Who is Souleymane Bassoum, 'the number one mango expert in Africa' who doubts Sadio Mané's project?

Souleymane Bassoum, an agronomist and head of Quality Fruit Senegal, sharply criticizes Sadio Mané's agricultural project in Bambali, calling it a « catastrophe » in a video circulated on Saturday. He claims to be « the number one mango expert in Africa » and has extensive experience managing farms of 1,200 hectares, focusing on mango and organic banana cultivation. His farm in Mont-Rolland, established in 2018, employs up to 2,000 people during peak season and produces 15,000 tons annually, specializing in vegetable farming and organic mangoes.