History

The Africa Policy Journal (APJ) is one of the most prominent scholarly journals dedicated to African policy. It was founded in 2006 through the initiative of Sam Unom, a Harvard Kennedy School Mason fellow. The APJ launched its inaugural edition in May 2006 and has since then published annually.

The Africa Policy Journal is run by Harvard Kennedy School graduate students, with the help of faculty members. The APJ is an official Harvard Kennedy School publication. As one of the world's leading institutions in public policy, HKS has trained numerous leaders and policy-makers, including Africa's first female president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Mission

The Africa Policy Journal's mission is to promote a rigorous, informed and influential policy dialogue that is relevant to the development of Africa. In pursuit of this mission, the Journal has the following three objectives:

• To reach a wide audience of policy-makers in governments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector institutions
• To publish content that is analytically rigorous and relevant to the current challenges facing Africa
• To facilitate dialogue among key policymakers working on African issues and other global constituencies

People

The APJ staff consists of graduate students at Harvard Kennedy School. Please click on the links to contact current Board members.

Management
Editor-in-Chief: Antoine Artiganave
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Adibeli Nduka-Agwu
Managing Editor: Rachel Tulchin

Articles
Senior Editor: Ribhi Hazin
Co-Senior Editor: Elana Safran
Co-Senior Editor: John Sheehan
Associate Editor: Torben Mideksa
Associate Editor: Sunkyo Im

Commentaries
Senior Editor: Mahat Somane
Co-Senior Editor: Christabel Kwabi
Associate Editor: Zekebweliwai Geh
Associate Editor: Beke Ncube

Marketing
Senior Editor: Yewande Fapohunda
Co-Senior Editor: Musa Kpaka
Co-Senior Editor: Marie-Ange Bunga
Senior Editor Web Dev.: Afua Entsuah

Interviews
Senior Editor: Jasmin Johnson
Co-Senior Editor: Andrew Myburgh

Book Reviews
Senior Editor: Grant Gordon
Co-Senior Editor: Ayisha Osori

Staff
Aleem Bharwani

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