Supra-category: Academia

Marvees Weah

5 years of experience working in Forestry, Land, and Natural Resource Management

Mengistu Tessema Berasa

Mengistu Tessema worked as Program Manager in Land for Life Ethiopia. Has work experience in both governmental and NGOs in different capacities. Has vast experience in the different sectors focusing on land governance, agricultural land investment, program planning, implementation, monitoring and Evaluation, SME, Agricultural credit and marketing …

Mohammed Yimer Tegegne

  1. Oct 10/2010-March 30/2019-Lecturer, Researcher at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
  2. April 1/2018-Present: Assistant Professor, Woldia University, Ethiopia.
  3. September 1/2023-Present: Field Data Monitor (FM) at Conflict Early Warning & Response Network (CEWARN)-IGAD.
  4. August 20/2024-Present: Academic Affairs Internationalization & Partnership Coordinator, Woldia University, Ethiopia.
  5. October 2025-Present: IGAD Leadership Academy Fellow, Kenya School of Government, Mombasa, Kenya.

Chikondi Mphamba

I am currently a lecturer in the Department of Land Surveying and Physical Planning at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). Between 2019 to 2021 and 2021 to 2023 I held the positions of Deputy Head and Head of the department of Land Surveying and Physical Planning, respectively. Beyond my professional role, I am a founder of Jane Mphamba foundation, an organization which through fundraising activities support less privilege girls.

Rodrigue Bazame

Currently I am the Manager of B2 Immobilis Consulting ltd and an asssociate lecturer in Real Estate management, Real estate valuation, Real estate marketing, housing policies in several public and private universities in Burkina Faso. Previously I acted as a technical assistant for the West African Monetary and Economic Union’s project Centre of Excellence for Housing.

Abebe Mengaw Wubie

Abebe has teaching and research experience since 2007.  He served as lead/senior GIS/land expert with FINN MAP International (Finland), IAK Agrar Consulting (Germany), GOs and NGOs on land information development, land use planning and land consolidation projects. He is currently Director of Research at Bahir Dar University.

Biruk Tefera Yalew

I have more than 13 years work experience  related to land administration and surveying  ,Cadastral surveying ,Gis expert, National rural land administration information system(NRLAIS) expert .

Daniel Cárdenas

Social performance consultant with 10+ years designing community relations and stakeholder engagement strategies across Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean. Expertise in resettlement, risk mitigation, and sustainable development for mining, energy, and infrastructure projects under international standards (World Bank, IFC, AFD).

Oluibukun Ajayi

Geospatial intelligence expert with over twelve years of research and teaching experience, applying quantitative geospatial, remote sensing, land management, and artificial intelligence methods to policy-focused challenges across Africa. I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Land and Spatial Science at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, where I also lead the Geospatial Intelligence Research Lab.

Abebaw Abebe Belay

Abebaw Abebe has over a decade of experience in land governance, serving as a land law expert and team coordinator, contributing to law drafting, leading research on land governance and women’s land rights, and actively engaging in land policy platforms.