Mustapha Abdallah is a Researcher at the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research (FAAR) of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana. Focusing on Institutions such as the African Union (AU) and ECOWAS, he undertakes research on various issues; namely mediation, conflict prevention, peacekeeping, radicalization and violent extremism and election security in Africa.