Professor of Political Science at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (CERI Sciences Po) in Paris.
A senior researcher in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, he is also co-director of the Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance.
Soares de Oliveira has conducted extensive fieldwork on the international political economy of African states, focusing on extractive industries, the financial sector, conflict and post-conflict reconstruction and Afro-Asian relations. He is the author of several books.

Last updated: November 2025