Jonathan Powell
Dr Jonathan Powell is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs at the University of Central Florida.
Viljar Haavik
Viljar Haavik is a PhD candidate at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs focusing on non-state armed actors, violent extremism, and state-building.
Tope Shola Akinyetun
Tope Shola Akinyetun teaches Political Science at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón is a Researcher at the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) at the University of Cape Town and a Research Associate at the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Muna Shifa
Dr Muna Shifa is a Senior Research Officer in the Southern Africa Labour Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and part of the editorial board of the journal Scientific African.
Bernard Hunvounopwa Basason
Bernard Hunvounopwa Basason is the Technical Advisor for Early Warning and Mediation at the ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture and Operations (EPSAO) Programme.
Bintou Keita

Ms. Bintou Keita is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). She was appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 14 January 2021. Ms. Keita has more than 30 […]
Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie

Honourable Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, a Gambian, was elected as a member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in October 2021 and sworn into office on 15 November 2021. She is the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa; Chairperson of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of […]
Omnia Musa

Omnia Musa is a former intern at ACCORD. She is currently studying at the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University, majoring in International Development and Political Science. She has a passion for music and philosophy, and is a teaching assistant for the Western Ancient Political Philosophy course, as well as the Modernization and Globalization […]
Mathias Jarikre
Dr Mathias Jarikre is a faculty member in the Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, National Open University of Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is also an alumnus of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute of Eastern Mennonite University and Summer Institute (Teaching Peace […]