Bineta Diop

Bineta Diop is a Senegalese women’s rights and peace activist. In 1996, she founded Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), an international non-governmental organization promoting women’s leadership in conflict prevention, management and resolution in Africa, and served as its chair. From 2014, she served as the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security. She has received numerous honors for her work. In 2011, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.