Members of the team
Journalists, content producers and experts committed to fair, human‑centred information on migration in Africa.
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Ndengar Masbé
Content ProducerHolder of a Master II in Communication, from the University Aube Nouvelle (U-AUBEN) in Burkina Faso, Masbé NDENGAR has been working for several years as a journalist in the media in Burkina Faso and Chad. Borrowed from the cultural mix of Burkina Faso and Chad, Masbé is the fruit of migration and a symbol of African integration. Journalist by profession, communicator by training, activist by duty and passionate about the web, he uses his pen for a world of peace and justice.
Ange Banouwin
Content ProducerAnge Banouwin is an investigative journalist, essayist, political analyst, media manager and consultant based in Cotonou, Benin. With over 10 years of experience, he has a multimedia background and has received several awards, as well as collaborated with organisations that promote quality journalism.He has a broad perspective on Africa and the world, human rights, sustainable development issues, and geopolitics.
Baltazar ATANGANA
Baltazar ATANGANA is a gender and development expert, with a specific geographical focus on Central and West Africa. He is the author of several articles and books, the most recent being Lutte de Femmes (2025). He has contributed to numerous studies and analyses, including « Ce qu’il faut questionner afin de mieux financer les organisations …Baltazar ATANGANA is a gender and development expert, with a specific geographical focus on Central and West Africa. He is the author of several articles and books, the most recent being Lutte de Femmes (2025). He has contributed to numerous studies and analyses, including « Ce qu’il faut questionner afin de mieux financer les organisations de femmes d’Afrique Centrale et de l’Ouest »(2024).
Mamadou Diop
Producteur de contenusMamadou Diop is a Senegalese journalist trained at the Centre for Studies in Information Science and Technology (CESTI). Additionally, he is an archivist and is currently serving at the newspaper EnQuête as a journalist-reporter.
Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara
Content ProducerPassionate about journalism, Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara studied History at the Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey (Niger). He embraces the world of media as a journalist reporter at the Press Group Radio and Television “Bonferey” based in Niamey. He is passionate about issues related to Human Rights, Gender and Migration.
Tamaltan Inès Sikngaye
Contents ProducerTamaltan Inès Sikngaye is a journalist and communicator from Chad, whose passionate commitment to peace, social cohesion, community development, and biodiversity lies at the heart of her career. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from E-jicom and a Master’s degree in Organisational Communication from Issic. She has accumulated six years of experience in journalism, working across both Senegalese and Chadian media.
Ndiémé Faye
Producteur de contenusNdiémé FAYE is a journalist, graduated from the Centre for Studies in Information Science and Technology (CESTI). She has collaborated with various media outlets since she started her career.
Koffi Dzakpata
Content producerKoffi Dzakpata is a passionate communicator, blogger, and committed social activist. With several years of experience, he currently serves as an editorial secretary at the newspaper SANTE-EDUCATION. Moreover, he is the president of the association Youth for Civic and Cultural Development (JDCC), working towards education, health, the environment, and peace.
Laïty Ndiaye
Keen on digital technology, Laïty Ndiaye is an author, teacher, and journalist. He has notably collaborated with the newspaper Le Quotidien and Info-Afrique after teaching for several years.Keen on digital technology, Laïty Ndiaye is an author, teacher, and journalist. He has notably collaborated with the newspaper Le Quotidien and Info-Afrique after teaching for several years.
Mamadou Saïdou Diallo
Content ProducerA graduate in sociology of community development from Ahmadou Dieng Labé University (Republic of Guinea), Mamadou Saïdou DIALLO has several strings to his bow. He is a journalist, web activist and actor of social change through the use of digital tools. In 2016, he co-founded with journalists and human rights actors, the NGO Action Against Illegal Immigration (ACIC). He is also involved with several organizations including Villageois 2.0 that initiated the Guinea Check project.
Abdou Aziz Cissé
Content ProducerHolder of a bachelor’s degree in journalism from EJICOM, Abdou Aziz Cissé worked respectively at APS in 2015 before joining the news site Ouestaf in 2016. He is also a contributor to the pan-African digital sports news magazine Mababa Sports. Journalist, community manager and passionate about geopolitics, Mr. Cissé is now Project Assistant at AfricTivistes.
Laetitia Kasongo
Content ProducerHolder of a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and multimedia publishing from the Bilingual Christian University of Congo in Beni/North Kivu, Laetitia Kasongo has more than ten years of experience in journalism and communication. She worked as a journalist reporter at Radio Graben and Radio Rwanzururu respectively before becoming a communications officer in a brewing company in the city of Beni in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2013, Laetitia left Beni to work in Goma, the tourist capital of the country. She will then be hired first as radio and television manager then journalist reporter and presenter at Mishapi VT television. In 2017, she started the online press and her article on the female orgasm was part of the series of articles that in 2018 allowed the bloggers’ platform Habari DRC to win the Index On Censorship Award. Since December 2019, she collaborates as community manager in the project “Amour Afrique Congo”, a sexual and reproductive health project of Habari DRC. Together with her colleagues, she managed to reach 200,000 subscribers in one year thanks to multiple strategies. In 2020, she was appointed Field Coordinator in the same platform following her dynamism. She is also a professional photographer licensed by Nyiragongo Ngoma Production.
