Sika J. Gwladys Gnanvi is from Benin and is a PhD student at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Food Science and Bioengineering. Holder of a Nestlé grant, she is currently working on the nutritional and safety aspects of edible insects. She is an executive member of many professional and social organisations and campaigns on a daily basis to reduce the social disadvantages to women.

Having benefited from a mobility in Morocco which paved the way for her career as a researcher, she wishes to disseminate the multitude of existing programmes and projects which may be the key to the success of students and professionals. She believes that academic mobility helps foster excellence and connectivity, and that being an ASAF Co-Ambassador is a huge opportunity to better Africa.

Languages: English, French, Fon, Goun, Mina, Adja, Ditamari, Nagot

Mobility programme, country: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme / MOUNAF, Morocco

Yannick is from Cameroon and Senior lecturer at the University of Maroua, with more than 5 years of experience in teaching and research in the field of computer science, and particularly Semantic Web. International mobility enabled him to complete his PhD thesis at the Institute of Mathematics and Physics, a centre of excellence that welcomes professionals from all over the world and creates optimal conditions for scientific and cultural collaboration. This mobility enabled him to become an external collaborator for training institutes in West Africa. Yannick became ASAF Co-Ambassador because he would like to build a dynamic community able to meet the needs of Asaf Cameroon members but also to collaborate with the education community to promote opportunities to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4: “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.

Languages: English, French

Mobility programme, country: Intra Africa mobility scheme, Benin

Pascal NGWANGU NGWANKASI est originaire de la Province du Kwilu, Secteur de Mokomo, Territoire de Masi-Manimba, en République Démocratique Congo.

Il est  détenteur d’un Master en Gestion des Territoire et Développement, option: Aménagement du Territoire, de  l’Université de N’Djaména au Tchad. 

Actuellement il  travaille comme  Conseiller  en charge de la Réforme de l’Aménagement du Territoire au Cabinet du Ministre d’Etat, Ministre de l’Aménagement du Territoire et Expert en Aménagement du Territoire, volet Infrastructures, à la Cellule d’Appui Technique à la Réforme de l’Aménagement du Territoire au sein du Ministère qui porte le meme nom. 

La Mobilité Académque a été essentielle pour lui, par ce qu’elle lui a permis d’acquérir et developper des competences dans le secteur de l’Aménagement du Territoire et à briguer le poste qu’il occupe aujourd’hui  dans son Pays, ce qui constitue une plus value qu’il apporte pour le développement de son pays. 

Sa motivation à etre Co-Ambassadeur ASAF pour le compte de la République Démocratique du Congo est portée par le souci de faire connaitre ASAF en RDC, car jusqu’ici elle est restée peu connue en RDC. D’où la nécessité promouvoir ASAF en RDC, de partager sa vision, ma mission et de porter plus haut ses objectifs et ses valeurs. 

Languages: French, Lingala

Mobility programme, country: Afrique Mobilité, Qualité et Globalité (AFIMEQG)

His core profession is training engineering. Also multidisciplinary, sixteen years ago, he was one of the first Erasmus Mundus Stettin mobility grant holders, for the University of Bordeaux in France (2013-2015), for the purposes of the Master « Teaching, Education and Training Professions ».

His employability improved recently, he has at heart, as Co-Ambassador for the Ivory Coast, to promote academic studies and internship mobilities between Africa and Europe and intra African mobility. And, he aspires to more exchange of good professional practices, among his peers former scholarship holders in the country, for an increased and differentiated productivity.

Languages: French, English

Mobility programme, country: Erasmus Mundus, France

Sira Antoinette Doumbia, a Hydro Agricultural Development Bachelor and MSc in Integrated Watershed Management, brings a wealth of expertise to the realm of sustainable water resource management. Having navigated diverse roles in both public and private sectors, I've actively contributed to innovative projects addressing complex challenges in the field. My commitment to this cause extends beyond borders, as demonstrated by my participation in an academic mobility program. This experience broadened my perspectives, providing an international dimension to my work. As a Co-Ambassador, I am motivated to leverage my knowledge and cross-cultural insights to foster collaboration, ensuring that sustainable hydro-agricultural practices resonate globally. Together, let's propel positive change in water resource management on a larger scale.

Languages: Bambara, French, English

Mobility programme, country: Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme program, Uganda

Roshan is the Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Systems (CITS) at the University of Mauritius (UoM). He had intensive industry experience prior to joining UoM and has around 22 years of experience in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).  He has time and again applied his recognized leadership/management skills and technical knowledge to leverage the use of ICT in his organisation through the implementation of major innovative ICT projects, enabling the UoM to remain in phase with the development and evolution of the field of ICT. He has been instrumental for the successful deployment of major projects, ranging from networking to enterprise resource planning at the UoM.

Roshan has been a key player in the immediate migration to online learning at the UoM during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He is a Cisco Academy Instructor and a Qualified Instructor Trainer within the Cisco Networking Academy programme, and is actively involved in the delivery of CCNA, CCNP, IoT, Security, and Cyber Operations courses. He is also a Huawei ICT Academy instructor.

