Experts & Staff – Africa

Lauriane Devoize

Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

European foreign policy; southern neighbourhood; EU-Africa relations; multilateralism and the UN; Franco-German relations

Theodore Murphy

Director, Africa programme

Areas of expertise

Horn of Africa: Sudan/South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea; Red Sea political/security/economic aspects; mediation/conflict resolution; humanitarianism

Maddalena Procopio

Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

Africa geopolitics and international relations, Africa-China, emerging middle powers, energy transition, eastern and southern Africa.

Alex Veit

Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

Southern and East Africa, especially DRC, South Africa, and Tanzania; conflict resolution, peacebuilding and humanitarian intervention; political economy of development

Ludivine Wouters

Visiting fellow

Areas of expertise

Exploration and mining investment, governance of natural resources companies and projects, mineral policy and regulation in Africa, responsible sourcing and mineral value chains