# Niagalé Bagayoko

> Niagalé Bagayoko is a collaborator in the Strategic Analysis Network.

Source: https://ras-nsa.ca/en/expert/niagale-bagayoko/
Modified: 2026-08-21

Niagalé Bagayoko holds a PhD in Political Science from the Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP) in Paris. Her thesis was awarded the first prize of the Institut des Hautes Études de la Défense Nationale (IHEDN). A specialist in security system reform (SSR) in Francophone Africa, international security policies in sub-Saharan Africa, and African conflict management mechanisms, she has directed the "peacekeeping and peacebuilding" program of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, after working as a researcher at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex (UK) and the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD, France), as well as a lecturer in international relations at the IEP of Paris. She is currently President of the African Security Sector Network (ASSN). She is a frequent contributor to numerous media outlets with an international audience, including television (France 24, TV5 Monde, Deutsch Welle, VOA, Africanews, etc.), radio (France Culture, RFI, BBC, etc.) and the press (Le Monde, le Point, Jeune Afrique, The Africa Report, etc.).