The Erasmus + exchange provided Roshan the opportunity to network with colleagues from the Middlesex University in the UK and other peers who attended the programme.

With growing the ASAF community in Mauritius as his main objective as Co-Ambassador, Roshan looks forward to a fruitful collaboration with the ASAF family.

Languages: English, French

Mobility programme, country: Erasmus+, UK

Germaine is an environmentalist, and is currently working as a Technical Expert at Cleaner Production and Climate Innovation Centre (CPCIC) under the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA). She holds a Master of Science in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management from the University of Rwanda.  Her studies also encompass environmental security and sustainable peace. Germaine attended the University of Koblenz-Landau and pursued a Dual Master in Biogeoscience through the Erasmus+ exchange programme. The mobility mainly helped her to grow professionally as an environmentalist as well as to expand her netwok. 

Germaine has a passion for interdisciplinary approaches to solving challenges related to conservation biology, biodiversity preservation, natural resources management, and climate change resilience. In addition, she has experience and training in entrepreneurship and business.  As ASAF's Rwanda Co-Ambassador, Germaine aims to promote and represent ASAF in her country, and to support, organise and motivate ASAF's Rwandan community.

Languages: Kinyarwanda, Swahili, French, English

Mobility programme, country: Erasmus+, Germany

Mr. Aidarus earned his Masters of Arts in Development studies at Kampala International University through the Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship program for African students with disabilities, which is funded by the European Union after returning home, he started teaching at Plasma university, Darul-Hikmah university, Somavilla university, and Jobkey university in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Mr. Abdullahi rose to the position of dean of Jobkey University’s faculty of economics and management Science after much struggle. In 2019, he began working in the humanitarian sector as field officer, human resource officer, and project officer at SWDC.

Mr. Abdullahi rose to the position of Dean of Jobkey University's Faculty of Economics and Management Science after much struggle.

In addition, he joined the African Students and Alumni Forum (ASAF) and attended several events, including one of the regional kick-off meetings held in Pretoria, South Africa, and the ASAF AGF meetings in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, Kenya. In December 2023.

Lastly, Mr. Abdullahi is one of the newly elected ASAF Co-ambassador for the federal republic of Somalia. He has the ability to interact with his colleagues and carry out his tasks and responsibilities as a co-ambassador.

Languages: English, Arabic, and Somali

Mobility programme, country: Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme Program, Uganda

ANANI Combé K. Sélom, holder of a professional license in crop production since 2013, a Master II in 2016 with the PAFROID mobility project at the Higher School of Agronomic Sciences of the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar specializing in Agriculture and Sustainable Development, and currently Doctor PhD at the Higher School of Agronomy of the University of Lomé in Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Engineering.

He has more than 10 years of professional experience on issues of development of sustainable agricultural production systems at the national, regional and international level. He is recognized as an Expert-Consultant and Trainer of Trainers by COLEACP and other international organizations such as IFOAM, ECOCERT, ENABEL, UNIDO, GIZ, OCDI-CARITAS, GFA (GROUP CONSULTING and others. He is certified by FARA as a Manager knowledge for the sustainable development of agriculture in Africa.

He developed and experimented with the product called “AnaCompost”, which consists of composting by recovering biowaste from the transformation of pineapple into organic and fair-trade juice.
He is an environmental activist and very committed in his youth to meeting the challenges of climate change through a paradigm shift.

He was Secretary General of the National Youth Parliament for Water in Togo (PNJE-Togo), local branch of the PMJE (World Youth Parliament for Water) from 2014 to 2018, founding member of the Indian Ocean Climate Network (RCOI), also Secretary and facilitator of the committee to set up the Interprofessional Soya sector in Togo (2017).

He has more than 10 years of experience on technical support issues, quality approaches (HACCP, Organic, FFL, FloCert, Organic partner, etc.), support, advice, monitoring-evaluations, and training, as Director of Planning and Certification at Label D'or. Currently he is the Managing Director of the International Cabinet Expertise Bio Agricole https://expertbioagricole.com/

Currently the Country Representative of Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD Togo), and the President of the National Association for Organic Agriculture in Togo www.anabio.net (ANA-Bio Togo). He also teaches courses in agroecology, organic agriculture, agrology and soil sciences, pollution and water and soil treatment at a private university in Togo.

He is also the President of a Football Club (EBA FC) in Togo.

Languages: French, English

Mobility programme, country: PAFROID, Madagascar

Custody is a technopreneur from Zimbabwe who leverages technology to solve real life problems. Continually astounded by the digital gap that exists in Africa, he founded the TENCHIG Initiative; a social enterprise empowering the youth and women in Zimbabwe with digital literacy skills that will enable them to create their own future and compete favourably in this digital age. His teaching mobility allowed him to gain new exposure, understand European culture and enhance his skills within a quality education system. As an ASAF Co-Ambassador, Custody wants to actively contribute to improving the quality and integration of higher education in Africa by promoting the Erasmus+ exchange mobility programs in Zimbabwe. Custody supports global dialogue between ASAF alumni and students while also empowering members towards their personal and professional development.

Languages: English, French

Mobility programme, country: Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility, Romania