Adjunct Professor of Practice
Dr. Émile Ouédraogo is an adjunct professor of practice at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, specializing in issues related to national security strategy development and security sector governance. Since 2007, he has worked with the Africa Center on more than 25 activities as a speaker, facilitator, and author. He also works with AFRICOM, Partners Global, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Friedrich Erbet Stiftung, and the ECOWAS Parliament. He is a member of the African Security Sector Network and founding President of the Fondation pour la Sécurité du Citoyen of Burkina Faso.
Prior to joining the Africa Center, in 2017-18, Dr. Ouédraogo completed a six-month mission with the African Union as a security sector reform and governance expert for Madagascar. As Minister of Security of Burkina Faso from 2008 to 2011, he initiated and developed a Homeland Security Strategy and operationalized the concept of community policing and community participation in the management of security issues. After 30 years of service with the Burkina Faso Army, he retired from active duty in in 2012 as a Colonel, having served in positions including Aide to the Prime Minister, Support Regiment Commanding Officer, and Chief of the Military Intelligence Division at the Army General Staff.
Dr. Ouédraogo was a parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso and the ECOWAS Parliament, where he sat on the Political Affairs, Peace, Defense, and Security Committees. In this capacity, he carried out informative and investigative missions in most of ECOWAS’ 15 countries.
He earned a Ph.D. with honors from the Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies in Paris, France, on security sector reform and governance in the ECOWAS Region.
Areas of Expertise
National Security Strategy Development, Security Sector Governance, Military Professionalism
Kontakt
Toolkit
Strengthening Military Professionalism in Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, December, 2022
Manual
Manual of Operational Procedures
Office National de Sécurisation des Mines, Burkina Faso, 2017
Bericht
The State of Intelligence Services in West Africa, Issues and Prospects: The Case of Burkina Faso
Konrad Adenauer Foundation, 2017
Research Project
Security Dialogue in the Sahel-Sahara Region: Rethinking Regional Security
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2016
Research Paper
Advancing Military Professionalism in Africa
Pour la professionnalisation des forces armées en AfriqueAfrica Center for Strategic Studies, July 31, 2014
Professionalism in Africa’s Security Sector
Le professionnalisme dans le secteur de la sécurité en Afrique
Profissionalismo no Setor de Segurança na AfricaAfrica Center for Strategic Studies, June 2023
Élaboration d’une stratégie de sécurité nationale
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, June 26, 2019
La stratégie de la sécurité nationale et les ressources
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, May 2017
Collaboration entre les institutions de la sécurité
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, May 2017
Identifier et donner pouvoir aux parties prenantes : Consultation et collaboration
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, February 2017
Principes éthiques de leadership
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, October 2016
Surmonter les défis de leadership stratégique dans la pratique
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, May 2016
Military Professionalism in Africa
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, September 2015