Ibrahima Niang

Ibrahima Niang is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal, where he also earned his Ph.D. in Sociology. His teaching and research focus on economic sociology, international relations, and China's geopolitics in Africa. He has served as a visiting research fellow at Humboldt University and a visiting researcher at Renmin University of China. In addition to his academic roles, Niang is actively involved in international networks, serving as an Executive Member of the World Conference of Sinology and the Executive Director of the Institute of African and Asian Studies of Sahel.