He is the co-founder and executive chairman of AllAfrica Global Media Inc; the owner and operator of AllAfrica.com an international multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest distributor of African news and information worldwide.
From 1993 to 1996, Ba helped lead the successful restructuring and privatization of the Panafrican News Agency (PANA).
[2][3] Ba sits on several boards and participates in a number of international working groups including the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment, the World Economic Forum Network of Global Agenda Councils, the Africa Democratic Institute, the Africa Policy Advisory Board of ONE and serves as a member of the Panel of Judges for the annual CNN African Journalist Award.
Ba was educated in Senegal, France and Spain, and is fluent in French, English, Spanish, Fulani and Wolof.
[1] Ba has received many distinguished awards and recognitions in Africa, Europe, and the United States.