Fiifi Edu-Afful
Dr. Fiifi Edu-Afful is a Senior Researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), where he leads the Preventing Armed Conflict and Armed Violence (PACAV) pillar. A distinguished scholar-practitioner, he has held appointments as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar-in-Residence at American University’s School of International Service and the University of Maryland’s Department of Government and […]
Nicholas Haysom
In January 2021, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS. From 2019 to 2020, Nicholas Haysom served as the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sudan. From 2018 to 2019, he was the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and […]
Morten Bøås
Morten Bøås is a research professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). His research focuses on conflict, politics and statebuilding in Africa and the Middle East. His most recently published books are Africa’s Insurgents: Navigating an Evolving Landscape (Lynne Rienner, 2017, with Kevin Dunn) and Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention: A […]
Laouali Mahamane
Laouali Mahamane is a geographer by profession, director of the Bureau d’Etudes Beta Consult and the focal point of the Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa (ARGA) in Niger. He is working in the implementation of various research projects – PREVEX (Preventing Violent Extremism in the Balkans and the MENA: strengthening resilience in enabling environments), […]
Maman Sambo Sidikou
Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou, from Niger, is currently the Executive Secretary of the G5 Sahel, the group of five countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Sidikou served as the Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration. He also served as the Special Representative of the Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia and […]
Pierre Buyoya
Monsieur Pierre Buyoya est né à Mutangaro, dans la province de Bururi le 24 novembre 1949. Après une carrière militaire brillante, il préside aux destinées du Burundi à deux reprises : de septembre 1987 à juillet 1993, puis de juillet 1996 à avril 2003. A deux reprises, il a permis une alternance politique pacifique dans […]
Raouf Farrah
Raouf Farrah is a senior analyst at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. He focuses on migration and criminal economies in North Africa and the Sahel and serves as a contributing member of the African Youth Front on Coronavirus.
Chiamaka Nwachukwu
Chiamaka Nwachukwu is a medical doctor and coordinator of the Youth Front at the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy.
Nardos Bekele-Thomas
Nardos Bekele-Thomas is currently the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa. Prior to this, she served (2016-2017) as the Senior Director of the Office of the Secretary-General, in charge of the overall management of the Office of the Secretary-General, the Office […]
Rhuks Ako
Rhuks Ako holds a PhD in law from the University of Kent at Canterbury in the United Kingdom. He is an independent researcher with interests in youth, peace and security.