Lena Habtu
Lena Habtu is a student at Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania), pursuing an Honors Special Major in Political Sociology with minors in Arabic Studies and Computer Science. Born in Ethiopia, Lena’s research interests lie in ethnic cohesion, intra-state conflict, and how African states politically accommodate multiethnicity. As a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, she is conducting independent […]
Jack Gasdia
Jack Gasdia is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he is completing a Graduate Certificate in African Studies and writing a thesis entitled, “Peace Is Pro-Social Behavior: How Emotional Experiences of Conflict Explain Individual Peace Activity in Somalia.” He holds a Bachelor of Science in […]
Jack Fitzgerald
Mr. Jack Fitzgerald is an emerging researcher currently completing a second Master of Arts Degree at The School of International Training in Diplomacy and International Affairs. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research, New York, NY. His recent dissertation project titled: “Keeping the Peace, from Yugoslavia […]
Chimbuchi Chinedu-Okoro
Ms. Chimbuchi Chinedu-Okoro, an undergraduate at Pomona College in Claremont, California, is originally from Enugu State, Nigeria. She is in the process of attaining her Bachelors in International Relations with a keen interest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her academic pursuits include independent research on Rwanda’s involvement in the Eastern DRC conflict and the Swahili Coast. As […]
Ndzalama Cleopatra Mathebula
Ndzalama Mathebula is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Politics, and International Relations, University of Johannesburg. ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4313-8555
Thomas Wuchte
Mr. Thomas Wuchte is the Founder of the Center for Multilateral Collaboration and Cooperation Leadership, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area and Bangkok. He recently completed his assignment as the Executive Director for the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) located in Valletta, Malta. He is a graduate of the United […]
Rehema Zaid Obuyi
Rehema Zaid Obuyi holds a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies. Recently acquired Executive Masters in Managing Peace and Security in Africa at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) Addis Ababa University. She works as the Chief Analyst and Strategist in PVE/CT at Integrated initiatives for Community Empowerment (IICEP) Kenya. A member of […]
Henintsoa Onivola Minoarivelo
Henintsoa Onivola Minoarivelo is a systems scientist within the Climate Security team at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. She develops analytics to help understand the complexity of the relationships between climate, conflict and migration in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
Nqobile Moyo
Nqobile Moyo is a Peace and Security Expert with SAPPC. He has developed a Climate Risk Assessment Toolkit and a Guidance Note to enable practitioners to better understand and address the climate change, peace and security nexus challenges.
Sivuyile Sitole
Sivuyile is a Programme Officer in the Programmes Department. He joined ACCORD in June 2024. Sivuyile possesses a Masters Degree in Political and International Studies from Rhodes University. His dissertation evaluated the impact of liberal and hybrid approaches to peacebuilding in Sierra Leone after the 1991 – 2002 Civil War. He is an Andrew Mellon […]