Cheick joined Baobab Group in May 2012 as Head of Training and Skills Development at Baobab Mali. In May 2015, after having become Network Manager in Mali, Cheick was promoted to Operations Manager/Customer Relations Manager of Baobab Mali. Finally, between July 2017 and October 2018, Cheick worked as a Senior Operations Expert for the CEO of Baobab Senegal. He is taking the post of Baobab Mali CEO following the departure of Hachem Bdeir.
Before joining Baobab Group, Cheick worked in Canada, in a project coordination position for the Quebec Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife.