Senegalese national Fatou Fall is the Joint Resident Representative of the World Bank Group in Djibouti. Before her current assignment, Ms. Fatou was the first World Bank Liaison Officer/Resident Representative for Cabo Verde, appointed July 2018.
Ms. Fatou started her career at the Bank in 2006, in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). Throughout her 10-year service in the region, Fall has accumulated a solid operational experience in social safeguards and social development issues. In addition to her role as team member, she has led policy dialogue, several analytical initiatives and a trust-funded project in Morocco and Djibouti.
She holds a Masters’ degree in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies - University of Sussex, England and a Postgraduate degree in Social Development from the University of Paris, Sorbonne, France.