SURNAME: TANGARA

FIRST NAME: Mamadou

NATIONALITY: Gambian

MARITAL STATUS: Married with children

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1432, Banjul, The Gambia

1 - Doctorat ès Lettres - (Ph.D), Nouveau régime, Mention Très Honorable avec Félicitations à l'unanimité du jury, Université de Limoges, France 2006-2007.

2- Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (DEA) - (Mphil), Sémiologie des Interactions Culturelles, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France 1999-2000.

3- Diplôme d'Etudes Spécialisées, (DES) - (MA), Démographie, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain la Neuve, Belgique 1998-1999

4- Licence ès Lettres - (BA-Hons), (2ème année, 2ème cycle) Université Mohamed I Oujda (Morocco), 1993.

5- Licence ès Lettres - (BA), (2ème année, 2ème cycle) Université Mohamed I Oujda (Morocco), 1992.

6- Certificat Universitaire d'Etudes Littraires (CUEL) Université Mohamed I Oujda (Morocco), 1990.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1- Certificate of Attendance, Governance for Development in Africa, Residential school in Dakar, London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Mo Ibrahim Foundation and GREPOS, Dakar, Senegal, 29 March - 03 April 2009.

2- Certificate in Project Management: Tools and Skills, Management for Development Foundation (MDF^ESA) Arusha, Tanzania, November 2008.

3- Attestation, Initiation au multimédia, Ecole Technique Privée de Photographie et de Multimédia (ETPA), Toulouse, 2005.

4- Introduction to Strategic Planning and Access to Scientific Information and Electronic Databases/Libraries, University of The Gambia and Rutgers University, November 2000.

5- Certificate in Instructional Development in Higher Education, Saint Mary's University and University of The Gambia, May 2000.

6- Certificate in Administration, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 2000

7- Certificate in Development Financing (European Development Funds (EDF), Management for Development Foundation (MDF) Brussels, Belgium, 2000

8- Gender and Development Diploma, Management Development Institute (MDI), The Gambia, 2001.

9- Certificat en Journalisme (Presse Ecrite), Centre de Formation et de Perfectionnement en Journalisme (CFPJ), Paris, France, 1997.

10- Certificate in Training of Trainers, French as a Foreign Language (FLE) Centre de Linguistique Appliquée (CLA) Besançon, France, 1994.

11- Higher Teaching Diploma (HTD), Centre de Linguistique Appliquée (CLA) Besançon, France, 1994.

– Re-assigned as Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology 24th April 2012 to date

– Re-assigned as Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters 16th April 2012

– Re-appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad 6th February 2012

– Re-assigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad from June 7^th 2010 to 2nd February 2012

– Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of the Republic of The Gambia from February 2010 to June 2010.

– Coordinator, National Authorising Office Support Unit (NAOSU) for European Union funded programmes and projects in The Gambia from March 2008 to February 2010.

– President/Chairman University Governing Council, University of The Gambia (UTG) from February 2009 to date.

– Focal point designated by the President of the Republic of The Gambia to follow up on matters related to UNESCO Science Sector, May 2009

– President Alliance Franco-Gambienne April 2008

– ICT tutor, Université de Limoges, France 2002-2007

– Member of the Research Laboratory on Semiology of Cultural Interactions, Université de Limoges, 2002

– Member of the International Steering Committee of the World Festival of Black Arts (WFBA III) held in Dakar (Senegal) in 2009.

– Lecturer/Researcher, University of The Gambia (UTG) April 2002

– Programme Officer/Rapporteur of the European Commission Support Unit, The Gambia October 1^st 2000 to April 2002.

– Consultant for the United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA).

– Internship, Information and Communication Unit, Directorate General for Development (DG DEV), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 1999-2000.

– Editor in Chief of « LA LUNE », a magazine for French learners published in French by Project d'Appui à la Diffusion et à l'Enseignement du Français (PADEF) en Gambie, 1997-1998.

– Freelance translator/interpreter and journalist.

– French Lecturer, Head of Department, Gambia College, 1994-2000.

– Production of a French syllabus for secondary schools, PADEF.

– Member of the French National Examination Board for DELF / DALF¹ since 1996.

– Moderator and Items Writer for the West African Examination Council (WAEC).

– Part-time Lecturer (French), University of The Gambia, May 2000 to 2002.

– Word Processing, Database applications, PageMaker, Quark Express, Excel, SPSS, Web Design, Internet...

– Several conferences, research seminars and study trips in London (SOAS, Commonwealth Institute), Paris (INALCO, BNF), Bordeaux (Université Victor Segalen), Aix-en- Provence (Archives d'Outre-mer), Amiens (Université de Picardie), Chambery (ISOLA Conference), Leiden University (Holland), Bayreuth University (Germany), Université de Ougadougou, IFAN-UCAD, Tamanrasset (Algeria), INEP (Guinea-Bissau), Kela, Kangaba, Barazan (Mali), RDD (The Gambia)...

- EU-ACP Bulletin, fortnightly publication, DG DEV ( Brussels ) from October 1999 to February 2000.

- Success Stories of EC Development Cooperation, (Brussels), November 1999.

- Presentation of DG DEV to the general public, 2000.

- Several short stories in the french magazine « LA LTINE D», PADEF-Coopération Française, Banjul, The Gambia, 1996-2000.

- Articles (The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia), Coupe, Coupe (CFPJ, Paris) and Press Releases (The Courier EU-ACP, Brussels).

- Literature and Conflict Resolution, International Symposium, Dakar, October 2000.

Country Report on The Gambia in the May/June edition of The Courier ACP-EU, Brussels, 2001.

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Strip Cartoons

Kondorong et Compagnie, PADEF-Coopération Française, Banjul, The Gambia, l997.

Les Aventures du Kondorong, PADEF-Coopération Française, Banjul, The Gambia, 1995.

Unpublished Ph.D Thesis (to be published by L'Harmattan-Paris):

« Les secrets de 1'histoire et du mythe dans 1'épopée du Kaabu d'aprés les traditions Orales mandingues »

Article (to be published by Université Sorbonne):

« A new seed of literary word »

Unpublished MPhil Thesis:

« L'Expression Littéraire du politique dans les Soleils des Indépendances d'Ahmadou Kourouma et The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born d'Ayi Kwei Armah »

Unpublished Master's Thesis 2^nd Year, 2^nd Stage:

« The African Writer and his Cultural Heritage: Ahmadou Kourouma in The Suns of Independences »

French, English, Spanish, Mandinka, Wolof, Aku, Bambara, Dioula, knowledge of Arabic and Swedish

Reading, travelling, jogging, listening to traditional music, attending (inter) cultural gatherings, humanitarian work

- Honorary Ambassador of Brabant wallon (French speaking part of BELGIUM)

- Honorary Vice-President of EGALISE² (Bellac-FRANCE)

- Medallion of the Limousin region (FRANCE)