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His doctoral research examined cross-border mergers, demergers and partial transfers of assets in Africa. He defended the thesis at Nanterre on 29 March 2006 under the supervision of Marie-Jeanne Campana. The research concerns the legal framework for corporate restructuring across African jurisdictions. His publications on corporate groups and the transfer of registered offices within the OHADA area also address the relationship between the organisation of an enterprise and the legal environment in which it operates.

After qualifying through the CAMES agrégation examination in private law in 2009, he held a range of teaching and university responsibilities. In Dakar, he coordinated the notarial law option within the master’s programme in economic, notarial and procedural law. He also undertook responsibilities relating to undergraduate programmes, distance learning and student tutoring. He served as scientific lead for a master’s programme in business law at Assane Seck University in Ziguinchor. His administrative experience includes service as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science and Director of University Studies and Statistics at Cheikh Anta Diop University.

His scholarly publications cover several stages in the life of a business. They include contributions on delegated authority, the allocation of shares, corporate dissolution and the protection of third parties. Other papers examine insolvency proceedings, the allocation of judicial powers and the difficulties facing business rescue during the COVID-19 crisis. A 2022 article co-authored with André Lobo Kwété discusses practical issues in the application of OHADA company law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The publications section provides bibliographic records and links to the relevant publishers or documentary repositories.

Notarial practice and the security of transactions form another strand of his work. His publications discuss property transactions in Senegal, unregistered land and the digital transformation of legal professions. Questions surrounding remote meetings of corporate governing bodies also appear in his published work. These subjects connect established fields of private law with changes in professional practice and the tools used by businesses and legal practitioners.

On 30 August 2023, the OHADA Council of Ministers appointed him Permanent Secretary. He took office in Yaoundé on 11 September and made his solemn declaration before the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration in Abidjan on 26 September. His duties include institutional coordination, contributions to the preparation and follow-up of normative work, and representation of the Organisation. Decisions taken by OHADA’s competent bodies remain part of the collective responsibilities established by its institutional framework.

His editorial work also reflects his involvement in legal education. He directed two guides on OHADA arbitration and mediation, published in 2022 with editorial coordination by Annick T. Béatrice Kinsi. He wrote a preface to a collective volume on cooperative law in Africa edited by Willy Tadjudje and a foreword to a book examining OHADA at the beginning of its fourth decade. These are distinct editorial contributions: they do not imply authorship or editorship of every contribution in the respective volumes.

His recent activities include missions to Burundi, exchanges with regional institutions and meetings in Morocco. In July 2025, he represented OHADA at the signing of a cooperation agreement with CEMAC. In 2026, he delivered opening remarks at FIPROD in Lomé and participated in discussions on the effective application of OHADA law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Meetings with Toulouse Capitole University and the Catholic University of Central Africa also document engagement with academic institutions. His published interviews place emphasis on understanding and applying the law, improving access to legal information and maintaining dialogue with economic stakeholders.