Yacine Djibo

Yacine Djibo founded Speak Up Africa in 2011 to discover and implement effective, sustainable solutions to the most challenging problems facing the African people.

Yacine Djibo currently sits on the Board of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Nexleaf Analytics and served in an advisory capacity to several organizations, including the Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (MESA), GeneConvene Global Collaborative and UNITLIFE.

Previously, Yacine was the Senegal country director for Malaria No More, where she developed and managed its national program to mobilize political commitment, funding and innovation to end malaria.

Prior to devoting her career to global health, Yacine Djibo honed her skills in the areas of strategic management, business administration, finance and real estate at several private-sector companies.

Yacine holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science in International Relations with a minor in Anthropology and a Master in Business Administration from Boston University.