Vice President, Islamic Council Central African Republic

Abdoulaye Ouasselegue, currently Imam of the Petevo mosque in Bangui and coordinator of Islamic Relief in Central African Republic, is the vice president and spokesperson of the Islamic Council in Central African Republic. Secretary General of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulemas, Abdoulaye is also adviser to the National Executive Board of the Communauté Islamique Centrafricaine (CICA). Since 1996, he has been Islamic preacher and instructor and producer of Islamic Broadcasts on the Central African radio and television. Abdoulaye studied Arabic and Islamic Studies at the International University of Africa Khartoum in Sudan. In 2016 he was nominated Recognition Officer in Central African Republic. The Imam speaks fluently Sangö, French, Arabic, and English.