I am a consultant, public speaker and an activist. I am currently a regional project manager for East and Southern Africa at Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), and a former Head of Office for JHR’s project focused on strengthening media, human rights and supporting the peace process in South Sudan.

I hold a Master of Philosophy in Conflict Transformation and Management and a Ph.D. in International Relations and Conflict Resolution from the Department of Politics and History at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

Born and bred in the rural areas of Qunu in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, I am passionate about conflict resolution and development in Africa, a continent characterized by chronic conflicts and underdevelopment. My doctoral thesis, titled Preventive Diplomacy and Conflict Provention in Africa: Examining South Africa's Role in Conflict Resolution in Democratic Republic of Congo’, argued for the hybrid approach to the resolution of African conflicts, paying specific attention to the frustration of basic human needs and an urgency for institutional and structural change in African governments in order to achieve stability, durable peace and development, and ultimately realize ‘an Africa that is developed and at peace with itself’.

My career interests and expertise include diplomacy, international relations, African politics, conflict resolution, foreign policy and history.

I have delivered academic papers, published book chapters and spoke on topics of human rights, development, peace, reconstruction and conflict resolution in Africa in different parts of the world, including Italy, Portugal, United States, Canada, Ecuador, Iraq, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and France.