Meet Our Instructors

Akim Nyamandi has been a facilitator for more than five years and holds several certifications within Microsoft, CompTIA, Juniper and Cisco. Prior to that he was a Network Administrator. He has delivered several training programs for corporate clients in South Africa and internationally (UK and US). He is proficient in delivering the courses in physical and VILT modes including Labs. 

Mr. Amadou A. Bah is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Pen tester (CPT), Forensic Analyst and Cybersecurity First Responder (CFR 210/310), International Programme on Security Studies at George C Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Cybersecurity Advocate and an instructor in Cybersecurity for Reano International in South Africa, Management Development Institute (MDI). He is the Founder and President of Africa Cybersecurity Alliance, the Gambia Cyber Security Alliance, both are professional civil society organizations that creates awareness on Cybersecurity, Internet Governance, Data Protection and Privacy, Digital rights and advocates for safe internet usage in the Gambia, Africa and beyond.

Mr. Bah is an activist in the above mentioned and provides leadership for the continued development of an innovative, robust, and secure information technology environment in the following industries in Africa: Banks, Law Enforcement, Intelligent sector, ISP’s and and governments. Currently he is working with G4S Secure Solutions as Technical Director and a Cybersecurity consultant. He has an in-depth technical capacity building in, recently he conducted a practical hands on Cybersecurity training for Critical National Information Infrastructures holders Funded by the World Bank in the Gambia. He conducts training for the Gambia Police Force on Cyber Security, Fraud Detection E.g. Sim-boxing, online fraud, cybercrime investigation. Mr. Bah conducts training for several sectors in the area of Ethical Hacking, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics and Cybercrimes. He has extensive experience in Electronic security related fields ranging from surveillance systems deployment, electronic access controls and building management systems (BMS) etc. Mr. Bah has been in the voluntary field for the past two decades promoting and building capacities and connecting young people to other experts in the ICT domain beyond the border of the Gambia to contribute in transforming the ICT ecosystem in Africa in terms of Cybersecurity and Awareness. He provides technical support through the Africa Cybersecurity Alliance and its partners to set up and train several Cyber Crime units for over 6 Law enforcement forces and services in Africa.