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The Africa Policy Journal is partnering with Collateral Benefits to share stories of Africans about their experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown. In this #APJChat, Editor-In-Chief Ada Ezeokoli speaks with Co-Founder and Co-Editor of Collateral Benefits, Susana Edjang, about her vision for the project and how she hopes to see Africa grow chan change through the experience of the pandemic.

Interview of Dr. Murangi on the Nama and Herero Genocide by The Africa Policy Journal @ Harvard Kennedy School

Dr. Albert Zeufack, World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, sat with Africa Policy Journal Lead Interview Editor, Mez Belo-Osagie. Dr. Zeufack answered questions on a wide variety of topics including his career path in academia and policy-making, digitization, Africa’s infrastructure gap, and Chinese engagement with the African continent.

the Harvard Africa Policy Journal and Harvard African Law Association hosted Jidenna at Harvard Law School. APJ Interview Editor Jacob Omorodion (JD ’20) sat down with Jidenna to discuss his latest album, the 85 to Africa Tour, the “Black Atlantic,” and transnational black identity.

Teju Abisoye, Acting Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), sat down with APJ editor Oladeji Tiamiyu for an interview. Formerly the Director of Programmes and Coordination at LSETF, Mrs. Abisoye is a lawyer with experience in development finance, project planning and management. Watch video of this interview here: https://apj.hkspublications.org/teju/

Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi, CEO & Founder of JR Farms Africa, sat down with the Africa Policy Journal for an interview during his visit for the 2019 MIT Africa Innovate Conference. JR Farms Africa has agribusiness operations in Nigeria, Rwanda, United States and Zambia respectively. In Nigeria JR Farms operates cassava value chain processing centers and in Rwanda they process, package, and export coffee to various parts of the world. Watch the video interview here - https://apj.hkspublications.org/olawale/

Thione Niang, Co-founder and Managing Partner of AKON Lighting Africa, sat down with our Partnerships Editor, Katherine Townsend for a conversation during his visit as a speaker at the 2019 MIT Africa Innovate Conference. In addition to his work with AKON Lighting Africa, Thione created the Give 1 Project, which promotes leadership and entrepreneurship through women empowerment and global leadership programs in its its incubation centers in over 30 countries. Watch the video interview here - https://apj.hkspublications.org/thione/

Adel Abdel Ghafar is a fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and at the Brookings Doha Center, where he was previously Acting Director of Research (2016-2017). He specializes in political economy and his research interests include state-society relations and socio-economic development in the MENA region. Abdel Ghafar is the author and editor of several volumes and reports including: “Egyptians in Revolt: The Political Economy of Labor and Student Mobilizations 1919-2011“ (Routledge, 2017), A Stable Egypt for a Stable Region (European Parliament, 2018), The European Union and North Africa: Prospects and Challenges (Brookings Institution Press, 2019) and “The Middle East: Revolution or Reform?” (Melbourne University Press, 2014). Just recent he is one of the authors of “Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya” 2019

The APJ sat down with Babatunde Fagbohunlu for an interview during a visit for the 2019 Africa Development Conference. Fagbohunlu is a partner at Aluko & Oyebode where he heads the firm’s dispute resolution and maritime practice groups, and specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration with particular emphasis on complex commercial matters. He regularly represents Nigerian, foreign and multi-national clients in high-profile proceedings before the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the London Court of International Arbitration. Fagbohunlu is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association; International Bar Association; London Court of International Arbitration; and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

The Africa Policy Journal conducted an interview with Anthony Nkinzo Kamole. Mr. Nkinzo is the Managing Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI). Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Nkinzo held the position of Partner specialized in Tax and Legal advisory at ABN Nzailu & Co. From January 2015 to December 2016 and from September 2012 to December 2014 respectively, He was the Chief of Staff at the Portfolio Ministry in charge of implementing and aligning rules and laws to increase efficiency and was the Chief of Staff at the Deputy Prime Ministry of Budget. Prior to this governmental experience, Mr. Nkinzo also worked as a Tax & Legal Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers DRC from and as Human Resources Business Partner at Nestlé. Mr. Nkinzo is a graduate in General Management from HEC Paris (France) 2014 and holds a Master in Law from Université de Kinshasa and a Master in International Public Law from Université de Kinshasa and Université Catholique de Bukavu. There are a few inaudible moments in the recording due to microphone issues.

