I hold a B.A in Political Science with French from the University of Ghana, Ghana. I received a M.A in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Canada. I have held different administrative, teaching and research positions in Canada and Ghana including working for international non-governmental organisations focused on development and security, and Ghana's Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Research topic
State Responses to Terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century
I have broader interests in conflict and security, transitional justice, peacebuilding, the empirical application of international security and human security.
I study how states maintain security by exploring government action towards political violence, conflict, terrorism, and insurgency in sub-Saharan Africa.
Using qualitative methods, I pay particular attention to the variations in security sector responses toward acts of terrorism within a state. I examine whether government elite interests or political interests determine the responses to these acts within areas facing violence. In particular, I investigate the divergent government and military responses to the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria.
Teaching experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant. "International Security (IR 205)" - 2nd Year course. Michaelmas Term and Lent Term, 2019 - 2020. London School of Economics.
Teaching Assistant. "Introduction to Politics (POLI100)" - 1st Year course. Winter and Spring Term, 2014 - 2015. University of British Columbia.
Academic supervisor
Dr Milli Lake
Research Cluster affiliation
Security and Statecraft Research Cluster