In the 1970s she was a medical doctor and lecturer,[1] and was one of the first African women to gain an agrégation in France, specializing in odontology and stomatology.
[3] She was the first woman to head the department of odontology and stomatology at Cheikh Anta Diop University.
From 1995 to 1999 she resumed work at Cheikh Anta Diop University,[3] but was increasingly active in international activities, including the United Nations Decade for Women world summits on women in 1990 and 1995.
She subsequently founded the Dakar-based Alliance for Migration, Leadership and Development, and remains its president.
[3] She has been made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in France, and a Commander of the National Order of the Lion in Senegal.