Seidu M. Alidu, Ph, D. (2010), is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Departmental of Political Science at the University of Ghana. As a Senior Lecturer he conducts research, teaches and provides extension services to local communities, the country and the international community at large.

Benedikt Kamski, Ph.D. (2017) in Political Science, University of Freiburg, is a post-doctoral researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and political analyst based in Addis Ababa. His research focus is on Ethiopia's development model, hydro-agricultural development, and politico-economic dynamics across the Horn of Africa. He is a founding member of the Omo-Turkana Research Network.

Andreas Mehler, Ph.D. (1993) in Political Science, University of Hamburg, is Director of the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Professor of Political Science at the University of Freiburg. He has published extensively on democratisation processes and violent conflicts in West and Central Africa. He is the initiator and currently President of the executive council of the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA).

David Sebudubudu, Ph.D. (2002) in Political Science, University of Leeds, is Professor of Poltiical Science at the Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana, and Professor Extraordinarius at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs (TM School), University of South Africa (UNISA). His research interests include civil society, the state and democracy, political corruption, ethics and accountability, African poliitcs, debates about development and the wider political economy, and published widely in these areas.