Richard Ponzio
Dr. Richard Ponzio is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Stimson Centre’s Global Governance, Justice & Security Programme. He previously directed the Madeleine Albright-Ibrahim Gambari Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance and served in senior positions at the U.S. State Department and United Nations. A graduate of Oxford, Fletcher, The Graduate Institute-Geneva, and […]
Kelvin Lekapua
Kelvin is a peace and conflict researcher and analyst adept in policy driven research, rapporteuring, report writing and event coordination.
Charity Mawire
Charity Mawire is a PhD Candidate within the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has a multi-disciplinary background spanning across the disciplines of Economics, Development studies and Migration and Displacement. She holds a Master of Social Science degree in Development Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) […]
Tunji Namaiko
Tunji Namaiko is a Programme Officer responsible for the day-to-day coordination and operationalisation of the MoU between International IDEA and the African Union Commission under the Division for Africa and West Asia in Addis Ababa. Tunji joined International IDEA on 1 October 2020. He serves as a focal person for the coordination of activities between […]
Agau Bul Deng
Agau Bul Deng joined ACCORD as an intern in the Programmes Department. She has previously served as an intern in the Mediation Support Unit (MSU) under Peace and Security Division of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). She supported the organization and implementation of knowledge sharing and capacity building workshops across the Horn of Africa […]
Mahlet Hagos
Mahlet Hagos is a Programme Officer in ACCORD’s Programmes Unit. Her work focuses on supporting the Local and National Capacities Programme, aimed at enhancing multi-dimensional approaches to complex conflicts. Before joining ACCORD, Mahlet worked with the British Embassy in Addis Ababa and GIZ, where she worked on public diplomacy and portfolio management. She holds a Joint Master of Arts […]
Neo Letswalo
Neo Letswalo was a Climate Peace and Security Intern within ACCORD’s Research Unit. He is also a Research Associate at the 4IR and Digital Policy Research Unit at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg. He served in a number of roles, including most recently as a Research Assistant for the “Implementing […]
Sara Tadesse Gebremariam
Research fellow in the Research Unit at ACCORD and a Peace, Security and Development Associate Fellow with the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London.
Fatma Ahmed
Fatma Ahmed is presently serving as the Specialist at UNDP’s Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions. With more than a decade of experience in international development, she has demonstrated expertise in governance, peace, security, and climate security, while working with the African Union and Regional Economic Communities (RECs). Fatma previously held the position of Deputy […]