Yague Samb

Director, Dakar Office & Regional Programs Coordinator, Timbuktu Institute – African Center for Peace Studies

Education

  • Master’s degree in Business Law / Law of SMEs and SMIs from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France.

Experience

  • Former Research Assistant at the Observatory of Radicalisms and Religious Conflicts in Africa (ORCRA).

  • Initially served as Legal and Institutional Affairs Officer at Timbuktu Institute.

  • Later coordinated the “Conflict Management and Political Dialogue” unit.

Key achievements

  • Led a study on radicalization and youth perceptions of terrorism in Dakar’s suburbs (2016).

  • Managed a research project in Niger on youth violence and violent extremism in Zinder, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Expertise:

  • Conflict management and political dialogue

  • Human rights and gender

  • Prevention of violent extremism and regional stabilization

Current role
As Director of the Dakar Office, she supervises the Institute’s local operations, coordinates regional programs, and contributes to strategic studies and field surveys.