Adriano Nuvunga | |
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| Nationality | Mozambique |
| Occupation(s) | Social Activist Professor |
Adriano Nuvunga is a Mozambican scholar, anti-corruption advocate and human rights defender. He is the director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), an organization that promotes democracy and protects human rights in Mozambique. [1] [2] [3]
Nuvunga is a Ph.D. scholar.[ citation needed ]
Nuvunga is a professor of political science and governance at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo. [4] [5]
He is a senior research fellow at Good Governance Africa (GGA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is involved in research and discourse on governance and societal development. [6] He is the chairperson of the Southern Defenders, a network of human rights defenders in Southern Africa. He directs the activities of the Mozambique Human Rights Defenders Network, related to human rights causes in the region. [7] Nuvunga is a board member of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) based in Accra, Ghana. [8] [9]
He has written books on the issues of governance and human rights in Mozambique in particular and in African region in general. [8]
In 2022, Nuvunga was included in a list of the 100 most influential Africans by the New African magazine. [10] [11]
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