The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to share the results of the selection process for the 2025 edition of the Meaning-Making Research Initiative (MRI).
The selected projects reflect the richness and diversity of scientific approaches being developed by scholars across the continent and the diaspora, addressing strategic themes and key issues for Africa.
We warmly congratulate all selected applicants and thank all participants and members of the selection committee for their dedication.
MRI ADVANCED SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
| N° | NAME | GENDER | INSTITUTIONAL AFFLIATION | PROJECT TITLE |
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Ezebunwa Ethelbert Nwokocha | M | University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Agency, Marginality, and Context: Exploring the Social Construction and Persistence of Twin and Albino Infanticide in the Ecology of Contemporary Nigeria |
MRI SPECIAL CALL FOR FEMALE SHOLARS
| N° | NAME | GENDER | INSTITUTIONAL AFFLIATION | PROJECT TITLE |
| 1. | Kehinde Oyesomi | F | Covenant University, Nigeria | Online Gender Based Violence and Democratic Governance: Cyberbullying against Women in Politics in Nigeria and South Africa |
| Afolayan Georgianna Aluko | F | Covenant University, Nigeria | ||
| Karabo Gloria Mohapanele | F | University of Fort Hare, South Africa | ||
| Gloria Eneh | F | Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria | ||
| Noluthando Phungula | F | University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | ||
| 2. | Josephine Atieno Ochiel | F | Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya | Exploring Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards The Affordable Housing Model In Rural Western Kenya: Implications For Policy, Land Commodification And The White Elephant Syndrome |
| Bernadette Sabuni | F | Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya | ||
| Joyce Alusa Onzere | F | Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya | ||
| Ummilkheri Abdullahi Ali | F | Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya | ||
| 3. | Angèle Flora Mendy | F | Université Gaston Berger Saint Louis, Senegal | Mobilities and Migration of African Nurses and Doctors: perspectives from countries of origin. The cases of Senegal and The Gambia
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| Tatiana Mbengue | F | Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal | ||
| Sadio Ba Gning | F | Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal | ||
| Fatmata Bah | F | Gambia School of Nursing and Midwifery | ||
| 4. | Liberata Mukamana | F | University of Rwanda | Feminist Perspectives on Mineral Extraction: Community Resilience and Ecological Equity |
| Alice Mukasekuru | F | University of Rwanda | ||
| Josephine Mutesi | F | University of Rwanda | ||
| Gilbert Shyaka | M | University of Rwanda | ||
| 5. | Agnes Gisbert Kapinga | F | Tengeru Institute of Community Development, Tanzania | Social Justice And Indigenous Rights: The Case Of Maasai Resettlement From Ngorongoro To Msomera, Tanzania |
| Molly Ochuka Achien | F | Bomet University College, Kenya | ||
| Rose Kiwia | F | Tengeru Institute of Community Development, Tanzania | ||
| 6. | Edith Natukunda Togboa | F | Makerere University, Uganda | Commodification of Culture through Women Voices: A Critical-Semiotic Discourse Analysis of Pioneer Female Artists in East Africa |
| Zilpah Ombijah | F | University of Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Everlyn Kisembe | F | Moi University, Kenya | ||
| 7. | Claudine Hingston | F | School of Business Excellence, MANCOSA, South Africa | A Comparative Study on Homeless Women in Durban, South Africa, and Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Need for Psychosocial Support and Interventions |
| Sylnata Johnson | F | University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, South Africa | ||
| Danita Tshakatumba | F | Health Systems Trust, South Africa | ||
| Luthando Ngazile Ngema | F | University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||
| Sindisiwe Ngobese | F | University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||
