Aicha Thiendella Fall is the assistant director for Francophone Africa at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. Previously, she served as an executive programs and administrative officer at the Office of the Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission. Fall has expertise in project management, administration, and internal communications, with extensive experience in coaching entrepreneurs. She has also worked at the African Leadership Academy, Paradigm Initiative, #FixPolitics, and Impact Hub Dakar.

Fall’s work focuses on youth training, development policy, digital inclusion, and diplomacy in Africa. She holds a BA in political science with a minor in international relations from Ashoka University, a liberal arts college in India.