down
VC funding in the African startup ecosystem has steadily declined in 2023, causing experts to worry about the future of the once fast-growing sector.
With fewer investors willing to bet on the continent during the tech downturn, the funding crunch has triggered mass layoffs, slashed valuations, and the liquidation of several African startups.
Recent news reports of mismanagement and fraud have impacted investor perception, leading to increased scrutiny and demand for credibility from local and global investors.
The funding crunch has already caused several casualties. Since the beginning of the year, at least 10 African startups.
2023 has been a difficult year for African startups. The global economic downturn has led to a decrease in venture capital funding for startups worldwide, including African startups. Funding for African startups has dropped significantly, with estimates suggesting a decline of 50% or more compared to 2022.
Other reasons for the shutdown of African startups in 2023 include:
Fewer investors willing to bet on the continent
Mass layoffs
Slashed valuations
Liquidation of several African startups
Fund mismanagement
Unfavorable market conditions
Challenges associated with certain business models
Lack of liquidity in the market
Difficulties startups use to regularly raising capital
Inability to convince investors
Other challenges that impact the success of startups in Sub-Saharan Africa include: Infrastructure deficits, Regulatory obstacles, Limited mentorship, Frugality issues, Inadequate marketing and branding. The absence of internet connection is also a factor in limiting the expansion of E-commerce and other business online transactions. This is not just in the rural areas but also in the cities.
Some notable African startups that shut down in 2023 include:
HytchA Nigerian B2B logistic platform that shut down because it “couldn’t raise [funding] and couldn’t sustain the business with just the money [it was] making”
OkadaBooksA Nigerian digital publishing platform that shut down due to unspecified “insurmountable challenges”
DashA Ghanaian payments startup that folded in October amid allegations of financial impropriety and false reporting
TOP TEN African Startups Not Celebrating the New Year 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa faces unique challenges that impact the success of startups. An article published on Medium in April 2023 outlines these challenges, including a lack of funding, infrastructure deficits, regulatory obstacles, limited mentorship, frugality issues, and inadequate marketing and branding.
Sendy: In August, Kenyan end-to-end fulfillment startup Sendy shut down operations and announced a fire sale of assets (it didn’t call it that), with reports saying reduced order volumes and fuel price hikes meant it was making deliveries at a loss, and had a monthly burn rate of US$1 million. Sendy raised US$20 million in capital as recently as January 2020, but in the current climate further funding was not to be found.
54gene: 54gene, a genomics research company that had raised US$45 million across three funding rounds, revealed in September that it had started winding down its operations. 54gene, which has had three CEOs in the last 12 months.
Dash: Ghanaian payments startup Dash, founded in 2019, had raised a whopping US$86 million, but folded in October amid allegations of financial impropriety and false reporting.
WhereIsMyTransport: South African mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport, bankrolled to the tune of over US$27 million by investors such as Naspers in recent years, announced it was closing down in October after failing to secure more investment.
Lazerpay: In April, Lazerpay, a Nigerian crypto and web3 company, confirmed it was shutting down operations after failing to raise additional funding. The startup had laid off some employees last year after the proposed lead investor for its seed round withdrew due to the “market conditions and disagreement on terms”.
Zumi: Kenyan B2B e-commerce startup Zumi announced in March it had closed down after failing to secure the necessary funding to continue operations. Launched in 2016, Zumi began life as a female-focused digital magazine, before pivoting into e-commerce in 2020. According to co-founder and CEO William McCarren, the startup achieved over US$20 million in sales, acquired 5,000 customers, and built a team of 150 people, but closed after failing to secure investment.
Zazuu: Last month, Zazuu, a London-based marketplace for African remittance companies that and raised more than US$2 million in total funding, also shut down, citing a lack of funding.
Hytch: In February, Nigerian logistics startup Hytch confirmed it had shut down barely nine months after launch.
Okada Books: Nigeria’s Okada Books, founded in 2013 and a pioneer in digital publishing and bookselling, closed down last month, citing rough macroeconomic conditions.
Pivo: Formed by Ijeoma Akwiwu and Nkiru Amadi-Emina in July 2021 and launched in public beta in September, Pivo offered banking services to small supply chain businesses, and raised a US$2 million seed round a little over a year ago. It, too, has now closed its doors, though by all accounts founder conflict also played a part.
Copia: Kenyan e-commerce company Copia, which raised US$50 million Series C funding last year, announced it was pulling out of Uganda, “consistent with many of the best companies in Africa and across the world which are responding to the market environment and prioritising profit.”
MarketForce: Another Kenyan retail-tech startup, MarketForce, is also facing challenges. The company raised US$40 million in funding in February of last year, back in the boom times, but stunningly, certain VCs that had committed funds backed out. In all, US$8 million of that capital was never wired. MarketForce has struggled to raise more capital, announced a bunch of layoffs, and recently turned to crowdfunding to get some cash in the bank.
Twiga Foods: Twiga Foods, a platform that connects Kenyan farmers to food vendors, recently secured undisclosed funding as part of a business refinancing process, just weeks after facing a KES40 million (USD 262,000) debt collection lawsuit. Twiga secured the new funding from Creadev, Juven, TLcom Capital Partners, and DOB Equity, investors that participated in the US$50 million Series C round it raised in 2021.
Paystack: Nigerian payments company Paystack, acquired by Stripe in 2020, has been steadily growing its geographical presence since then, but is now taking a step back. The company announced last month it had reduced its operations outside of Africa, cutting its workforce in Europe and Dubai.
