Katharine Bebington
Katharine is a researcher in the Research Department at ACCORD. Katharine joined ACCORD in September 2020 as an intern and became a programme officer in 2021, before becoming a researcher in 2023. Born and raised in Durban, Katharine matriculated at Maris Stella School and furthered her education at the University of the Witwatersrand. At Wits, […]
‘Mukondeleli Mpeiwa
Mukondeleli Mpeiwa is Senior Policy Officer in the African Union (AU) Mediation Support Unit (MSU) and Coordinator: Panel of the Wise and FemWise – Africa Secretariat.
Awino Okech
Dr Awino Okech teaches at the Centre for Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Her teaching and research interests lie in the nexus between gender, sexuality and nation/state making projects as they occur in conflict and post-conflict societies. Dr Okech anchors her broader political work in feminist movement support organisations […]
Funmi Olonisakin
Professor ‘Funmi Olonisakin is Vice-President and Vice-Principal International and Professor of Security, Leadership and Development at King’s. Professor ‘Fumni Olonisakin is a founding member of the African Leadership Centre (ALC), which aims to build the next generation of African scholars generating cutting edge knowledge for security and development in Africa. Prior to this, she was Director of […]
Catherine Samba Panza
H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza, co-chair of FemWise-Africa, served as the interim President of the Central African Republic from 2014 to 2016. She was the first woman to hold the post of head of state in the country, as well as the eighth woman in Africa to do so.
Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe
H.E. Dr Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, co-chair of FemWise-Africa, is the former Vice President of Uganda from 1994 to 2003. She was the first woman in Africa to hold the position of vice-president of a sovereign nation.
Maina Wachira
Maina Wachira is Research and Analytics Associate at the Mawazo Institute.
Naliaka Odera
Naliaka Odera is Content Creator at the Mawazo Institute.
Kari Mugo
Kari Mugo is Digital Media and Public Engagement Consultant at the Mawazo Institute.
Gaidi Faraj
Dr Gaidi Faraj is the Head of College at the African Leadership University, he tweets @iamgaidi.