Abdi Aynte
Abdi Aynte is the Managing Director of Laasfort Consulting Group and former Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Somalia. He’s also the cofounder and former executive director of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies and a former senior UN official.
João Feijó
João Feijó is Mozambican, sociologist and PhD in African Studies. He has published on several topics, including identities and social representations, labour relations, migrations and the effects of the penetration of large projects in Mozambican rural areas. He is a member of Observatory of Rural Areas, where he coordinates the line of research on Poverty, […]
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh (Ghana) is the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union. Ms. Tetteh was the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi, and she served previously in the cabinet of the Government of Ghana as Minister for Foreign […]
Cheryl Hendricks
Professor Cheryl Hendricks is the Executive Director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR). Prior to this she was Executive Head of the Africa Institute of South Africa in the Human Sciences Research Council (July 2018 – September 2021). She was appointed as a Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at […]
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2010-2015, was born in Otuoke, Bayelsa State on November 20, 1957. He holds Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Zoology, Hydrobiology and Fisheries Biology respectively; all obtained from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Before joining politics, Dr Jonathan served as […]
Muhidin Shangwe
Muhidin Shangwe is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Dar es Salaam where he teaches International Relations and African Politics.
H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma
H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was democratically elected for two consecutive terms from 2007 – 2018 during which time he implemented far – reaching democratic reforms which resulted in the remarkable transformation of Sierra Leone. Prior to becoming president, he served as Minority Leader in Parliament for the All Peoples Congress (party) from 2002 -2007 […]
Emmerson Ubisse
Emmerson Ubisse, has been Provincial Delegate of the Christian Council of Mozambique (CCM), in Cabo Delgado, for the past 10 years. He is a Manager, Facilitator, Activist and General Secretary of COREM – the Council of Religions of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado and Representative Religious Leaders Network. He is also a Focal Point for Human […]
Rui Saraiva
Rui Saraiva is a research fellow in the Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Support Team, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in international public policy from Osaka University, Japan, his master’s degree in political science and international relations from NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal and his bachelor’s degree in […]
Sozinho Francisco Matsinhe
Professor Matsinhe holds a PhD in Linguistics with special reference to Bantu Languages from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. His postdoctoral research has focused on language planning and language development, language contact and bilingualism in education, the use of African languages as medium of instruction in formal education as […]