Samiratou Dipama is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Thomas Sankara University (Burkina Faso). She published several articles in peer-reviewed SSCI journals including Contemporary Politics, International Politics, Global Policy, Alternatives and Uluslararası Ilişkiler as well as book chapters in Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge. Her current research interests include development cooperation, global governance, informal governance, EU-Africa relations, Turkey-Africa relations, democratization and security issues in Africa.