Cargo marketing & market coverage
A professional background in marketing cargo services in Dubai and covering the African markets listed in his short biography.
CTI / Sales & partnerships
Idi Saidi Mwana Alaba
Operations Manager · Mining, Logistics & Procurement
Team member
Operations Manager for mining, logistics and procurement, based in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa. Idi Saidi Mwana Alaba brings cargo and market experience from Dubai together with operational work in Congo and Angola. His scope also includes facilitating financing enquiries and projects in energy and construction.
Get in touchOperations Manager · Mining, Logistics & Procurement
Languages
For a personal conversation
- French Native
- English Perfect (self-reported)
- Portuguese Perfect (self-reported)
- Arabic 50 % (self-assessment)
- Swahili Perfect (self-reported)
- Lingala Perfect (self-reported)
- Nyanja Level not specified
About me
Experience & responsibilities
Idi Saidi Mwana Alaba combines experience in international cargo business with entrepreneurial and operational work in resource-sector logistics. His specialities are mining, logistics and procurement. He is based in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has operated in Congo and Angola.
His work in the Middle East took him to Dubai: from 2005 to November 2006 he worked in cargo marketing at Ami Milde East. He then worked until 2014 as Marketing Manager at Albadiyah Cargo for the African markets listed in his short biography. From 2014 to 2016, he ran his own business in mining logistics; from 2016 to 2018, he worked in oil logistics.
According to his updated account, he joined caretrade-international in 2018 as Operations Manager. He identifies his current remit as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. His earlier biography also names an Operations Manager role at Care Trade Congo SARL in 2018; that company reference is retained as a separate career milestone.
In addition, he reports serving as Director of Investment and Finances at the “Chambre de Commerce Nationale et de l’Economie de la RDC”. His role at the national chamber of commerce is to attract investors to Congo and facilitate their investments. This external appointment is presented separately from his operational role at caretrade-international.
The additional CareTrade Congo SARL company profile names him as Directeur Gérant and Chargé des Finances. It presents logistics, procurement, mining, agriculture, commodities and trade finance. He additionally identifies energy and construction as areas of activity. This CareTrade Congo SARL presentation is separate from his CTI role and his chamber of commerce appointment.
Responsibilities
Operational remit across DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Bases: Lubumbashi and Kinshasa. Core areas are mining, logistics and procurement, complemented by energy, construction and facilitation of financing enquiries. Scope, responsibilities and services are agreed before any binding commitment. His investor outreach at the chamber of commerce is a separate role.
At a glance
- Countries
- Democratic Republic of the CongoAngolaZambiaNamibiaZimbabwe
- Regions
- LubumbashiKinshasa
- Specialisms
- Project developmentInternational sourcing
DR Congo · Mining, trade & projects
A local contact. An international perspective.
Idi Saidi Mwana Alaba
For projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Idi Saidi Mwana Alaba contributes experience in cargo marketing, resource-sector logistics and procurement. His stated bases are Lubumbashi and Kinshasa, with operational experience in Congo and Angola. The focus is on concrete requirements and coordinating the next steps.
A useful project enquiry begins with the location, intended application, required equipment or quantity and target timeframe. This provides a basis for discussing procurement needs, transport arrangements and, where relevant, financing enquiries. Each participating company’s responsibilities and conditions are clarified for the individual project.
Themes
Six areas of activity. One personal contact.
Mining, logistics and procurement are the core areas, complemented by financing facilitation, energy and construction. The selected images come from the supplied CareTrade Congo SARL company profile.
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Mining & equipment
Clarifying requirements for machinery, equipment and logistics support in mining. The company profile depicts open-pit mining, earthmoving and underground equipment. A concrete enquiry should specify the site, operating conditions, configuration and quantity.
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Logistics & cargo
Coordinating cargo movements, loading and project transport. His background lies in the cargo business and resource-sector logistics. Origin, destination, dimensions, weight and timing help frame discussions about suitable transport arrangements.
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Procurement & supply
Project-specific procurement enquiries for commercial vehicles, construction and mining machinery, and technical equipment. These product areas are illustrated in the supplied profile. Specifications, quantities, documentation and destination are clarified before quotations or delivery commitments.
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Financing facilitation
Facilitating and coordinating trade and project financing enquiries. The CareTrade Congo SARL profile lists documentary letters of credit (LC), standby letters of credit (SBLC) and bank guarantees (BG). Availability, suitability and collateral requirements must be confirmed for the individual case.
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Energy & project requirements
Energy is one of the additionally stated areas of activity. Discussions focus on technical needs and procurement and transport requirements for project equipment. The location, required capacity and technical specifications form the basis for further coordination.
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Construction & infrastructure
Construction is another stated area of activity. The company profile illustrates cranes, excavators, wheel loaders and commercial vehicles. Enquiries can cover equipment requirements, material supply and site logistics; execution and responsibilities are agreed separately.
Experience with perspective
Career milestones
A career spanning Dubai and African resource-sector logistics, supplemented by the reported CTI role from 2018 and the separate chamber of commerce appointment. Former markets are not automatically current CTI assignments.
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2005 – November 2006
Ami Milde East · Dubai
Marketed cargo services in Dubai, the starting point of the professional path described in his biography.
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Thereafter – 2014
Albadiyah Cargo · Marketing Manager
Marketing responsibility for the area described as “Central Africa” in the short biography. The listed markets are Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Congo-Brazzaville, Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan.
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2014–2016
Business ownership · Mining logistics
Ran his own business in logistics for the mining sector.
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2016–2018
Oil logistics
Worked in logistics for the oil sector, following his entrepreneurial activity in mining logistics.
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2018
Care Trade Congo SARL · Operations Manager
Served as Operations Manager at Care Trade Congo SARL.
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Since 2018 · updated account
caretrade-international · Operations Manager
Joined caretrade-international in 2018 as Operations Manager. Reported current remit: DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Based in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa.
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Company documents · undated
CareTrade Congo SARL · Directeur Gérant
The additional company brochure names Idi Saidi Mwana Alaba as Directeur Gérant and Chargé des Finances; the business card uses Managing Director. No start date is given. This company role is presented separately from his CTI activity and chamber of commerce appointment.
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Current role · self-reported
Director of Investment and Finances · DR Congo
Director of Investment and Finances at the “Chambre de Commerce Nationale et de l’Economie de la RDC”. Role: attract investors to Congo and facilitate their investments. The start date of this appointment has not been supplied.
Experience in practice
Expertise & areas of focus
Mining & oil logistics
Business ownership in mining logistics followed by work in oil logistics.
Operational responsibility
Operations Manager at caretrade-international with the reported remit across DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Based in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa.
Procurement
Procurement is one of his stated specialities, alongside mining and logistics.
Investor relations · Chamber of commerce
In his external role at the national chamber of commerce, he attracts investors to Congo and facilitates their investments.
Energy & construction
Additional stated areas: connecting equipment requirements for energy and construction projects with procurement and logistics.
Trade finance · Coordination
Facilitating financing enquiries and coordinating project information with potential finance partners; no independent bank or financing commitment.
Get in touch
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