Pindai Sithole
Dr Pindai M. Sithole is a Programmes Coordinator at the Africa Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA), an Affiliate College of the National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Blessing Makwambeni
Dr Blessing Makwambeni is a Senior Lecturer in the Journalism and Media Studies Department, Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Adeoye O. Akinola
Dr Adeoye O. Akinola is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg. He obtained a doctorate in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. He was a Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Nigeria, a Post-Doctoral […]
Velomahanina Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo
Dr Velomahanina Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo is the Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Transformations at the Hochschule für Politik München at the Technical University of Munich. She is also a Scientific Collaborator at Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. She obtained her Ph.D. in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies […]
David Beasley
As Executive Director of the World Food Programme, David Beasley continues his life’s work bridging political, religious and ethnic boundaries to champion economic development and education. At WFP, Mr. Beasley is putting to use four decades of leadership and communications skills to mobilise more financial support and public awareness for the global fight against hunger. […]
Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Wamkele Mene was elected as the first secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 10 February 2019 at the 33rd African Union Summit. Prior to being elected to this position, he was South Africa’s chief negotiator for the AfCFTA. He also represented his country at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Owen Mangiza
Owen Mangiza is a lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. He is also a PhD student in history at the University of Venda, South Africa. He holds a Master of Arts in African History. His research interests include ethnicity, electoral history, liberation war history, and has recently […]
Joshua Chakawa
Joshua Chakawa is a senior lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in History. His research interests include medical history, indigenous knowledge systems, human displacement, peace, conflict, liberation movements and history of religion. He has published extensively both locally and internationally. Of […]
Nadira Bayat
Nadira Bayat is a Gender and Trade Expert with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), where she leads the approach to gender mainstreaming in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) National Strategies. Nadira began her career at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and subsequently served at the International Court of […]
David Luke
David Luke is the Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre at the Economic Commission for Africa. He is responsible for leading the Commission’s research, training, capacity development and policy advisory services on inclusive trade policies, with a focus on boosting intra-Africa trade and supporting the continental free trade area. His portfolio also includes WTO, […]