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Amadou Mahtar Ba
Amadou Mahtar Ba is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of AllAfrica Global Media Inc, - owner and operator of AllAfrica.com - an international multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest distributor of African news and information worldwide. From 2009 until May 2014, he was Chief Executive of the African Media Initiative, a pan-African effort he established to provide the continent's media owners and practitioners with tools they need to play a stronger leadership role in their communities, countries and the region. Career Prior to starting AllAfrica, Ba served from 1996 to 2000 as Director of Communications and Marketing for BICIS Bank, a subsidiary of the French banking group BNP Paribas. From 1993 to 1996, Ba helped lead the successful restructuring and privatization of the Panafrican News Agency (PANA). Amadou Mahtar Ba sits on several boards and participates in a number of international working groups including the UN Secretary Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllAfrica Global Media Inc
AllAfrica is a website that aggregates news produced primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture. It is available in both English and French and produced by AllAfrica Global Media, which has offices in Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Nairobi, and Washington, D.C. AllAfrica is the successor to the African News Service. Its stories can be displayed by categories and subcategories such as country, region, and by news topic. In 2008, AllAfrica rolled out a comment board system. The President of AllAfrica Global Media, Amadou Mahtar Ba, is a member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization. References External links * ReliefWeb archives of AllAfrica South African news websites Africa-focused media {{news-website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |