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Overview of the 2018 Leaders Africa program

Jul 13, 2018 | Role Models and Experts | 0 comments

Jul 13, 2018 | Role Models and Experts

The Leaders: Africa program brought together 200 emerging leaders from across the continent to explore new ways to take on the biggest challenges in their communities. Explore the event below and stay up-to-date with what the Leaders are doing now.

 

MEET THE 2018 LEADERS: AFRICA

Hailing from 44 countries across the continent, these emerging leaders bring a wide range of skills and experiences to share with one another and the rest of the world. Get to know them below.

LEADERS FROM SENEGAL

Khadidiatou Sall

Khadidiatou is a molecular biologist, a STEM educator, and an entrepreneur. She is building a collaborative and innovative hub in Senegal, for learning STEM topics online/offline in local languages starting from a young age, for prototyping ideas, and for launching successful startups.

El Hadji Abou Gueye

El Hadji is an entrepreneur and president of the Association Mouvement Citoyen BanlieueUP. His interests are in youth community service and civic engagement.

Racine Ly

Racine is an engineer from Senegal, based in France, working for a multinational corporation. He is the founder of a startup which extracts valuable data from satellite images for use in food security and public health sectors, among others.