Background
Camara, Babacar was born on June 26, 1951 in Dakar, Senegal. Son of Mamadou Camara and Aminata Diop.
Camara, Babacar was born on June 26, 1951 in Dakar, Senegal. Son of Mamadou Camara and Aminata Diop.
Baccalaureat Series A2, Blaise Diagne High School, Dakar, 1972. Bachelor in English, University C.A. Diop, Dakar, 1980. Bachelor in American Literature, University C.A. Diop, Dakar.
Postgraduate Diploma in Library. Science, University College London, 1983. Master of Arts in French, University Rochester, New York, 1995.
Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, University Rochester, New York, 1999.
Archivist National Archives Senegal, Dakar, 1973—1990. Head, bibliographic services and publications University C. A. Diop Central Library., 1981—1984.
Married Deborah Ann McDonald, May 28, 1985. Children: Cheiku Bah, Gamby Diagne, Fily Bâ.