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Cyberattack Hits U.S. Based Vulnerable Auto Dealers Again
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U.S. auto dealers are vulnerable to an another setback on Thursday june 20, 2024 as software provider CDK Global was hit by a second cyberattack. CDK, which serves about 15,000 auto dealerships, shut down its systems again and said it doesn’t have an estimate for when the software will be restored. The first cyberattack began early Wednesday, on what would normally be a busy holiday for dealers. The system was back up and running late Wednesday before hackers struck again, leading to a second day of disruption.
According to a 2022 study conducted by IBM, the average cost of a data breach is currently $4.35 million, an increase of 12.7% from the number cited in IBM’s 2020 report. The use of ransomware continues to increase and new threats emerge every day.
What is the average cost of a data breach in 2022? $4.35 million – Reaching an all-time high, the average cost of a data breach globally was $4.45 million in 2023, representing a 2.25% increase from 2022, when the average cost was $4.35 million. Mar 6, 2024
Cyberattack Hits U.S. Based Vulnerable Auto Dealers Again and Again. Is this part of Cyber Artificial Intelligent Warfare taking place for the supremacy on the innovation strategy pusued by established corporations and their invisible competitors that are taking advantage not of the market opportunities that needs major and overhall knowledge, finance and intelligent workforce plus continual adaption to differents an evolving demands in various cultural and political as well as economic and financial settings.
An attack on corporations who have already completed this drive are the new market to target and exploit for profit without a heavy investment, time and space. Such strategic trajectory can be considered also as the second dark and hidden face of the technological development and the other cutting edge of the artificial intelligence sword.
African Countries such as Morocco, identify in Artificial Intelligence as an all “One Solution that Fits and Resolves” all the Problems of Underdevelopement, underuse and underexploitation of the human and natural resources without taking in consideration the extensive needs for new source of energy for the Data Centers and the protection of these Data Centers. Hosted companies who have build their own data centers are adding more demands on energy and are actually the target of this launch of repetitive hacking attacks.
The spread around the world of these enterprising hackers are applying the adage “if the Customer does not come to you, we go to the Customer” an approach that enhanced and drove the E-Commerce and E-Trade and now the E-Hacking Business. So if the ‘Corporations does not come to you, so let go hack these corporations in their own house / data centers”.
Artificial Intelligence, Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity
The repeated cyberattacks on vulnerable U.S. auto dealerships indeed raise important questions about the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and strategic warfare.
AI and Cybersecurity:
AI is increasingly important for enhancing back-office processes and customer service in various industries, including auto dealerships.
However, it also expands the reach of cyber threats, such as phishing attacks, which can compromise sensitive data and disrupt operations.
Strategic Warfare and Corporate Targets:
The scenario you describe highlights a strategic trajectory where cybercriminals target established corporations that have already completed their innovation drives.
These attacks aim to exploit vulnerabilities without heavy investments, leveraging the dark and hidden face of technological development.
Energy Needs and Data Centers:
You rightly point out that the extensive needs for energy in data centers are often overlooked. As AI adoption grows, data centers play a critical role, but their energy demands must be addressed.
Countries like Morocco, which identify AI as a solution for development challenges, need to balance AI adoption with sustainable energy sources for data centers.
Security Enhancement
Enhancing cybersecurity measures is crucial for companies to protect against cyber threats. Here are some practical steps they can take:
Advocate a Security Culture:
Keep Applications and Systems Updated: Regularly patch software and operating systems to address vulnerabilities and stay protected.
Maintain Current Backups: Regularly back up critical data to prevent data loss in case of an attack.
Restrict Access: Limit access to sensitive systems and data. Implement strong access controls and user permissions.
Deploy Next-Generation Firewalls: Use advanced firewalls to monitor and filter network traffic, blocking malicious activity.
Use Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware Software: Install and update security software to detect and prevent malware infections.
Track Emerging Threats: Foster a security mindset among employees. Everyone should prioritize security in their daily activities. Stay informed about new cyber threats and adjust security measures accordingly.
Password-Protect Mobile Devices and Wi-Fi Networks: Secure mobile devices and Wi-Fi networks with strong passwords to prevent unauthorized access. Remember that a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with company objectives and regulatory compliance is essential in today’s evolving landscape.
Resulting Direct Human Tragedy from Hackings
There is a women who his brother was one of the prominent technologist and was working in the UAE and there was approached by a recruiter and offered a lavish salary and he was hosted in luxury hotels and invited to highly reserved and select restaurants and beach resort in Asia before taken to a remote area in Burma or somewhere near by in warehouses were the conditions of work is a complete confinment with others kidnapped technologist and their conditions of work is the worse that can be described and their work is completing focusing on hacking companies around the world. Is the Sister of this technologist who asking government of her nationality to rescue her brother.
Kidnapped Technologists and Cybercrime
The case of the kidnapped technologists in Burma sheds light on the other side of technological advancement.
These criminal networks exploit skilled professionals, forcing them to work under harsh conditions, including hacking companies globally.
Sister’s Plea for Rescue:
The sister’s plea for her brother’s rescue underscores the urgent need for international cooperation in addressing cybercrime and protecting technologists from exploitation.
The convergence of AI, cybersecurity, and strategic interests creates complex challenges. Governments and organizations must collaborate to safeguard critical infrastructure, protect professionals, and ensure responsible AI adoption.
