Bikimo was born in 1960 in
Faya-Largeau,
Chad. He studied in the United States between 1982 and 1986, 1992 to 1994, and 2003 to 2004. Between December 2014 and April 2015, he served as the head of
MINUSMA following the departure of
Jean Bosco Kazura. Bikimo was appointed head of the
G5 Sahel military force in 2016. He received the
National Order of Mali in August 2019. When Mali left the G5 Sahel in 2022, the United Nations stated that thanks to Bikimo, the G5 Sahel was able to continue military operations. Bikimo transferred power to a Burkinabe general in 2023. == References ==