Belmamou Diksia Mystere has over ten years' experience in agriculture. He showed an early passion for agriculture and leadership by becoming the president of his school-based cooperative. He is the founder and current CEO of AGRITRANSCOM SARL, an agribusiness start-up. As a volunteer committed to eradicating hunger and promoting rural development, he is the founder and president of the Young Rural Entrepreneurs Association (AJER), where he trains, coaches, and mentors youth entrepreneurs on innovative direct money investment financing and partnership opportunities. He graduated with a degree in Geological Engineering and worked for three years for an oil company as a mudlogging analyst. Mr. Diksia is a business and entrepreneurship fellow of the YALI Regional Leadership Center in Dakar. He believes in the African agricultural revolution, creating a market for African products, and building a strong and competitive continent. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Mr. Diksia wants to make AGRITRANSCOM SARL a successful company and continue rural development through promoting sustainable development and entrepreneurship.