Fatim Badjie

Fatim Badjie (born November 13, 1983) is a Gambian entrepreneur, and strategic communications expert who served in various capacities in the country’s private sector.^[1]

Fatim Mbenga Badjie
Born	c. 1983 Banjul, The Gambia
Nationality	Gambian
Education	Gambia Senior Secondary School, Belgium, Tennessee State University (BA in Communication)
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur and Communication Professional
Years active	2008–present
Employer	Ace Communications Executive (CEO)
Known for	Secretary of State for Communications and Information Technology of The Gambia
Predecessor	Neneh Macdouall-Gaye
Father	Dembo M. Badjie

Fatim Baje speaking at the 2023 Gambia National Internet Governance Forum

Early life and education

Fatim Badjie was born around 1982 in Banjul, is the daughter of Dembo M. Badjie, who served as Gambia's ambassador to Sierra Leone, India and China. She is a member of the Jola tribe. She attended the Gambia Senior Secondary School, where she received her early education. She then continued her studies in Belgium. She later pursued higher education at Tennessee State University in the United States, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Communication.^[1] And later she pursued a master's degree from University of Manchester in ICT for development.^[2]

Career

She was employed at Comium Gambia, a GSM company, as senior communications officer. In March 2008 she was appointed Minister of Communications, Information and Information Technology, replacing Neneh Macdouall-Gaye.^[1] At the time, she was the youngest person ever appointed to the Gambian cabinet. She was dismissed from the position in February 2009. She was later appointed Minister of Health and Social Welfare, a position she held from February 2011 to November 2012.^[3] She has been a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority since 2003.

Ace Communications Executive (ACE)

Badjie is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ace Communications Executive (ACE), a communications management, training, and PR consultancy firm she established in March 2009.^[4] In an inspiring account of her entrepreneurial journey, Badjie shared that she financed ACE entirely from her personal earnings and savings in 2009^[2].