CHÉRIF AIDARA
Family history

Heritage & transmission

A family story of transmission and continuity connected with Cheikhna Cheikh Mahfouz, Binako and Dar Salam Chérif in Casamance.

Cheikhna Cheikh Mahfouz — archive familiale

A family memory passed on

For Chérif Aidara, family heritage is part of a memory passed from one generation to the next. Portraits preserved by the family give a face to figures who have marked this history.

This page brings together family information intended for public presentation, with a deliberately sober and respectful approach.

Binako & Dar Salam Chérif

Binako and Dar Salam Chérif in Casamance hold an important place in the family history presented by Chérif Aidara. Mohamed Bouyé, known as Hamed Bouyé, settled in Binako, while Dar Salam Chérif remains associated with the family transmission around Cheikhna Cheikh Mahfouz.

BinakoDar Salam ChérifCasamance

Dar Salam Chérif remains a living place of transmission; when present there, Chérif Aidara may receive visitors by appointment.

The family lineage

  • Cheikhna Cheikh Mahfouz
  • Mohamed Fadel dit Cheikhna
  • Cheikh Abba
  • Cheikh Hatab
  • Cheikh Chamseddine dit Diatto
  • Mohamed Bouyé dit Hamed Bouyé — installé à Binako
  • Bounene dit Boun
  • Abdoul Aziz dit Dabakh

The names are presented as figures in the family lineage, without establishing a birth-order chronology.

Continuity & transmission

The current khalifat

Cheikh Sidaty Ibn Cheikh Abba — Khalife General

Cheikh Sidaty Ibn Cheikh Abba

Khalife General

Cheikh Sidaty Ibn Cheikh Abba currently holds the khalifat in continuity with the heritage of Cheikhna Cheikh Mahfouz.

Cheikh Chamsidine Ibn Cheikh Abba — Spokesperson

Cheikh Chamsidine Ibn Cheikh Abba

Spokesperson

Cheikh Chamsidine Ibn Cheikh Abba is presented as spokesperson.

Figures of the lineage

Family archive portraits gathered here to preserve and present this memory.

A living history

Preserving memory, passing on heritage

This family history is more than a succession of names. It connects people, places and a transmission that continues today between Binako, Dar Salam Chérif and members of the family.