An entrepreneur for more than 25 years, Senator Amina Gerba was appointed Independent Senator for Quebec (Rigaud) in July 2021, by the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau.Originally from Cameroon, she worked for several Canadian companies from 1993 to 1995, focusing on market development in Africa. In 1995, she created her own consulting group, Afrique Expansion Inc., to build bridges between Canada and Africa and to promote business opportunities.The Honourable Amina Gerba is the founder of the non-profit organization, Forum Afrique Expansion, which has become the most important Canadian meeting platform for business partnerships between African and Canadian decision makers. For more than a quarter of a century, the Honourable Amina Gerba has focused her professional life in promoting economic, commercial and entrepreneurial rapprochement between Canada and Africa. She has travelled to many African countries, organized and participated in several conferences with the same message: the African continent needs Canada and Canada needs Africa.