Folly Bah Thibault

Folly Bah Thibault

Journalist, Al Jazeera Media Network

Folly Bah Thibault is a journalist, Principal Presenter for Al Jazeera English, based in Doha, Qatar. She has covered some of the world's biggest news stories and interviewed top leaders and newsmakers, including UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Bill Gates and Nobel laureates Malala Yusufzai, Wole Soyinka and Dmitry Muratov. 

Folly is also a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait, the UN’s Global Fund for Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises. She founded the NGO ‘Elle ira à l’école’ Fondation Kesso Bah- which promotes the education of young girls in Guinea and the West Africa Region.