The Africa Policy Journal sat down with Gwen Mwaba, the Director & Global Head of Trade Finance at the African Export Import Bank, for an interview. Ms. Mwaba was visiting Cambridge as a part of Harvard’s 2019 Africa Development Conference. Watch video of this interview here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/gwen_mwaba/

We sat down with Ambassador Walter Carrington, the former US Ambassador to Nigeria and former US Ambassador to Senegal, for an interview. Ambassador Walter Carrington was visiting for the 2019 Africa Development Conference at Harvard. He is an alumni of both Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Watch video of this interview here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/walter-carrington/

The Africa Policy Journal sat down with Stephen Kauma, the Director & Global Head of the Human Resources Department at the African Export Import Bank, for an interview. Mr. Kauma was visiting Cambridge as a part of Harvard’s 2019 Africa Development Conference. Video of the interview can be found here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/stephen-kuama/

We sat down with Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed for an interview during her visit for the Africa Development Conference. Ambassador Mohammed is the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations. Before her appointment, she was Senior Special Advisor to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and worked with the organization for over a decade. Prior to joining ECOWAS, she was the Executive Director at West Africa Conflict and Security Consulting. She has also previously worked as a Programme Manager for regional cooperation in West Africa at the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS and as Regional Project Manager for security policy projects in West Africa with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Fatima holds a Master of Arts in Peace, Security, Development and Conflict Transformation from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and a Master of Arts in Sustainable Economic Development from the UN University of Peace in Costa Rica. She also holds an MBA in Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland and a BA in Environmental Design from the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria.

Dr. Mima Nedelcovych is the Founder and CEO of AfricaGlobal Partners and was recently named President Emeritus and Senior Advisor of the Initiative for Global Development (IGD). Prior to taking up his position at IGD, he was a Partner at the Schaffer Global Group (SGG) and was the lead Partner in the establishment of the Markala Sugar Project in Mali, serving as the Chairman of the Société Sucrière de Markala. Dr. Nedelcovych served in the Administration of President George Bush from 1989 to 1993 as the U.S. Executive Director to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. At the beginning of his career he served in the US Government as Peace Corps Country Director in Gabon, as Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator for Africa at USAID, and as Special Projects Officer at the US Trade and Development Agency. Dr. Nedelcovych is on the Board of Directors of the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) and is a Founder and former Board Director of the Corporate Council on Africa as well as a Member of the inaugural US EXIM Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.

We sat down with Ipumbu Wendelinus Shiimi for an interview. Mr. Shiimi has served as the Governor of the Bank of Namibia since 2010, he was visiting Harvard as a keynote speaker at the 2019 African Development Conference.

Professor Aiah Gbakima, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Technical and Higher Education visited Harvard as part of the Center for African Studies’ “A Forum On Sierra Leone”. During his visit he sat down with the Africa Policy Journal’s Interview Editor Hamza Sebti for a conversation. Watch the video of this interview here: http://apj.hkspublications.org/aiah-gbakima/

Guy Baron, Chief Investment Officer, Rwanda Development Board came to Harvard to speak at a panel during the 2019 Africa Business Conference entitled, “Regionalizing Trade & FDI: Is Africa Ready To Grow From Within?”. During his visit he was interviewed by the Africa Policy Journal’s Interview Editor, Ameze “Mez” Belo-Osagie. Watch video of the interview here: http://apj.hkspublications.org/guy-baron/

Minister Nabeela Tunis, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, visited Harvard as part of the Center for African Studies’ “A Forum On Sierra Leone”. During her visit she sat down with the Africa Policy Journal’s Senior Interview Editor MbaMemme Onwudwe for a conversation. Watch video of this interview here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/nabeela-tunis/

