About us

Maritime Expertise !

Asma Afrique, an expertise firm, is under the direction of Mr. Elhadji Mamadou NIANG, holder of several postgraduate training, namely: DEA in economic and business law from the Gaston Berger University of Saint Louis (2003), DESS in Business law, specialize in insurance at the University of Dakar (2007), Master in law and management of maritime activities at the University of Dakar (Senegal) in joint-degree with the University of  Alexandria (2018). Mr. Niang is also a graduate of the Anglo Continental English school in Bournemouth (Great Britain)
Following his passage in the legal service of Bolloré in 2000, Mr. Niang joined the maritime and commercial expertise cabinet EXCOM in 2002 where he developed a significant experience in the management of expertise on various types of goods (sugar, rice, wheat, , sweet corn, Heavy lift, fertilizers, bulky cargo, goods in container etc.).
In 2005, he became an AXA SENEGAL collaborator,insurer of several traders at this time. In AXA, he was responsible for ships monitoring, claims and appeals management, and for negotiationg the letters of guarantee with the English, Russian and American protection and indemnity clubs such as WEST OF ENGLAND, INGROSTACK and the ‘AMERICAN CLUB.
His transition to AXA also allowed him to understand the specificities in the different ports of the West African coast namely Tema, Abidjan, Conakry, Bissau, Praia, Mindelo,etc. where AXA had a large insurance portfolio.
After another transition to AMSA ASSURANCES from 2010, an African multinational insurance company, he set up the transport department specializing in the transport of goods by road.
He left the insurance sector in 2014 to join the Necotrans group, the new concessionaire of  »Terminaux Vraquiers du Sénégal » at the Dakar seaport where he headed the legal department until 2017.
In 2018, he was approved by the National Order of the Experts in Senegal as a Maritime Cargo Expert after his thesis defence on the issue of the unloading of bulk grain cargo at the  »Port Autonome de Dakar ». This is how he created the international consultancy and expertise firm ASMA AFRIQUE with the ambition of operating throughout the sub-region.

EL Hadji Mamadou Niang: Legal adviser and accredited marine surveyor 

• Member of the National Order of the Experts in Senegal
• Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying in London

The firm is also surrounded by a highly-experienced staff including

• Lamine Diong: Technical assistant and former airport supervisor at African Handling service

• El hadji Demba Seck: Majored in applied foreign languages in Business and International Trade at Saint Louis University.

• Mouhammadou Barry: head of the legal department, holder of a Master degree at Toulouse University .

Sidy mactar Ndaw, majored in law and management of the maritime activities

Importance of the observation made by a Professional:
The International trade often involves large sum of money and the management of claims following damage requires accurate legal diligences. No room should be left for improvisation.

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