Ayoba Faye
Producteur de contenusHolder of a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication (in Written-Press) from the Higher Institute of Journalism and Communication (ISC) of Dakar, since 2010, Ayoba FAYE is credited with more than ten years of experience and practice in the profession of information processing. After the Walfadjiri Group in 2011 and the Webgram Agency in 2014, as a content producer, he joined the editorial staff of PressAfrik in December 2016 before being promoted in July 2017, editor-in-chief of the site which has been created and put online since 2008. He was awarded the Second Prize for Best Online Article at the Gala des jeunes reporters du Sénégal in 2019. He was also distinguished at the EJICOM First Prize in 2021 in the Fact-Checking category.
Maimouna Lo
Content ProducerMaïmouna Lo is a veteran director and producer with 15 years of journalism experience. She holds a higher degree in English from the University of Nouakchott. She entered the world of journalism in 2007 through a competition organised by the national television of Mauritania. Sensitive to migration and human rights issues, she has hosted for several years on the national channel of her country programmes that promote the cultural diversity of Mauritania: “Leral yoon wi” (light the way) and Xaragn ci jamono (talent of the moment). As a trainer and devotee of mobile journalism, she has introduced young people in her country to citizen journalism. She is currently the head of the Association of Women Reporters of the Mauritanian national channel. Maïmouna Lo has been training since 2020 at the Centre d’Etudes des Sciences et Techniques de l’Information – CESTI Dakar. She is the winner of the second TV prize of the documentary on migration organised by IOM Senegal. In her perpetual quest for progress, Maïmouna Lo is always ready to explore new horizons.
Aminata SESAY ALUEDE
Aminata SESAY ALUEDE holds a Bachelor’s degree in Phonetics and General Linguistics from UCAD, Dakar, and has accumulated over 30 years of experience in text processing and translation in both English and French. She has worked with agencies of the United Nations system, an institute focused on media pluralism, and the leading African Union (AU) …Aminata SESAY ALUEDE holds a Bachelor’s degree in Phonetics and General Linguistics from UCAD, Dakar, and has accumulated over 30 years of experience in text processing and translation in both English and French. She has worked with agencies of the United Nations system, an institute focused on media pluralism, and the leading African Union (AU) agency in matters of civil aviation. Now retired and working as a freelancer, she continues to contribute to initiatives aimed at fostering development in the African continent.
Arsène Tungali
Translation ManagerArsène Tungali is a sworn translator from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Perfectly bilingual fluent in French and English, Arsène is the head of a company specializing in language services. He is also an activist on issues related to Internet governance. He strongly believes that every citizen should have access to an open, accessible, low-cost, and unrestricted Internet. He is known for his work in this direction through the NGO Rudi International. A great lover of travel, Arsène has visited thirty countries around the world.
Diomma Dramé
Fact-checking EditorDiomma Dramé holds a degree in journalism and has over 10 years of experience. She started at the daily newspaper Wal-Fadjri, which belongs to one of the largest private press groups in Senegal. Diomma Dramé also worked at Ouestaf-News, a sub-regional online media covering the 15 ECOWAS countries before joining Africa-Check, the first French-speaking media house specialising in fact-checking. Diomma’s experience has been recognised several times by her peers at the international level: twice nominated for the Wameca Prize in Accra (2018, Human Rights category; 2019, Sustainable Development category) and at the national level: 1st prize in the written press in various fields (migration, gender…) Beside the press, she has authored for international institutions (Unesco, Enda-santé…) reflective documents on the Covid-19 pandemic. Diomma is currently a freelance journalist and collaborates with different national and international media in various fields.
Mohamed Dagnoko
Content ProducerWith a degree from the Centre d’étude des sciences et techniques de l’information, Mohamed Dagnoko is currently working in Mali as a foreign correspondent for the Moroccan television station Medi1TV. In addition to his profile as a journalist, Mr Dagnoko is also a digital enthusiast and a well-known blogger in his country.
Mor Fall
Post-Production ManagerMor Fall has a lot to offer. He is a videographer, computer graphics designer, director and scriptwriter. Well versed in audiovisual production, Mr Fall worked from 2016 to 2018 as a Director’s Assistant at Lab 80 FILM, Bergamo Italy. Thanks to his productions, he won the design competition on the fight against violence against women in Italy (2014). He also came 3rd in the Nikon competition (short video) in Italy in 2018.
Seydina Bilal Diallo
Editor-in-ChiefSeydina Bilal DIALLO holds a higher degree in journalism (in written press) from the Centre d’études des sciences et techniques de l’information (CESTI) at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and has more than a decade of experience in journalism. Since September 2012, he has worked in numerous publications in Senegal. He has also participated in the writing of several journals on themes such as land, oil and gas, gender parity, etc. He was crowned First Prize in the written press of the 9th edition of the annual press gala organized by the Convention of Young Reporters of Senegal (CJRS) on January 19, 2019. He also won the award for Best Print Press Article and the first EJICOM AWARD for Ethics and Excellence in Journalism, 2018 edition.