Eight scholars now carry the title of Senior Fellow at the Centre for Pan-African and Peace Studies, known as CePAPS, housed within the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja. The centre held a formal inauguration ceremony to welcome the new fellows, signaling a fresh chapter in its work around Pan-African development and peace research.
CePAPS sits at the heart of AUST's broader mission to position Africa's intellectual community at the center of conversations that shape the continent's future. By bringing senior fellows into its fold, the centre is building out a network of thinkers and practitioners dedicated to that goal.
The inauguration marks a concrete step forward for an institution that sees scholarship and policy as deeply connected. What these eight fellows do next with that platform is the story worth watching.
Originally published by BusinessDay.