Abdou Khadre Mbacke Ba

Head of Digital and Intercultural Strategies, Timbuktu Institute – African Center for Peace Studies

Profile & education

  • Self-taught in digital technologies, with a background in traditional Islamic education.

  • Former student at Al-Azhar Institute.

Experience

  • Director and coordinator of several projects promoting digital transformation in religious education.

  • Creator of Projet Majalis, a digital platform dedicated to Sufi education and intercultural dialogue.

  • Permanent member of the Communication Commission of the Grand Magal of Touba.

  • Led the digital strategy of a U.S. Embassy-supported project that produced the first peace education YouTube channel “Educating for Peace.”

Expertise:

  • Digital strategies for peacebuilding and interfaith coexistence

  • Content creation for youth audiences and diasporas

  • Research and preservation of African scholarly works on peace and religious harmony