A journey of rigour, knowledge and international engagement.
From academia to responsibilities within African institutions, Professor Mayatta Ndiaye Mbaye’s career reflects a sustained commitment to research, legal education and legal cooperation. His journey connects academic rigour with the practical challenges of business law.
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Career milestones
- 01
On 29 March 2006, he defends his thesis on cross-border mergers, demergers and partial transfers of assets in Africa, supervised by Marie-Jeanne Campana.
- 02
He qualifies through the CAMES agrégation examination in private law in Cotonou in November 2009, continuing an academic career combining research, teaching and programme coordination.
- 03
The OHADA Council of Ministers appoints him to lead the Higher Regional School of Magistracy, its training and research institution.
- 04
He takes office as Director General of ERSUMA in Porto-Novo, Benin, following his teaching and administrative responsibilities at UCAD.
- 05
During his tenure at ERSUMA, professional education, the ERSUMA Matinées and the Professional Practice Bulletin connect research with practitioners. He directs the guides to arbitration and mediation published in 2022.
- 06
The OHADA Council of Ministers appoints him Permanent Secretary, opening a new chapter in institutional coordination and cooperation.
- 07
He takes office at OHADA’s Permanent Secretariat in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Since September 2023, he has carried out institutional coordination and representation duties.
- 08
In Abidjan, he makes his solemn declaration before the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration as part of his assumption of office as Permanent Secretary.
From academia to institutional work
At UCAD, he coordinated the notarial law option of a master’s programme and contributed to undergraduate programmes, distance learning and tutoring. He served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science and Director of University Studies and Statistics. He also served as scientific lead for a business law master’s programme in Ziguinchor.
Following his tenure as Director General of ERSUMA from 2017 to 2023, he now serves as Permanent Secretary of OHADA. Institutional coordination, follow-up of normative work and representation of the Organisation take place within its collective institutional framework.
An ongoing connection with academia
Meetings with the President of Toulouse Capitole on 20 October 2026 and the Dean of UCAC’s Faculty of Law and Political Science on 26 October illustrate the dialogue between research and institutional work.
Short biography
Professor Mayatta Ndiaye Mbaye is a Senegalese legal scholar specialising in private law and business law. He holds the CAMES agrégation in private law and a doctorate from Université Paris X Nanterre, and is affiliated with the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. His publications address company law, business insolvency, notarial practice and the digital transformation of legal professions. After holding academic and administrative responsibilities in Dakar, he became Director General of ERSUMA, OHADA’s training and research institution, in 2017. Appointed Permanent Secretary of OHADA on 30 August 2023, he took office in Yaoundé on 11 September. His career combines academic research, professional education and institutional cooperation in support of the application of business law in Africa.