Dr. Hynd Bouhia is the Chief Executive Officer of Global Nexus, a Morrocan based financial structure managing investment funds in infrastructure, clean energy, innovative technologies and education. Previously Dr. Bouhia served as the Head of Strategy and Development of Morocco’s Public Pension Fund, Director General of the Casablanca Stock Exchange and Economic Adviser of the Prime Minister of Morocco Dr. Bouhia received her Ph.D. in Environment Engineering from Harvard Universityand has a Diploma of Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris in France. She also holds a M.A. in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. In 2008 she was ranked 29th of the 100 more powerful women of the world by Forbes Magazine and in 2012, she was selected among the 100 most powerful Arab women by Business Finance, and in 2015. Bouhia received the Oxford Said Business School certificate as a 2013 Archbishop Tutu Africa Leadership Fellow; and was elected into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, in 2016. Find an English language abstract of this interview here -https://apj.hkspublications.org/hynd-bouhia/

Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe is Nigeria’s Chief Trade Negotiator and Director General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations. Ambassador Osakwe chaired the Negotiating Forum of the African Union (AU) from June 2017 to March 2018, during which time the negotiations were concluded on the Agreement Establishing the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA). Previously, he was a director of the World Trade Organization Secretariat (1998–2017) and at the time of his exit he was the most senior director at the WTO. Prior to the WTO Secretariat, he was a Nigerian Foreign Service Officer from 1979 to 1998.

The APJ sat down with Kobbina Awuah for the latest interview of our series. Kobbina serves as a managing partner of Peak Investment Capital, an SME focused investment firm headquartered in Mauritius with offices in Ghana and Tanzania. Kobbina oversees the firm’s long-term strategy and its day to day management and has executive experience in FMCGs, Energy and Telecommunications in Africa. He sits on the board of IcyCup, Crave Industries, Pinkberry franchises and a number of tech startups in Africa’s sub-saharan region Kobbina holds a Bachelors and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

The Africa Policy Journal Interviewed Succès Masra, a candidate for the Presidency of Chad and founder of the Generation ABCD Platform. Succès was appointed to the Africa Development Bank's Presidential Task Force with a focus on the development of renewable energies, and the implementation of the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI). He has been a Visiting Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris and was the Financial Economist of the Moroccan Ouarzazate Solar Project, which is currently the biggest CSP solar project in the world. Succès studied political science, finance and governance at Sciences Po Paris and has a PhD in Economics From Paris School of Economics.

Rahul Srinivasan is an energy professional with deep international experience in renewables and energy access. At the World Bank, Rahul manages Lighting Africa's work on off-grid solar electrification of public institutions such as schools and health centers. He is also actively involved in various renewable energy projects (solar, geothermal) in Africa and Latin America. Prior to joining the World Bank, Rahul worked in private sector energy consulting for 5 years as a Senior Engineer and Client Manager. Subsequently, he graduated with a Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2017. He served as a Teaching Fellow on Energy Policy and Markets and was bestowed the prestigious Don.K. Price award for academic excellence and significant impact on the Harvard community. Rahul has spoken on energy issues at various forums in Iceland, Malaysia, and Vienna, guest lectured at the Iceland School of Energy, and served as a panelist at the Harvard Business School Africa Conference and the Georgetown Africa Business Conference.

Innocent Chukwuma is a the Director of West Africa for the Ford Foundation. Before joining the foundation Innocent founded and led the CLEEN Foundation, to promote public safety, security, and accessible justice in West Africa. In addition, Innocent has held various posts within the Civil Liberties Organization, one of Nigeria's first human rights organizations. He was also the chair of the Altus Global Alliance, a global network of nonprofits. Innocent He served as visiting lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where he designed and taught a course on the management of nonprofits in the Global South. He holds a master's degree in criminal justice from the University of Leicester and a bachelor's degree in religion from the University of Nigeria.

