Dr. Ibrahima Amadou Dia is Director of the African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration (ACSRM), an African Union Commission’s Centre devoted to strengthening studies, research, capacity building, training, and policies on African migration. He earned a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Geneva, a Master’s in Development Studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and a Master’s in Sociology at the University Gaston Berger of Saint Louis, Senegal. He had a wealth of experience on migration issues from an academic and policy standpoint. He held several academic/research positions in Europe, North America, and Africa. Also, as a Staff member, Expert, Adviser, and International Consultant, he worked with various international organizations on migration issues and drafted national migration policies and action plans for African countries and beyond Africa. He has extensively published and advised government stakeholders and regional and international policymakers on migration and other social science topics. He has participated in several international migration-related funded research projects, academic conferences, policy dialogues, and scholarly and professional associations.