Dr. Monde Muyangwa

Dr. Monde Muyangwa

Director of the Africa Program | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholar

Dr. Monde Muyangwa is the Director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars where she leads programs that analyze and offer practical, actionable policy options addressing some of Africa’s most critical issues.

Previously, Muyangwa served as Academic Dean and Professor of Civil-Military Relations at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, and as Director of Research and Vice President for Research and Policy at the National Summit on Africa. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Freedom House, and for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation and sits on Afrobarometer’s International Advisory Council.

Muyangwa holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford, as well as a B.A. in Public Administration and Economics from the University of Zambia. She was a Rhodes Scholar, a Wingate Scholar, and the University of Zambia Valedictory Speaker for her graduation class.