Saliou Ichola-Alimi

Saliou Ichola-Alimi is a world citizen hailing from Benin and holds the title of Consul Honoraire Emeritus de La Turquie a Cotonou. With over forty years of extensive experience in development issues, public-private partnerships, and financing large-scale infrastructure projects, he has made significant contributions as a thought leader, bank and industry creator, philanthropist, and administrator of multiple companies.

On a Pan-African scale, Mr. Ichola-Alimi served as the Executive Secretary of the forum for African parliamentarians for the NEPAD, showcasing his commitment to regional development and collaboration.

A man of action and solution integration, he actively mentors the younger generation, eager to impart the knowledge and expertise he has accumulated over the years.

Educationally, Saliou Ichola-Alimi has pursued various studies, including Formateur des formateurs des personnels de Banques de Developpement at Ecole Internationale de Bordeaux EIB Acct, IHEI in International Law at ECOLE DES HAUTES ETUDES INTERNATIONALES DE PARIS, DES in Public Law at DIPLOME INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL D'ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DE PARIS DES EN DROIT TRANSNATIONAL PARIS 2, and a LICENCE DE DROIT PUBLIC in Public Law from UNIVERSITE DE DROIT DE TOULOUSE.

Throughout his career, he has held key positions in several organizations, such as President of Sodemit sas, Chairman of Ola uP Foundation for African Development, Consul Honoraire Emeritus de la Turquie a Cotonou at CONSULAT DE LA TURQUIE A COTONOU BENIN, Director General at AGENCE D'ADMINISTRATION DE LA ZONE FRANCHE INDUSTRIELLE (AZFI) SA, Managing Partner at TELEMARK SARL, Executive Secretary at Forum des Parlementaires Africains pour le NEPAD, Executive Secretary at AIFO UEMOA, and Project Analyst at Agence Francaise de D extbackslashu00e9veloppement.