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Azwihangwisi Judith Mphidi, University of South Africa

Geoffrey Howarth, University of Cape Town

Mark Tekena, The Rivers State University of Science and Technology

Gracsious Maviza, CGIAR and Joyce Takaindisa, CGIAR

James Borrell, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Bezawit Genanaw; Sophie Jago, and Wendawek Abebe Mengesha, Addis Ababa University

Matti Barthel, ETH Zurich; Antoine de Clippele, ETH Zurich; Johan Six, ETH Zurich, and Travis Drake, ETH Zurich

Mahfoud Amara, Qatar University

Alène Ngarura Kaneza, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University

Georg Lammich, University of Duisburg-Essen

Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University

Sam Jones, United Nations University and Ricardo Jorge Moreira Goulão Santos, United Nations University

Emmanuelle Veuillet, University of Juba

Dan Paget, University of Sussex

Sam Jones, United Nations University

Umutcan Yüksel, European University Institute and Amanda Bisong, European University Institute

Mahfoud Amara, Qatar University

Nina Wilén, Lund University

Jill E. Kelly, Southern Methodist University and Liz Timbs, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Sam Wilkins, RMIT University and Richard Vokes, The University of Western Australia

Timothy Krupnik, CGIAR

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Glen Robbins, University of the Witwatersrand

Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, University of Oslo; University of Cape Town and Dan Banik, University of Oslo

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria; Ana Saggioro Garcia, PUC-Rio; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ); Kennedy Mbeva, University of Cambridge, and Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria

Glen Nwaila, University of the Witwatersrand and Grant Bybee

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Cathy Wilcock, University of Manchester

Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Harvard University

Marloes Janson, SOAS, University of London

Joshua Brahinsky, McGill University; Jonas Mago, McGill University, and Michael Lifshitz, McGill University

Anné H. Verhoef, North-West University and Edmund Terem Ugar, North-West University

Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University

Nareman Amin, Michigan State University and Leila Tarakji, Michigan State University

Henning Melber, University of Pretoria

Sally K. Ledwaba, Tshwane University of Technology and Adrian D. Van Breda, University of Johannesburg

Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand

Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Mendy Ndlovu, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Lesedi Senamele Matlala, University of Johannesburg

Hunter Bennett, Adelaide University

Kit Prendergast, University of Southern Queensland; Curtin University

Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis

Jamie Thompson, University of Reading

Saliou Dieng, Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane

Christian Abadioko Sambou, Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane

Merling Phaswana, University of the Witwatersrand and Philippe Gradidge, University of the Witwatersrand

Bamba Gaye, MD, MPH, MSc, PhD, Emory University