The Africa Policy Journal interviewed Dr. Baba Jallow at the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) headquarters in the Greater Banjul region in The Gambia. Dr. Jallow is the executive secretary of the TRRC, a journalist, a professor of African History at La Salle University, and a visiting professor at the University of The Gambia. He is the author of Defying Dictatorship: Essays on Gambian Politics, 2012-2017. Dr. Jallow received his PhD in African history from the University of California, Davis.

Zoyo Zhao is the CEO of Golden Mainland Ghana Limited. Golden Mainland was established in 2013 as a Ghanaian company, based in Accra. Being a subsidiary of Chengdu LiFang Road and Bridge Engineering CO. Ltd, it serves as the base and headquarters for the West African operations of the holding company. The company is focuses on Civil, Structural and Hydraulic Engineering, Grid Electrification, Agricultural Infrastructure Engineering and General Construction works and places equity investments in businesses across West Africa. Our interviewers met with Zoyo during her visit to Harvard during the 2019 Africa Business Conference.

Lamia Merzouki is Director of Strategy and Development at Casablanca Finance City Authority. She previously worked in Paris for Arthur Andersen before joining in 2000 AKWA Group, the largest private group in Morocco where she held the position of Director of Strategy and organization for 7 years. She also worked on the Green Morocco Plan within the Ministry of Agriculture and on the development of the Souss-Massa-Draa region. Lamia graduated from ESSEC Business School in Paris and followed an executive program at Harvard Business School.

Raymond Akongburo Atuguba is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Ghana School of Law and the current Henry J. Steiner Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Harvard Law School. He served as the Executive Secretary and Principal Researcher to the Constitution Review Commission (2010-2012) set up to undertake a consultative review of Ghana’s 1992 constitution; and later as the Executive Secretary to the President of the Republic of Ghana (2013 to 2015). Professor Atuguba is also Co-Founder and former Executive Director of the non-profit institution, Legal Resources Centre, and the Founder and Team Leader of Law and Development Associates (LADA), a law and consultancy firm. After his first law degree from the University of Ghana (1997) and his call to the Ghana Bar (1999), he received both his Master of Laws (LL.M) and Doctor of Juridical Sciences (SJD) Degrees from Harvard Law School in 2000 and 2004.

In collaboration with the Center for African Studies (CAS), the Africa Policy Journal sat down with H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for an interview. Watch video of the interview here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/olusegun-obasanjo/

In collaboration with the Center for African Studies (CAS), the Africa Policy Journal sat down with Dr. Benedict Oramah, the President of the African Export-Import Bank, for an interview. Watch video of the interview here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/interview-dr-benedict-okey-oramah/

In collaboration with the Center for African Studies (CAS), the Africa Policy Journal sat down with H.E. Carlos Veiga, the Former Prime Minister of Cape Verde and current Cape Verde Ambassador to the United States, for an interview. Watch video of the interview here - http://apj.hkspublications.org/interview-h-e-carlos-veiga/

Interview with Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba. Lumumba served as the Director of Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission from September 2010 to August 2011 and is has been Director of The Kenya School of Laws since 2014.

