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Anta Babacar Ngom Diack (born 1986 or 1984, in Malika, Senegal), [1] is a Senegalese entrepreneur and politician. She is the general director of the Sedima group.

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Life and career

Early life

Anta Babacar Ngom was born in 1986 [2] or 1984. [3]

As the daughter of Babacar Ngom, who is the founding president of SEDIMA, Anta Babacar Ngom Diack grew up on the Malika family farm. [1] She first went to study in Canada where she obtained a master's degree in economics from York University in Toronto. She then continued her studies in France where she completed her Master 2 in international project management and NICT in Paris, then her Executive MBA in communication at Sciences Po Paris. [1]

Career

Anta Babacar Ngom Diack began her professional career in 2009 within the family business Sedima, [4] a poultry farming company. [2] She successively held the positions of executive officer, strategy and development manager, director of the strategy and development division and deputy general director [4] before taking over in 2016 at the head of the company as general director of Sedima. [2] [5]

Anta Babacar Ngom Diack is married and is the mother of two children. [6]

Political career

Anta Babacar Ngom Diack created her political party, the Alternative for New Citizens (ARC) in August 2023. [3] [7] She announced her candidacy in the 2024 presidential election that was scheduled for February 2024 [8] [9] and whose first round was held on 24 March 2024. She protested against the postponement of the election and was briefly arrested. [10]

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  5. ↑ "Ngom, Anta Babacar". www.cta.int (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Anta Babacar Ngom : 32 ans et DG de Sedima, leader de l'aviculture au Sénégal". Vudaf (in French). 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  7. ↑ "Le lancement du mouvement Alternative pour la relève citoyenne (ARC) reporté à une date ultérieure". Fédération atlantique des agences de presses africaines. 2023-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Présidentielle 2024 au Sénégal : Découvrez la liste définitive des candidats". senego.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-07..
  9. ↑ Estelle Maussion (2023-11-15). "Présidentielle au Sénégal : Anta Babacar Ngom Diack, la " capitaine d'industrie " qui veut changer la politique". Jeune Afrique.
  10. ↑ Théa Ollivier (2024-02-05). "Au Sénégal, premières manifestations et répressions après le report de l'élection présidentielle". Le Monde.
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