Dr. Bah holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Queen's University, Canada. He specializes in sub-regional and regional integration, and security cooperation in Africa with a specific focus on ECOWAS, SADC and the African Union. He was a Senior Researcher with the Peace Missions Program at the Institute for Security Studies; where he was responsible for a project on the protection of civilians. During this time, he served as a consultant to the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development in developing the legal and policy framework for the Eastern Africa Standby Brigade; as part of the African Union's effort to establish an African Standby Force. Sarjoh was one of four consultants contracted by the European Commission to undertake the mid-term evaluation of the 250 Million Euro Africa Peace Facility. He is a keen follower of the emerging relationship between the African Union and European Union, especially in the areas of peace and security. Dr. Bah worked as a teacher and journalist in Botswana, and has travelled extensively in Africa, Europe and North America.
His recent publications include A Tortuous Road to Peace: The Dynamics of Regional, UN and International Humanitarian Interventions in Liberia, ISS: Pretoria, South Africa, 2005 (co-edited with Festus Aboagye), and numerous journal articles, book chapters and reports on a broad range of issues. His areas of academic and research interests revolve around the nexus between development and security.
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