Director General

Doctor Mohamed Salem SOUFI, a Mauritian national, is appointed Director General of the AACI by decision of the League of Arab States. He took office on 11/14/2014. He holds a state doctorate in political science from the International University of Africa in Khartoum-Sudan.

CURRICULUM VITAE

First and last name: Mohamed Salem SOUFI

Address: Africa-Arab Cultural Institute, PO Box: E1444, Cité du Niger, Rue 555, Porte 58,

Mobile (Mali): +223 96949494

Mobile (Mauritania): +222 47700077/ +222 36313100

Email: [email protected]

PERSONAL DATA

Date and place of birth: March 23, 1962 in Mederdra (Mauritania).
Social status: Married, father of several children

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Doctorate (PhD) degree in Political Science (2005)
Master in History (2003)
Postgraduate Diploma in African Studies (2002)
Bachelor Degree in languages (1987)
Baccalaureate Degree in Mathematics (1982)

MAJORING:

Summary of specialization: Law, Political Science, International Relations and Research on interstate crises, the role of the United Nations and continental organizations in crisis resolution.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014 to the present day: General Director of the Africa-Arab Cultural Institute in Bamako - Mali,
2003 Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of the Department of Culture and Dialogue among Civilizations, General Secretariat of the League of Arab States.
Has been working since 2011 as a lawyer before the Mauritanian courts.
Worked in the media as a journalist for 25 years. From 1987 he held the following positions:
2012 - President of the Mauritanian Center for International Studies and Media (ELMEDA);
2008 - 2012: Correspondent for the Aljazeera satellite news channel in Mauritania;
2004 - 2008: Regional Director of the Nairobi office on behalf of the Aljazeera satellite news channel for East and Central Africa;
2002 - 2004: Producer of political interviews on the Al Arabia television channel in Dubai;
1998 - 2002: Main producer of political interviews on the Al Jazeera television channel in Qatar;
1995 - 1998: Foreign correspondent of Radio Deutsche Welle stationed in Kuwait;
1994 - 1996: Correspondent for the world’s first pan-Arab newspaper, “Asharq Al Awsat”, based in London;
1990 - 1994: Director of publication of the independent newspaper “Al Manshour” in Mauritania;

LINGUISTIC SKILLS

Arabic: Excellent (mother tongue)
French: Good
English: Fairly good

PUBLICATIONS

A novel book entitled “Love” published by the Tayibah publishing house in 1997, Nouakchott - Mauritania;
“Sudan: 10 years of salvation rule” an assessment study, 1999, Kuwait;
“Inter-Somali Reconciliation” - published by the Gulf Media Studies Center 2001, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia;
“The Western Sahara crisis from the beginning to the prospects of solution” published by the Mauritanian Center for International Studies and Media (ELMEDA) 2007, Nouakchott - Mauritania;
“Mali: a hotbed of tension - an inclusive approach to the crisis in northern Mali”, published by the Mauritanian Center for International Studies and Media 2012.

GENERAL ACTIVITY