Osman Gbla

Osman Gbla holds a doctorate from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, where he also served as Head of the Department of Political Science and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law. He is also the founder of the Centre for Development and Security Analysis (CEDSA) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr Gbla was one of the lead consultants that prepared the Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and the Sierra Leone Vision 2025. His research interests include conflict and post-conflict peace building, governance, regional security and security sector reform, focusing especially on West Africa. He has published extensively in these areas and is a member of many research networks, including the Nordic Africa Institute Programme on Post-Conflict Transitions in Africa, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) project on Military Expenditures.