Elias C. Ngwu
Joshua O. Zachariah
Yohannes Haile Getahun
Ntokozo Sibanyoni
Christoncia Joyness
Samwel Alananga
Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki

Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki of Niger is the former CEO of the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), having held this position from 2009 to April 2022. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger. During his academic career, Dr Mayaki taught in Niger, Venezuela, and France and directed […]
Nontobeko Mpanza

Nontobeko Mpanza joined ACCORD in June 2025 as a Research Intern within ACCORD’s Projects tittled ”Contributing Towards Sustainable Coalitions at the Local Government Level in South Africa” and “Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion Programme”. Born and raised in Durban, Nontobeko completed a Bachelor of Arts in English Studies and Political Science in 2020 and a Bachelor […]
Zaliha Abdulhamid Lawal

Zaliha Abdulhamid Lawal is an intern in the Programme Department at ACCORD. She is a Rotary Peace Fellow and currently a Master’s student in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University. Prior to her studies, she worked in the development sector in Nigeria. She is a certified project manager through the Project […]
Adrian Nolasco

Adrian Nolasco is completing a master’s degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy at SIT Graduate Institute. His studies included a semester in Geneva, where he focused on international relations and multilateral diplomacy and a semester in Durban, where he specialized in BRICS cooperation and energy diplomacy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services and […]