Tizie Maphalala
Tizie is a passionate educator whose experience in the field spans more than 35 years. Having started her career as a secondary school teacher, she went on to become a teacher educator first at a teacher’s college and then at the University of Swaziland for about 15 years. Feeling the urge to engage in education […]
Nothando Maphalala
Nothando Maphalala is a policy and advocacy specialist. She was the Femwise Mediation and Advocacy Officer at the African Union Mission in Juba, South Sudan. Her areas of interest are conflict transformation, gender justice and policy research.
Tandeka Nkiwane
Professor Tandeka Nkiwane is the Special Advisor to the CEO of NEPAD.
Ovigwe Eguegu
Ovigwe Eguegu is an Analyst with a special focus on geopolitics, diplomacy and international institutions. His thematic areas of expertise includes, African Union, Africa-China relations. He is frequently quoted in news media, and has appeared on or given commentary to a range of platforms including Al Jazeera English, CGTN, DW News, BBC radio, Bloomberg, and […]
Dr. Chika Charles Aniekwe
Chika Charles Aniekwe, PhD, is a senior leader in governance, peace, stabilisation, and development. He has over 20 years of experience, including 12 years in multilateral systems across various countries and contexts, in senior advisory roles in Ethiopia, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Somalia, and the Lake Chad Basin region, where he led the UNDP Lake […]
Michelle Mendi Muita
Michelle Mendi Muita is currently the Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist for the Regional Programme for Africa at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In this capacity, she is responsible for implementing the overall communications strategy and knowledge management processes for UNDP’s 30+ regional projects and initiatives in Africa. Prior to joining UNDP, Michelle was […]
Juliette Ovadia
Juliette Ovadia is a programme coordinator and research assistant for the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Zainab Usman
Zainab Usman is a senior fellow and director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Her fields of expertise include institutions, economic policy, energy policy, and emerging economies in Africa. Her forthcoming book, Economic Diversification in Nigeria: the Politics of Building a Post-Oil Economy, is set to be […]
Roselyn Akombe
Roselyn Akombe is the Regional Governance and Peacebuilding Coordinator at the UNDP Regional Service Center for Africa in Addis Ababa. She has over twenty years of leadership experience including as a Commissioner with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya, the African Union and civil society organizations. She holds post-graduate and doctorate degrees in Global […]
Sizo Nkala
Sizo Nkala is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Africa-China Studies, University of Johannesburg. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu Natal. His research interests include China-Africa relations in the technology, media and economic spheres, African political-economy, immigration, and global politics.