| 8. | Patricia Tchawa Yomi | F | University of Douala, Cameroon | Structural change and women employment: the role of informal sector in Cameroon, Senegal and Togo |
| Amy Ka | F | Cheikh Anta Diop University, Sénégal | ||
| Djinta Litaaba-Akila | F | University of Lomé, Togo | ||
| 9. | Titilope Olusegun Olalere | F | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria | Forest Degradation and Protection: The Role of Women in Climate Change in South-Western Nigeria and Ghana, 1900-2006 |
| Eugenia Ama Breba Anderson | F | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana | ||
| Oluwaseun Foluso Phillips | F | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria | ||
| 10. | Marcelle Aholou | F | Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin | Dynamiques de résilience des pratiques alimentaires endogènes face a la domination progressive des systèmes alimentaires étrangers |
| Audrey Hemadou | F | Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin | ||
| Isabelle Adjoua Kassa | F | Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin | ||
| 11. | Saarra Boutahar | F | Université Sultane Moulay, Maroc | Femmes et collecte des déchets : défis, autonomisation et stratégies d’organisation dans un secteur masculinisé |
| Fidae El Hassouni | F | Université Ibn Tofail, Maroc | ||
| Nadia Saaidi | F | Laboratoire recherches et Etudes culturelles et sociales (LaRECS), Maroc |
MRI GENERAL
| N° | NAME | GENDER | INSTITUTIONAL AFFLIATION | PROJECT TITLE |
| 1. | Abeer Abazeed | F | Cairo University, Egypt, | Pastoralism in Egypt’s South Red Sea Region: uncertainty and ecology (dis)equilibrium |
| Mosaab El Zayyat | M | Independent researcher and Co-Founder- Research Coordinator Knowledge Sharing, Initiative, Egypt | ||
| Howida Fouda | F | 6th of October University, Egypt | ||
| 2. | Mutale Tinamou Mazimba | F | University of the Free State, South Africa | A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Management, Resource Extraction and Social Conflict In Malawi, Zambia And Zimbabwe, 1950-2024. |
| Mathew Ruguwa | M | University of Zimbabwe | ||
| Mwayi Lusaka | M | Mzuzu University, Malawi | ||
| 3. | Alain Noindonmon Hien | M | University Lédéa Bernard Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso | Cross-border cultural transformations in West Africa: A comparative study of family naming practices among the Dagara people of Ghana and Burkina Faso. |
| Gérard Millogo | M | Université Lédéa Bernard Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso | ||
| Faustina Aapagr Naapane | F | University of Ghana | ||
| 4. | Temilade Sesan | F | University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Hydro Power, S(hr)inking States? Politics of Renewable Energy, Just Transitions and Urban Transformations in the Lake Chad Region. |
| Francis Dakyaga | M | Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana | ||
| Nadege Tedongmo | F | University of Dschang, Cameroon | ||
| Pountougnigni Njuh Ludovic Boris | M | University of Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Tobi Adewunmi | M | University of Illinois, USA | ||
| 5. | Kais Bouazzi | M | Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium) & Tunisian Water Observatory (Tunisia) | Between “World Heritage” and “decoupling”: the role of infrastructure in shaping hydrosocial territories in Djerba |
| 6. | Akoth Steve Ouma | M | Tangaza University, Kenya | Climate Change: Ontologies of Human-Nature relationships amongst the Mijikenda of Kilifi, Coast Region. |
| 7. | Getahun Fenta Kebede | M | Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | Ethnic-Based Displacements and the Quest for Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons in Ethiopia: A Political Economy Analysis |
| 8. | Florence Munyonyo Asiimwe | F | Kyambogo university, Uganda
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The Effects of Transnational Labour Migration on Family Dynamics: An Exploratory Study of African Migrant Domestic Workers and Returnees from the Middle East. |
| 9. | Celso Monjane | M | University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | Determinants of Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Political Economy Analysis |
