African Academia & Research Leaders
Discover the most influential academia & research figures across Africa
Prof. Niamkey Koffi
Philosopher
Prof. Njabulo Ndebele
Ex-VC
Prof. Olufemi Taiwo
Cornell Scholar; Cornell University (NG-born)
Prof. Paulina Chiziane
Novelist & Professor
Prof. Penda Mbow
UCAD Professor
Prof. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Chair; Trauma & Reconciliation Scholar; WC
Prof. Rwekaza Mukandala†
Ex-VC University of Dar es Salaam
Prof. Said Sheikh Samatar†
Historian Rutgers University
Prof. Salif Diallo†
Mathematician & Politician
Prof. Thuli Madonsela
Chair; Former Public Protector & Professor
Prof. Yawo Konko Tossa
Professor & Folklorist
Prof. Yusuf Fadl Hasan†
Historian
Prof. Yves Person†
Historian (France-Ivory Coast)
Terence Ranger†
Oxford Historian (UK-Zimbabwe)
Amos Claudius Sawyer†
Interim President
Djibril Tamsir Niane†
Historian & Griot Scholar
Dr. Isabel Santos
Professor of Umbundu; Professor of Umbundu & Kikongo; Researcher & Author
Dr. Richard Gyasi
GA; ISSER Researcher; Researcher
Dr. Sofia Pinto
Author & Researcher; Gender & Conflict Researcher; Gender Researcher
Koffi Tessio
Geographer University of Lomé
Komi Agbokou
Sociologist University of Lomé
Kossi Tété
Chemist University of Lomé
Lamina Sankoh†
Educator & Linguist
Prof. Abderrazak Dourari
Linguist & Berber Studies