Folahanmi Aina

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Folahanmi Aina
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Osun
Citizenship Nigerian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Political Scientist
  • Educator
Employer RUSI
Spouse
Moji Alaga Aina
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(m. 2016)​
Awards
Website www.triolafoundation.org/about-us/

Folahanmi Aina (born June 1984) is a Nigerian political scientist, international security analyst, and the founder of Triola Aina Foundation. He is recognised as a prolific contributor to international security development in the Sahel region. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Educational background

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Ahmadu Bello University
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Seoul National University
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Kings College London

Folahanmi earned his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He later pursued advanced studies, obtaining a Master's degree in International Development Policy from Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2013. In 2017, he completed a second Master's degree in African Studies at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. He further obtained a PhD in Leadership Studies from the School of Global Affairs, King’s College London in 2023. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Career

Folahanmi began his career in 2011 as a Special Assistant to the Statistician General at the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria. In 2015, he transitioned to the role of Data Analyst for the Humanitarian Coordination Unit in the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria (Yemi Osinbajo). By 2018, he was serving as the Leadership Programme Coordinator for the African Leadership Centre's ALC-PGF initiative. Folahanmi also worked as Research Assistant at King's College London, and independent consultant for International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London and the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington, D.C. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Additionally, he served as a Senior Research Consultant for DCAF–Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance from 2021 to 2022 and worked as Research Director at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), an academic research arm of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. [16] [17] Currently, Folahanmi holds the position of Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. [18] [19]

Triola Aina Foundation

Triola Aina Foundation, established in 2017, is a Nigerian non-profit organization headquartered in Osun State, Nigeria, with a field office in Abuja, Nigeria. The foundation is dedicated to empowering young people to become active contributors to national development through strategic initiatives focused on education, youth leadership and nation building. [20]

Awards and Recognition

In 2016, Folahanmi was honoured with the Mandela Washington Fellowship by the U.S. State Department. In 2019, he was invited as a speaker and a Next Generation Delegate at the Global Food Security Symposium organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, USA. In 2021, he received the General Lamine Cissé Young Researcher Award from Partners West Africa, Senegal. [21] [22]

Works

Academic publications

Books

  • Contemporary Security Governance in Nigeria. [40]
  • Armed Banditry in Nigeria: Evolution, Dynamics, and Trajectories. [41]

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