Issiaka Sanogo (MA)

Issiaka is the FSS Group West Africa Regional Manager, and is responsible for providing strategic direction, oversight and higher level management to FSS operations across Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger, Senegal.

Issiaka (Shaka) Sanogo is a highly competent, energetic and dynamic Malian national, a founding member and shareholder in FSS Mali. He is resident in Bamako and has a wealth of local knowledge as well as an extensive network of local contacts within the Gendarmerie, Police and various government authorities such as the Department for Immigration, Tax Authority and DNGM (Ministry of Mines).

Issiaka achieved a “Master’s Degree” in English from the Université de Bamako in 2013 and as well as speaking several Malian dialects is fully trilingual in English and Bambara with his native language being French.

Following his education, Shaka secured a post as a ‘Capital Transfer Agent’ with Dadi Traore and Bank Atlantic of Mali until the end of 2014.

In 2015 Issiaka was then offered employment as the personal translator and assistant to the Chief Operations Officer of the Africa Gold Group Mining Inc. deployed out to their Kobada Gold Tenements south of Bamako and was also given the responsibility of local national camp manager, then expanded to negotiate and manage artisanal miners that encroached onto the tenements. He was successful in his role and gained a great deal of experience in frontier management.

FSS Group expanded operations into Mali in 2017 and recognising the excellence of Issiakas translational skills with his outstanding ability “to get things done”. He was offered a shareholding and permanent employment as FSS Mali SARL Country Manager. Where he managed all aspects of the company’s corporate matters including tax, payroll, importation of equipment and vehicles and day to day management of the Company.

With the continued expansion of FSS operations into the bordering countries, in 2019 Shaka was promoted to the position of West Africa Regional Manager, where he now provides direction and higher level management to FSS operations in West Africa.