British Academy Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa

Dr Mwita Chacha is Associate Professor in International Relations at the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham. His research focuses on regionalism/regional integration and its intersection with domestic political and security outcomes. 

Dr Florian G. Kern is Associate Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex. His research focuses on governance in Africa. His work related to IPIA focuses particularly on how foreign policy reflects constituent views.

Eniye C. Dubakeme is an Assistant Lecturer in the department of International Relations and Diplomacy, at Baze University. Her research focuses on Foreign affairs and governance for security in Africa.

Dr Consolata Raphael Sulley is Lecturer in political science at the University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Leipzig University, Germany. She has researched, consulted and published on democracy and the democratisation process in Africa (Kenya and Tanzania in particular), elections, party politics, gender and women’s political empowerment, public policy, local governance, project evaluation, human rights and humanitarianism. 

Israel Nyaburi Nyadera is a lecturer at the National Defense College, National Defense University, Nairobi, Kenya. He is a Swiss Government Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland. Dr Nyadera has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Macau, a Masters in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University, Washington DC, a Masters in International Relations from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a degree in Political Science from the University of Nairobi. He is a fellow under the Irregular Warfare Initiative, a joint production of Princeton University and Westpoint and previously a fellow under the India-Africa Security Programme at the MP-IDSA, New Delhi.

Dr. Alecia Ndlovu is a Political Scientist and Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, specialising in Comparative and International Political Economy as well as Quantitative Research Methods. Her research focuses on political institutions and development in Africa's resource-rich economies. She is currently co-editing the Encyclopedia of African Politics(Edward Elgar Publishing) and leads a Worldwide Universities Network-funded project on Mining Accountability and Development in Africa.

Andre Ben-Moses Akuche is an early scholar of international relations with research interests in diplomacy, energy politics, foreign policy, international organizations, and conflict resolution. He is a PhD Candidate (International Relations) at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Caroline Shisubili Maingi is a Lecturer in International Studies and Philosophy at Strathmore University and a Doctoral Candidate in International Relations at the United States International University–Africa. Her research focuses on the intersection of regional integration, foreign policy, and political philosophy, with particular attention to the role of ideologies in shaping society. She brings to her work a background in applied philosophy and ethics, alongside practical experience in policy engagement at national and international levels.

Kingsley Ogunne is a Post-Doctoral Researcher whose work spans political economy of health, politics of global health, and climate justice. He earned a PhD in Political Science from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and have received reputable awards and research grants. His current research explores how African states exercise agency, assert strategic interests, and influence global health norms, frameworks, and policies. 

Fatou Bintou Niang is a PhD candidate in Political Science at Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, specializing in public policy and affiliated with the Laboratory for the Analysis of Societies and Powers Africa/Diasporas (LASPAD). Her research focuses primarily on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), gender studies, feminism, international relations, and cultural heritage promotion. She also works as a project manager, tutor, and adjunct lecturer, with strong involvement in academic supervision and the coordination of scientific activities

Dr. Mary Baremirwe Bekoreire has over two decades of experience in research, teaching, and strategic leadership, specializing in community development and policy. Currently a Lecturer in Governance Department and Coordinator Higher Degrees at Kabale University, she has led numerous research projects. Her research interests focus on governance, public policy, gender and political science with a goal to inform policy.

Dr. Caroline Kathure Gatobu is a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the National Defence University–Kenya. Her research examines the intersection of security, peace and conflict, and development in the Horn of Africa, with a focus on how sovereignty, regional security dynamics, and human security challenges shape state and community resilience.

She holds a PhD in Development Studies from Moi University, an MA in Development Studies from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, and a BSc from the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton. Her previous work has explored topics ranging from violent extremism, climate security, gender, food security and development.

Dr. Gatobu brings an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges development policy contributing to debates on Kenya’s evolving role in regional stability and development in the Horn of Africa.

Alfred Makotsi is an Adjunct Lecturer at Kenya Methodist University and a PhD Candidate in Diplomacy and International Relations. He is a Mandela Washington Fellow (2025) and a Political Governance and Leadership Fellow (2017), with a strong background in political analysis and governance. His research and professional interests focus on diplomacy, democracy, election observation, and African politics.

Muhidin Shangwe, PhD, is a Lecturer of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Dar es Salaam. His research focuses on African international relations, particularly in the Africa-China space, as well as the geopolitical and geoeconomic competition among major powers in Africa

Dr Chikodiri Nwangwu is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Africa-China Studies, University of Johannesburg. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research and teaching interests straddle African political economy, peace and conflict, election, and social movement studies. He has published well-researched articles in many reputable journals, including Security Journal, Society, African Affairs, Review of African Political Economy, and International Feminist Journal of Politics.

Dr. Dikeledi Mokoena holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pretoria and an MA, Hons, and BA from Wits University. Her doctoral thesis titled “An Afrodecolonial Analysis of Resistance by the widowed women of Marikana” offers a decolonial reading of resistance by women who were situated in the ‘extended social reproductive sphere’ of South Africa’s extractive sector. Mokoena’s research interests are in feminist political economy, decoloniality, African feminism, and politics of development in Africa. Dr. Mokoena has experience in researching and coordinating multi-country research projects such as IFFs in the mining sector of Southern Africa, Regional integration and Migration in ECOWAS and SADC, as well as the AfCFTA and its interface with the EAC. She also has experience in designing international fellowship programs for change agents. Dr. Mokoena has trained youth leaders across the African continent on themes related to governance in Africa, leadership, and gender equality. Thus far she has trained over 3000 youth leaders in East, South, West, Central, and Northern Africa.

Tendai is a doctoral candidate in Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She holds an MSc in Media and Society Studies from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe and was a Digital Humanism Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM). She is particularly interested in digital humanities and the human dynamics of climate change, especially its domestic and global politics.

Dr. Oluwatosin Ruth Ifaloye is a lecturer in International Relations at Covenant University in Nigeria. She specializes in transitional justice, stakeholder engagement, and African international politics.