MaryAnne Iwara is a Policy Leader Fellow at the School of Transnational Governance, Florence Italy, where she conducted research on pastoralism, peace, and security in the ECOWAS region. She holds a BA in History and International Studies and an MA in African Peace and Conflict Studies. MaryAnnes 10 years’ experience involves researching, managing programmes and facilitating training sessions on conflict, peace, and security. Miss Iwara is also a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Nigeria, where she facilitates trainings on Protection of Civilians and Sexual and Gender-based Violence. She also served as the Regional and Training Advisor for the German Development Cooperation’s Regional Peace and Security Programme in Ghana, where she supported the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre build its training portfolio, and design peacekeeping trainings. MaryAnne’s area of focus is on developing capacities for Africa’s emerging security challenges.
