Nana Aba Appiah Amfo
Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo is Pro Vice-Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Ghana.
Yusuf Mussa
Yusuf Mussa is the executive director of New Access International (NAI) a research and development agency established in Somalia. NAI has a distinct focus in providing locally grounded research, analysis and actionable recommendations. Yusuf has over 11 years of experience working in state-building and peace-building programmes in Somalia.
Amb. Francisco Caetano José Madeira
Amb. Francisco Caetano José Madeira is the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). He was appointed on 08 October 2015. Amb Madeira has vast experience in Counter Terrorism and has served as the AU Special Representative for Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Director of the […]
James Swan
James Swan was appointed as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on 30 May 2019. Mr. Swan, a career diplomat, is a national of the United States. He spent most of his career in African countries facing complex political transitions. He served […]
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 22 February 2022 the appointment of Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon as his Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). Mr. Onanga-Anyanga brings over 25 years of progressively responsible experience at the national, regional and international levels with […]
António Guterres
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, in refugee camps and in war zones, the Secretary-General is determined to make human dignity the core of his work, and to serve as a peace broker, a bridge-builder […]
Vinand M. Nantulya
Vinand M Nantulya, MD, PhD, FRCPath, is the senior presidential advisor, Vaccines and Therapeutics, Kampala, Uganda. The author acknowledges Professor Francis Omaswa and Gloria Nantulya for their valuable comments on the manuscript.
Salihu Musa Umar
Salihu Musa Umar (Salim) is the chairperson of the Farmers and Herders Initiative for Peace and Development Africa (FHIPD-AFRICA).
Yida Seydou Diall
Yida Diall is a doctoral student and research lecturer in private law at the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of the University of Bamako, Mali. Since 2017, he has collaborated with numerous research projects of international organizations and NGOs on the issues of governance and violent extremism in the Central Sahel.
Nana Alassane Toure
Nana Alassane Toure is a sociologist by training and a specialist in development policies and practices. She is a researcher and author on issues of gender, peace and security, governance, violent extremism and human rights. She is also a trainer of trainers on various subjects and activist in Civil Society Organizations in Mali and Africa.