Vincent Darracq serves as Regional Director at Promediation since November 2021. Prior to joining the organization, he spent five years as a member of the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan, where he focused on the conflict in Darfur, armed actors, and the peace process.
Before his tenure with the UN, Vincent worked for the French Ministry of Defence and several consulting firms, specializing in political and security risk analysis across Africa, with a particular focus on Central and Southern Africa. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Bordeaux IV (2010) and has authored numerous reports and articles on international relations and conflict in Africa for leading think tanks—including Chatham House, IFRI, and the EUISS—as well as academic journals such as African Affairs and Politique Africaine.