The Africa Policy Journal had the honor to sit down with Her Excellency Aminata Touré for the newest interview of our series. She served as Prime Minister of Senegal from September 2013 to July 2014. She also previously served as Justice Minister from 2012 to 2013. As a Justice Minister, she initiated audits of former government officials and brought Karim Wade, son of the previous President of Senegal, to trial. Her Excellency Aminata Touré holds a Masters in economics in Dijon, a postgraduate degree in business administration in Aix-en-Provence, and a PhD in international financial management from the International Management School of Paris. Abstract (In English) First, Her Excellency Aminata Touré elaborates on the rise of her political vocation from her class representative position in high school in Senegal to her commitment to the National Union of Students of France while she was studying in France. According to her, “politics is a way of influencing the course of events.” She also expresses how much she encourages young people to put forth their views and convictions to change the world they live in: “That's how we have been changing the world since the beginning. There have been people who have believed that certain social practices must stop.” Based on her experience as Justice Minister, she thinks that corruption is not embedded in African collective norms but is rather a universal feature of human nature. She highlights that “the world's biggest scandals do not come from Africa, they come from highly developed countries.” Consequently, African countries should depart from fatalist views and enact stringent legal statutes to fight corruption and enforce these statutes. Asked about the Statute on Parity adopted in Senegal on May 28, 2010 which aims at attaining the parity in all elected institutions, she says that “even the United States should follow the example of Senegal, France too, Finland too, since we have more women in Parliament in Senegal than in the countries I have just mentioned ... Africa is leading the way in this field.” She also asserts that Africa should take inspiration from itself as a resilient continent with a young population to modernize itself. She advocates for building a “sense of pride of being African” since “Africa was also at the center of humanity.” Her Excellency Aminata Touré believes that in order for Africa to be a great power every nation should first develop separately since “a set of weak nations does not give a strong union.” A particular focus should be put on human rights issues and governance issues. The African Union should lead the way regarding these issues by creating common frameworks for fighting corruption, for spreading education, etc. Asked about how she had, as a Prime Minister, to cope with the multipolar influences from Europe and China, Her Excellency Aminata Touré says that the fundamental compass that one should follow is the best interest of African countries and Africa: “We obviously have old friends, former colonial powers, who remain friends, but from now on... exchanges will have to be made on a fairer and more equal basis.” Finally, Her Excellency Aminata Touré closes the interview by advising young African people to nurture optimism and put their talents at the service of the continent and tells them: “Let’s the sky be your own limit!”

Susan Page served as the first United States Ambassador to South Sudan, the Acting United States Ambassador to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as well as in other diplomatic postings. In addition, she has served the United Nations and has held the positions of Director of the Rule of Law Advisory Unit in the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and Senior Legal Adviser for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sudan and in Rwanda. She served in her role as U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan from October 2011 through July 2015. Page received an A.B. in English with high distinction from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She has also studied at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and conducted research on children and women's rights through a Rotary International post-graduate fellowship. Page currently serves as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).

Dr. Enga Kameni is Manager, Legal Services of the African Export Import Bank, Cairo, Egypt. As Manager, Legal Services, he negotiates structures and documents loan and other transactions where the Bank is a lender, co-lender or borrower. To date, Enga has assisted the Bank in negotiating, structuring and documenting loan transactions of over US$3 billion and has also assisted Afreximbank in negotiating and raising over US$4 billion from multinational banks and international capital markets. He also serves in several of the Bank’s Committees including factoring, forfeiting, Intellectual Property etc. Prior to joining the African Export-Import Bank, Enga worked as: International Associate, Finance & Capital Markets, Clifford Chance LLP, Paris, France; Legal Advisor, Perenco Oil & Gas, London, UK; and Manager, Tax & Legal Services, Ernst & Young. Enga holds a master's degree in corporate law and governance from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA where he was Dean Clarke Scholar, Frank S. Lally Scholar and Harman Fellow. He also holds a doctorate degree in international trade law from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and was a visiting scholar at Stanford Law School. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, USA and is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Cameroon. In 2016, he was recognized by the prestigious Crans Montana Forum as a New Leader for Tomorrow. Dr. Kameni is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, University of the Western Cape, South Africa and LUISS University, Rome, Italy. He has made presentations on legal, trade and development issues in many institutions including: Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, Yale Law School, Trade Policy Center in Africa (TRAPCA), University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, Ateneo Law School, Manila, Philippines, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa amongst others.

