Meet the Participants (2026)
Mr. Abednico Siambombe
Fixing the Leaking Roof: Rethinking Public Sector Innovation and Accountability in Zimbabwe’s Governance Architecture
Mr. Abiola Mohammed
Governance and Institutional Performance in Nigeria’s Flood Disaster Management (2014 – 2023)
Dr. Phumlani Dlamkile
Higher Education as a Catalyst for Public Sector Innovation: The case of South Africa
Ms Sinothando Bacele
Strengthening Disaster Recovery through Mobile Health (mHealth) Applications in Chris Hani District Municipality: Public Administration Perspective
Dr Tshepo Moloi
Youth-Led Technological Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa
Mr Ndirangu Ngunjiri
Trade Finance in Intra-African Trade under AFCFTA
Dr. Michael Kouadio
Regional Integration and Trade Costs in East African Countries: What Role Does Governance Play?
Mr. Bryan Jason Bergsteedt
Governing from the Future: Operationalising Complexity, Ethics, and Strategic Possibility through Anticipatory Governance in African Higher Education
Mr Collins Bett
Machine Learning Fusion of Satellite and IoT Data for Sustainable Push-Pull Farming Modelling
Mr Tijani Iddrisu
Choice and Effectiveness of Weather and Climate Information Channels among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana
Ms Beatrice Ndos
The applicability of Climate Adaptation Solutions among Young Farmers in Major Rice-Growing Regions of Tanzania
Dr Emmanuel Hanyabui
Remote Sensing-Based Drought Monitoring Using NDVI Anomalies for Climate-Resilient Farming in Ekumfi District, Ghana
Dr. Quentin Fiacre Togbévi
Understanding the impact of climate and land use changes on the hyology of Tiélé catchment (Benin, West Africa)
Ms. Bonolo Manana
Determinants of short birth spacing among women of reproductive age in Senegal: Evidence from the 2023 Continuous Demographic and Health Survey
Ms Thembelihle Ginyana
Gender Disparities in Determinants of Condom Use Among South African Youth and Adults: Insights from the 2017 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey (SABSSM V)
Mr. Getahun Mulugeta
Renal Transplant Survival – ML vs Statistical Models
Ms. Gloria Frimpong Adjei
Institutional Pathways and Policy Gaps: Rethinking TVET Support for Graduate Self-Employment in Ghana
Ms. Phakamile Mazibuko
North West University
Ms. Sive Mbangiswa
Unlocking Female Agripreneurial Potential through Innovative Public–Private Partnerships in South Africa
Dr. Onguene Alain Christian
The Physical Infrastructure of Cyberspace in the Implementation of the AFCFTA
Ms Lessina Dzapasi
Trading Spaces: Rethinking Informal Markets and Urban Transformation in Bulawayo’s City Centre
Ms. Nomfundo Khoza
Innovative Financial Inclusion Frameworks for SMMEs in the Global South: An Integrated and Comprehensive Approach to Gender and Social Inclusion
Dr. Collin Yobe
Technological and Structural Drivers of Energy Decoupling in South Africa’s Industrialisation: A Youth-Demographic and Innovation Perspective
Dr. Tebogo Sole-Moloto
Breaking Barriers: Predicting Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Using mHealth Technology in Newly Diagnosed Patients in Gauteng, South Africa
Ms. Noxolo Shongwe
An exploration of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the bereavement process of Swati families in the Mpumalanga province: An African worldview
Mr. Desire Kateyera
Situating the role of University Innovation Pods (UNiPODs) in youth skilling and human capital development in Africa towards inclusive sustainable development: A case study of Rwanda, Uganda and Malawi.