François Louncény Fall
Ambassador François Louncény Fall of Guinea is the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) since 1st November 2016. He has previously served as SRSG in the Central African Republic (2007-2009) and in Somalia (2005-2007). Prior to joining UNOCA, Mr. […]
Liv Tørres
Liv Tørres is director of Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, NYU-CIC and a visiting professor at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Maria Ramos
Co-Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals and former Chief Executive Officer of Absa Group Limited
Vera Songwe
Vera Songwe took up her role as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 3 August 2017 at the level of Under Secretary-General. She brings to ECA and the position of Executive Secretary, a long-standing track record of providing policy advice on development and a wealth of experience in delivering development […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Board Chair, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance; AU Special Envoy to Mobilize International Economic Support for the Fight Against COVID-19; Former Finance Minister, Nigeria
Sophia Theresa Williams-De Bruyn
Sophia Theresa Williams-De Bruyn is a veteran anti-apartheid activist who was one of the organizers and leaders of the 1958 South African Women’s March to the Union Buildings. She is a former Member of Parliament (MP), and a Former Commissioner of Gender Equality in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
Wairimu Nderitu
Alice Wairimu Nderitu is an author, armed conflict mediator, columnist and ethnic relations educator. See https://wairimunderitu.com/
El-Ghassim Wane
El-Ghassim Wane (Mauritania) was the chief of staff/chief advisor to the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson from October 2017 to April 2019. Between January 2016 and September 2017, he held the position of United Nations (UN) assistant secretary-general for peacekeeping operations. He served as the AU Commission peace and security director from 2009 to 2015, […]
Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt
Professor Mohamed Al Hacen Lebatt, AUC Chairperson’s principal strategic adviser and Special Envoy to Sudan, was born in Moritania on 25 July 1953. Lebatt graduated from Dakar University’s Business Administration and Law department, and then received his master’s degree from Toulouse University’s law school in 1983, and his doctoral degree in 1987. Since 1987, he […]
Mohamed A.R.M. Salih
Professor Mohamed A.R.M. Salih is Nobel Prize for Peace co- laureate (awarded in 2007 to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change. His latest book (co-authored, with Professor Wil Hout) is A Political Economy of African Regionalisms: An Overview of Asymmetrical Development (Edward Elgar 2019) https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-political-economy-of-african-regionalisms-9781785364365.html.