Boris Traore is a Policy Analyst for IPA Francophone West Africa, where he supports project development & policy initiatives. He previously served as a consultant at the National Early Warning System program of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP Burkina Faso). In this role, he worked to promote peace through early warning. Boris holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Peace and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and Communication from the University of Ghana, Legon.