Mama Sougoufara, MD, Alstom MENAT : “We intend to play a leading role in clean mobility in Africa”
With an industrial presence in Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt and a significant presence in South Africa (urban train factory), the French manufacturer is expanding its urban and rail transport projects on the continent.
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▪ Mama Sougoufara, MD, Alstom MENAT : “We intend to play a leading role in clean mobility in Africa”
▪ With an industrial presence in Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt and a significant presence in South Africa (urban train factory), the French manufacturer is expanding its urban and rail transport projects on the continent.
▪ https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/812546/mama-sougoufara-md-alstom-mea-alstom-intends-to-play-a-leading-role-in-clean-mobility-in-africa/
Mama Sougoufara, a graduate of INSA Toulouse, Essec and Insead, is the Alstom managing director for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. His responsibilities were recently extended to the whole of Africa, apart from the important South African cluster headed since 2020 by Bernard Peille. The executive with Senegalese roots talks to Africa Business+ about his focal points on the continent, including the essential markets in North Africa and his iconic projects in Dakar and Abidjan.
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