Pr. Taladidia Thiombiano (1989-1992)
Taladidia Thiombiano, from Burkina Faso, is an economist with a Masters Degree in Development Economy from Paris II/Pantheon University and a post-Masters degree in Econometry from Paris IX/Dauphine. He also holds a Certificate of Environment Economy from the World Bank’s
Pr. Claude Ake (1986-1989)
Claude Eleme Ake, from Nigeria, held a PhD from Columbia University in 1966. After his studies, Ake worked as assistant professor at Columbia University. In 1967, he published his first book, A Theory of Political Integration, and in 1969, he
Pr. Jacob Mumbi Mwanza (1982-1985)
Jacob Mumbi MWANZA holds a Ph.D in Economics from Cornell University, USA. He has written extensively on the teaching of economics and development economics. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Zambia where he had also served as Head
Pr. Justinian F. Rweyemamu (1979-1981)
Justinian F. Rweyemamu was Tanzania’s first major Economics scholar. he was also a pan-Africanist, political strategist, and international civil servant, considered by many as an outstanding representative of the post-independence African scholars. Rweyemamu graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree
Pr. Kankam Twum-Barima (1976-1979)
Kankam Twum-Barima was born in the Gold Coast (Ghana) on 18th December 1918. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Agriculture from the University of Cambridge in 1946, and also obtained his post-graduate Diploma in Agriculture in 1947. On
Pr. Jacques Kazadi Nduba Wa Dile (1973-1976)
Jacques Kazadi Nduba Wa Dile was born on the 23rd December 1936 in Mikalayi (Luluabourg Saint Joseph) in the current Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After his secondary school education at Saint Joseph’s College and Bulongo University Lovanium, he obtained a
Dr. Ebrima Sall (2009 – 2017)
Ebrima Sall is the Executive Director of Trust Africa. Prior to this appointment, he was the Executive Secretary of CODESRIA from April 2009 to 2017. Dr Sall has also held previous positions as Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute
Pr. Adebayo Olukoshi (2001-2009)
Adebayo Olukoshi is a Distinguished Professor at the Wits School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. In 2021, Professor Olukoshi was appointed to the board of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation. He holds a PhD in Politics from the
Pr. Achille Mbembe (1996-2000)
Achille Mbembe is a Cameroonian historian and political scientist. As a student, he travelled around Africa, and discovered in Tanzania the thinking of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere at a time when Dar Es Salam was the center of intellectual debate and one
Pr. Thandika Mkandawire (1985-1996)
Thandika Mkandawire, a Swedish national of Malawian origin, was an economist with keen interest in the promotion of comparative research on development issues. He held a DLit in Economics from Rhodes University, South Africa. His fields of speciality were development
