Dr Abdourahamane M Saley
Abdourahamane M. Saley was the Sahel Programme Coordinator. His role was to work alongside our Sahel Hub Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for International Alert’s programme in the region. He provided technical and operational leadership to ensure the effectiveness and sustainable impact of our work in the Sahel, as well as quality assurance for partner activities.
He has extensive experience in coordinating consortium projects (multisectoral and multi-stakeholder), programme development/management, high-quality analysis/research, context monitoring, and the Nexus and Sustainable Solutions approaches.
Before joining Alert, Dr Saley served as a conflict sensitivity and advocacy specialist (consortium manager) at Search for Common Ground. He has worked as an analyst at Mercy Corps, the National Democratic Institute, and the Democratic Governance Support Program (PAGOD), among others. Saley has worked successively in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, and the DRC. Saley holds a PHD in International Relations and two Master’s degrees: an MBA from Amity University and a Master’s degree in Socio-Didactics from the University of Saint-Etienne, France.