| 10. | Kathleen Anangwe | F | University of Nairobi, Kenya | Reparatory Justice: Towards Disengaging Colonial Legacies and Promoting Historical Rectification in Kenya and Uganda. |
| Francis Owakah | M | University of Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| George Nyongesa | M | University of Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| 11. | Chambi Chachage | M | Howard University, USA | Living with and around Lost Cities: Swahili City-States in the Contemporary Imagination. |
| Nancy Rushohora | F | University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Caeser Bita | M | National Museums of Kenya | ||
| Cecylia Mgombere | F | University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
| Rehema Chachage | F | Academy of Fine Art Vienna, Austria | ||
| 12. | Augustin Pale | M | Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso | Impacts sociaux et économiques des aires protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest : étude comparée entre le Burkina Faso et la Côte d’Ivoire |
| Didié Armand Zadou Zidy | M | Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé de Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Kouassi Bruno Kpangui | M | Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé de Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Alexis Kabore | M | Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso | ||
| 13. | Sidy Ndour | M | Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar,
Senegal |
Expansion atlantique et transformations des espaces sociaux, symboliques, culturels et économiques des royaumes historiques du Baol et du Cayor, XVe-XXe siècle : approche pluridisciplinaire. |
| 14. | Hassane Mahamat Hemchi | M | Ecole Africaine aux Métiers de l’Architecture et de
l’Urbanisme (EAMAU), Togo |
Réactiver les communs urbains : expérimentations urbaines et architecturales a Lome (Togo)
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| Guy-Hermann Mawussé Padenou | M | Ecole Africaine aux Métiers de l’Architecture et de
l’Urbanisme (EAMAU), Togo |
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| Monica Coralli | F | Ecole Africaine aux Métiers de l’Architecture et de
l’Urbanisme (EAMAU), Togo |
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| Léopold Carios Goutsop | M | Ecole Africaine aux Métiers de l’Architecture et de
l’Urbanisme (EAMAU), Togo |
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| Abdou Kailou Djibo | M | Ecole Africaine aux Métiers de l’Architecture et de
l’Urbanisme (EAMAU), Togo |
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| 15. | Jean Liyongo Empengele | M | Université de Kinshasa, RDC | Destin des Archives et crise de la culture stratégique au Congo-Kinshasa |
| 16. | Fabrice Vidaley Tekou | M | LADICom Laboratory of the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin | Dynamiques De Resistance A La Formalisation Des Droits Fonciers Dans L’espace Soudano-Sahélien : Enjeux Et Implications Pour La Gouvernance Des Ressources Partagées |
| Bala Wenceslas Sanou | M | Impact Research Institute, Burkina-Faso | ||
| Marthe Diarra | F | Institute for Research in Human Sciences (IRSH) of Abdou Moumouni Uni-versity, Niger | ||
| 17. | Gilson Lázaro | M | Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola | Descentralização, autarquias locais e participação cidadã. Estudo de caso em três países africanos lusófonos: Angola, Cabo Verde e Moçambique. |
| Laura Nhaueleque | F | Instituto Superior Dom Bosco, Mozambique | ||
| Luca Bussotti | M | Universidade Técnica de Moçambique | ||
| 18. | Banjaqui Nhaga | M | Instituto Guineense de Pesquisa Aplicada Para O Desenvolvimento (IGPAD), Guinea Bissau | Estudo de caso sobre a Migração Internacional dos jovens guineenses: Fatores motivacionais e as principais implicações. |
| Boaventura Rodrigues Vaz Horta Santy | M | Instituto Guineense de Pesquisa Aplicada Para O Desenvolvimento (IGPAD), Guinea Bissau | ||
| Jamila Lemuela do Nascimento Nhaga Bathy | F | Instituto Guineense de Pesquisa Aplicada Para O Desenvolvimento (IGPAD), Guinea Bissau | ||
| Vanito Ianium Vieira Cá | M | Instituto Guineense de Pesquisa Aplicada Para O Desenvolvimento (IGPAD), Guinea Bissau | ||
| Sueli Helena Rocha Lopes Santy | F | Instituto Guineense de Pesquisa Aplicada Para O Desenvolvimento (IGPAD), Guinea Bissau |
