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Kayode Eesuola is an African Studies-based Research Professor of Political Science. An alumnus of the Institute of American Politics and Political Thoughts, and The Study of United States Institutes, Eesuola has been awarded many competitive research fellowships and grants that have been published in many academic outlets. The latest of his research is funded by the German Research Foundation, with the scope of identifying the social and political thoughts in the Yoruba knowledge systems. Eesuola currently heads the Governance and Financial Integrity Unit at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos. He is also an Extraordinary Professor for the North West University, South Africa.

Professor Thizwilondi Josephine Mudau is a scholar of the Sociology of Education and an astute professor at the University of Venda, South Africa. She holds a PhD in Sociology of Education from the University of Venda, Limpopo Province, South Africa. She also holds Master’s in Gender studies from the University of Venda, South Africa. She has been actively involved in various capacities as an academic repute in the last 18 years at the University of Venda. She was also awarded Best Women Publisher in accredited journals for the year 2024. Currently, she holds the position of the Head of Department of Youth in Development, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. She is also the coordinator of GBV at the University of Venda. Her research interests span several areas which are not limited to Youth-related matters, Gender issues, educational issues, Health issues, conflict resolution issues, Religion and Sociological issues, and Indigenous knowledge issues. Professor Mudau has published over 60 articles in a range of highly indexed and impact journals.
Professor of Sociology of Education and Gender Studies, Faculty of Humanities. Social Sciences and Education, University of Venda, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
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KELECHI JOHNMARY ANI, Ph.D., is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and a South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) member. Before joining the University of Johannesburg, he served in different capacities towards the development of teaching and learning as a staff in the Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs Research entity, North West University South Africa (his Alma mater), and Visiting Scholar, International Relations and Diplomacy, University of The Gambia. His research interest includes Peace, Security, and Conflict Management in Africa; African History, Politics, Governance, and Diplomacy. Dr. Kelechi Johnmary Ani has published extensively in many accredited journals in addition to his edited books that were published by Springer/ Palgrave Macmillan, UK.

Professor Tsoaledi Daniel Thobejane is a scholar within the discipline of Gender studies and International Education and is presently a professor at the University of Venda, South Africa. He holds a doctoral degree in International Education from the University of Massachusetts (USA). He obtained his Master of Science degree in Community Economic Development which he attained with a cum laude, at the Manchester State University in Manchester in 1998. He was actively involved in the Liberation Struggle in South Africa and was subsequently arrested under the state of emergency from 1985 until 1988. Upon his release, he went to exile in the US after his life was threatened by the oppressive apartheid regime. He also lost sight of his left eye during the torture he endured in prison, while one of his comrades was killed in this ordeal. For the past 20 years, Prof. Thobejane worked as the Director for the School of International Training which was based in Brattleboro (USA) and was later deployed to South Africa where this institution had a satellite campus in Durban, South Africa.
He also worked as a qualified Teacher at Somavunga High School based in Limpopo, South Africa. Upon his release from prison, his teaching certificate was revoked, which compelled him to open an advice center that offered help to those workers who did not know their rights about labor law and industrial disputes. When the country was transitioning from apartheid to democracy, Prof. Thobejane was nominated to participate in a 12-month Programme on Leadership. He served at the Baltimore Civil Service Center under the leadership of Mayor Schmoke who was the first African American to hold such a position in the city. The Programme was sponsored by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators and the US Congress, to prepare South Africa for a democratic dispensation. He also participated in the moderator development courses which were offered by Rhodes University in 2011. His research interests are gender studies, education, and community development. Thus far, he has published close to 70 articles and four books in the area of politics and Education. He has also delivered keynote addresses and has organized conferences at the University of Venda and abroad. His articles have received more than 800 citations internationally. He presently serves as an external examiner for many Universities in South Africa while also serving as a peer reviewer for many journals. Prof Thobejane is blessed with two girls aged 16 and twenty- five as well as one boy aged nine years.

Solomon Temitope is a first-class graduate of the Department of Political Science at the University of Lagos. His academic interests lie in the areas of Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, and Environmental Politics. Solomon is a diligent and dedicated researcher, with a strong commitment to advancing knowledge in his field. He holds a national diploma in Mass communication from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he developed a passion for research and analysis. Solomon is a published young scholar.

DANIEL, Oluwafemi John holds a B.A. and M.A. in History and International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He is a Ph.D. student at the Department of History, University of Ibadan and a research assistant with Glotan Research Services Limited. His work focuses on rigorous research, critical analysis, and DH practice and he is the winner of IFRA-Digital Humanities PhD Scholarship grant (2025). His current research, Digital Archives, Public Access and Nigerian history in the Twentieth Century, is gaining international attention.