Maud Dlomo
Ambassador Maud Dlomo is the Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in South Africa.
Francesca Caruso
Francesca Caruso is an independent researcher focusing on Central African Peace and Security issues. Since 2019, she has also been working for the Community of Sant’Egidio within the International Relations team with a focus on conflict mediation. From 2017 to December 2023, Francesca has also worked as a researcher for the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) […]
Cecilia Nedziwe
Dr Cecilia Lwiindi Nedziwe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political and International Relations at Rhodes University. At Rhodes University, she teaches an undergraduate course on African Gender Studies, and at Post graduate level two courses: Africa in the World, and The Politics of Migration and Identity. Her research interests centre around Southern Africa’s International relations, […]
Lennon Monyae
Lennon Monyae is an advocate for youth empowerment and human rights. Holding a Bachelor of Arts (Masters) in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand, he has been serving as an officer at the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Continental Secretariat. Lennon leads efforts to integrate Civil Society and Youth perspectives into the APRM […]
Kudakwashe Bandama
Kudakwashe is an experienced professional in African democracy and governance, specialising in youth political participation, policy analysis, elections research, and strategic support for democracy-strengthening initiatives. He led the research for the African Union’s “Guide to Youth Participation in Political and Electoral Processes in Africa” and conducts training for youth groups continent-wide on the same. Kuda […]
Catherine Charles Modi Vitaliano
Catherine Charles M. Vitaliano holds a bachelor’s degree in public and Private Law (LLB) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and completed a master’s degree in Global Leadership and Peacebuilding from King’s College London (KCL). She is also a Research Fellow on Peace, Security, and Development at the Africa Leadership Centre (ALC). Catherine […]
Linda Leogah Forkwa
Ms Linda Leogah Forkwa is an African Union Scholar and is currently pursuing her second master’s degree in Governance and Regional Integration at the Pan African University Institute of Governance, Humanities, and Social Sciences in Yaounde II, Cameroon. With a keen interest in evidence-based research, her dissertation is titled ‘WPS Considerations in Peacebuilding Processes: A […]
Tinashe Sithole
Dr Tinashe Sithole is a post-doctoral research fellow at the SARChI Chair: African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His thesis focused on the influence of political settlements on the governance of natural resources in post-liberation Zimbabwe and South Africa. He holds a Master of Arts (Politics) degree from the […]
Ojot Miru Ojulu
Ojot Miru Ojulu is a PhD holder in Peace Studies with a research focus on Human Rights from the University of Bradford in the UK. He has over 20 years of hands-on experience as a local human rights defender in Ethiopia, a researcher with ACCORD in South Africa, and Assistant General Secretary for International Affairs […]
Mokete Pherudi
Dr Mokete Pherudi, served as a technocrat in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mediation processes in Lesotho, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. He was also part of SADC Observer Mission to the Kingdom of Lesotho (SOMILES) – (2014-2015). His latest publication is a book titled “Lesotho on SAD Agenda: Challenges of […]