Born in  West Africa. Graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure d'Abidjan [The Ivory Coast];

  • Twelve (12) years of successful teaching experience in French and African Literatures in many countries, mainly Côte d’Ivoire [The Ivory Coast] and Republic of Guinea, French-speaking countries of West Africa;

  • 1995. Initiated the MAMAFRICA  Project in the Ivory Coast;

  • 2002. Implemented the Chess in French Classroom  at Lafourche Parish [Thibodaux, Louisiana];

  • Ph.D. in Francophone Studies[ University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2003].