Zohra Mohamed Omar is a researcher in international relations, specializing in the Horn of Africa region, particularly Djibouti. She earned her Ph.D. summa cum laude from the Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques in Paris and works at the Institut d’Études Politiques et Stratégiques in the Center for Studies and Research, attached to the Ministry of Higher Education and Research of the Republic of Djibouti.