Prof. Ode Ojowu, is the former chief executive of the National Planning Commission as well as an Economic Adviser to Nigeria's ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo from 2004 to 2005. In academia, Ojowu was a professor of economics at the University of Jos as well as the head of the governing council of Benue State University,

Dr. Koryoe Anim-Wright was appointed President of the African University College of Communications (AUCC) on September 1, 2015* after having served in an acting capacity for three months. Prior to AUCC, she worked at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) where she served as Director of Corporate Affairs and Institutional Advancement. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of MG Radio Limited and is also a member of the Ghana Institute of Languages Board. Dr. Anim-Wright earned a Ph.D. in Communication and Development from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) and also has a BA in Communication: Radio/TV Production from Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio (USA). *Dr. Anim-Wright resigned from this position in May 2018, but was President of AUCC during the recording of this interview in December 2017

The Africa Policy Journal sat down with Dr. Sam Amadi. He is the former Chairman of Nigeria's National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC), the Executive Director of the Centre for Public Policy and Research, and a current candidate for Governorship in 2019 Imo State elections. Dr. Amadi also served as the Special Advisor to the President of the Senate of Nigeria and holds a LLB from University of Calabar (1992), BL from Nigerian Law School (1993), LLM from Harvard Law School (2001) and MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (2003).

Ashveena Gajeelee is a public policy specialist who is a current teaching fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government as well as a Global Access in Action (GAiA) Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. In her home country of Mauritius she has worked for several governmental ministries including Agriculture, Prime Minister's Office, and Environment. She later joined the Financial Services Commission as Head of Policy and International Affairs before working with Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries to implement international norms in the financial services sector. Ashveena holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Biochemistry at Rhodes University, a MPA from Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), and a dual master from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (MPA) and the Graduate Institute of Geneva (International Affairs).

Constance Chidiogor Ikokwu is a Nigerian journalist, political analyst and Media Strategist. She currently serves as the Strategic Communications Adviser to the Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Constance previously was a political reporter at THISDAY Newspaper, a foreign correspondent based in Washington DC, and a host on the political and business-inclined radio shows “The Encounter” and "Democracy Now".

Claude Grunitzky is the founder of TRACE and TRUE Africa, a media tech platform championing young African voices all over the world. TRACE, which now reaches an audience of more than 100 million people across 150 countries, was successfully sold to a French investor group in July 2010 Grunitzky was raised between Lomé, Togo; Washington, DC; Paris and London. A graduate of London University and MIT, Grunitzky is also the President and a board member at the Watermill Center and serves as member of the Africa Policy Journal's Advisory Board.

An interview with Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu, the Economic Adviser to Nigerian President Mahammadu Buhari. Dr. Dipeolu previously served as Director of Capacity Development at the UN Economic Commission of Africa, based in Addis Ababa.

The Africa Policy Journal's Interview Editor Priyanka Naidoo sat down with South Africa's Thuli Madensola during her visit to Harvard Law School.

The Africa Policy Journal sat down with Chude Jideonwo to discuss politics, the continent, and his new book "How to Win Elections in Africa".

Dean Peacock is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Sonke Gender Justice, recipient of Men's Health Magazine's Best Man of the Year Award for public service (2007), and co-Founder and former co-Chair of the Global Men Engage Alliance. The interview was conducted by Alicia Bello and Priyanka Naidoo, the APJ's Editor-in-Chief and Interview Editor.

James Thuo Gathii is one of Kenya's most distinguished professors of law and a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Nairobi. He is a leading expert in African constitutionalism, international trade law, and human rights. James currently sits on the board of the Journal of International Trade Law and Policy and is the Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He was interviewed by Priyanka Naidoo and Memme Onwudiwe, the APJ's Interview Editor and co-Editor-in-Chief.

The Africa Policy Journal interviews Leslye Obiora. Professor Obiora was Cabinet Minister for Mines and Steel for the Federal Government of Nigeria from 2006-2006 and manager for World Bank Africa Region Gender and Law Programme. She is a leading expert in human rights, women and gender studies and currently teaches law at the University of Arizona. View transcript here: tinyurl.com/yc83xx5b

Harvard Kennedy School's Africa Policy Journal interviews Former Ambassador Faizel Ismail, one of the world’s leading experts on development economics and trade policy. Some of his past roles include serving as South Africa’s Senior Trade Negotiator and Diplomat to the WTO and the Head of Export and Investment Promotion at the South African Department of Trade and Industry.