Yvan Yenda Ilunga
Yvan Yenda Ilunga is an Assistant Professor of Political Science & International Relations and Associate Director of the MA International Relations programme at Salve Regina University. He is the Deputy Director of the Joint Civil-Military Interaction Research & Education Network. His research focuses on humanitarian action, peace operations, civil-military interactions, and governance in fragile and […]
Lesley Connolly
Lesley Connolly is the Regional Policy and Advocacy Manager at Nonviolent Peaceforce, where she leads the organisation’s engagement with the African Union and regional bodies to advance unarmed civilian protection (UCP) and community-centred approaches to peace and security. Based in Nairobi, Lesley works to bridge the gap between grassroots protection efforts and continental policy processes, […]
Imane Karimou
Imane Karimou is the United Nations Representative for Nonviolent Peaceforce. Previously, she worked as a consultant researcher in conflict resolution and political analysis. She holds a master’s degree in international security and conflict resolution from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and another in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from the Paris School […]
Judy Njeri Mbugua
Judy Njeri Mbugua is a Media and Communications Executive at the International Relations society of Kenya (IRSK) and a Young Diplomat Fellow with the International Relations Society of Kenya and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung(Kenya). She is passionate about advancing democratic values as an anchor for resilience in the emerging global order. She believes that for multilateralism […]
Monthati Ntsoane
Monthati Ntsoane is an Intern in the Programmes Department at ACCORD. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in International Relations from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is currently pursuing her Master’s in International Relations. Her interests include community engagement and development, through social impact and innovation.
Dr. Ozonnia Ojielo
Dr. Ozonnia Ojielo, a distinguished Nigerian development expert, who currently serves as the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Rwanda. With over 25 years of experience in sustainable development, he has overseen UN programmes spanning multiple continents. Prior to his current role, Dr. Ojielo served as Resident Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan and held senior UN Development Programme […]
Dr. Hesphina Rukato
Dr. Hesphina Rukato is a Pan-African development practitioner and academic with experience in environment and climate change, development, governance, and peace and security. She has practiced and written extensively on these topics, including a book, “Future Africa, Prospects for Democracy and Development Under NEPAD (2010), and more recently (2025) on “Tana At 10: Reflections on […]
Seba Issa
Seba Issa is the Aswan Forum Coordinator and Peace Operations Program Manager at the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), an Egyptian public agency specialised in training, capacity building and research in the fields of peace and security in Africa and the Middle East. She contributes to the centre’s capacity building, […]
Chido Mutangadura-Yeswa
Chido Mutangadura-Yeswa is a peace and conflict expert whose work focuses on human security developments in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on security sector reform, conflict prevention, preventive diplomacy, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction and development, governance, regionalism, and foreign policy. Chido is a former Senior Fellow at the United Nations University-Centre for Policy Research where she co-led research […]
Matteo Peccini
Matteo Peccini is a PhD student in Global Studies at the University of Urbino and a Visiting Research Fellow at the UN University for Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) in Bruges, Belgium, working on Africa-EU relations and Postcolonial Studies.