Dr Doudou Sidibé graduated from the Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 with a PhD in International Relations. He is a Teacher-Researcher at Novancia Business School, Paris, France where he teaches Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Business Diplomacy. He also teaches Political Communication at the Université Paris-Est-Marne-La Vallée. He has published two books, Stratégies de résolution des conflits en Afrique: Le cas de la République démocratique du Congo (2010) and Démocratie et alternance politique au Sénégal (2006).