Mahamane Rabiou Aboubacar Sadikou

Research Associate , Niger

Specializes in International Relations, Security Studies, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Policy.
He successfully defended his thesis on local governance in the area of security in Niger: the case of the department of Ouallam. As a result, he is a security sector governance expert. He is currently completing his doctoral thesis on the topic of state and human security in the central Sahel.
He is a freelance researcher and the author of an article on youth entrepreneurship as an effective peacebuilding tool. Mr. Mahamane Rabiou is a founding member of two (2) non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the education, environment, health, and culture sectors. He is also the CEO of SMART-IDEA Consulting, a firm that provides services to tertiary sector businesses.