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We are delighted to announce that Astou Dia has joined our team as Regional Director for Africa! 🎉 🌍 Astou brings over 18 years of advisory, investment, and program leadership experience across private sector development, sustainable finance, gender lens investing, agriculture, and health systems, working across more than 30 countries in Africa and Europe. At SEEK, she leads SEEK's work in Africa across the Health, Education, Climate, Sustainable Finance, Private Sector, and Entrepreneurship verticals, building pipeline and driving high-impact engagements. With cross-sectoral expertise spanning blended finance, SME support, agri-finance, gender lens investing, and multi-stakeholder program design, Astou supports clients, including development finance institutions, foundations, and private sector actors, in translating complex development challenges into investable, scalable solutions. She advises senior decision-makers at critical junctures, helping organizations structure strategies, design programs, build partnerships, and mobilize financing for lasting impact. ➡️  𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? Click the link in the comments below!