In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics.
An Interview with Mwanda Phiri, Zambia, APORDE 2023 alumni
Mwanda Phiri-Mwewa is an economist who serves as Africa Lead at the Charter Cities Institute (CCI), overseeing CCI Zambia. Previously, she led the Trade and Investment Unit at the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research. Mwanda has influenced national policies, contributing to key documents such as the 7th National Development Plan and Zambia’s Tariff Phase-down Schedule for AfCFTA. She’s authored publications, focusing on trade, investment, and urban economics. Notable appointments include the Capital Markets Tribunal and membership in the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Complex Risks. She holds an MSc in Economics and Public Policy.
An Interview with Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji, APORDE 2023 Lecturer
Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He co-directs the World Studies Interdisciplinary Project and chaired the Five Colleges African Studies Council. Previously, he held positions at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, focusing on economics and Africana Studies. Mwangi authored “Ten Millionaires and Ten Million Beggars” and co-authored “An Employment Targeted Plan for Kenya,” along with numerous articles and chapters. His research delves into the Political Economy of Development, emphasizing class, gender, and income distribution in African agrarian transition and nationhood. He advises multilateral and national agencies, including UNDP and Economic Commission for Africa, and serves on editorial boards of journals like Canadian Journal of Development Studies and African Studies Review.
An Interview with Asma Othman, Egypt, APORDE 2023 alumni
Asma Othman is an aspiring Social Entrepreneur in providing technological solutions for Africa’s development. She has a BSc and MSc degrees in Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning from Alexandria University. Asma is currently pursuing an MSc degree in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences with a focus on areas of technology and economics, to provide better development and growth opportunities for Africa.
She is an alumni from the seventeenth edition of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) in 2023.
An Interview with Rendani Mamphiswana, South Africa, APORDE 2023 alumni
Dr Rendani Mamphiswana is an innovation expert and policy scholar. His research focuses on innovation (firm level and national), and policy (science, technology, innovation and industrial in the global South). He is an alumni from the seventeenth edition of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) in 2023.
An Interview with Antonio Andreoni, Aporde 2023 Lecturer
The first interview is with Antonio Andreoni is Professor of Development Economics at the Department of Economics, SOAS University of London. He is also Honorary Professor at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London, and Visiting Professor at the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development, University of Johannesburg.