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I am a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Nigeria. I got my PhD in International Relations from the University of Nottingham UK. I am a 2014 awardee of the International Peace Research Association Foundation research grant and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. My research interests are Conflict, Peace and Democracy in Africa. I am also interested in Africa's Political Economy and Citizenship.

Nigeria, Mali, Security, Elites, African Union, Gender, Peace