Content Curators

Documenting Freedom in Africa

Meet the board of content curators for this interactive archive documenting freedom in African contexts across the continent and diaspora.

Francis Abugbilla currently manages the Community Leadership Institute at Puget Sound Sage in Seattle and lectures International Studies at the University of Washington where he received his Ph.D. in International Studies (Peace, Violence, and Security) with a minor concentration in Law, Rights, and Governance. His research interests include conflicts and peacebuilding, conflict management, reconciliation, transitional justice, and human rights. 

Languages:  English, Frafra, French, Kusaa, Twi.

Ibitowa Owakorede Muideen is a Nigerian-born educator and language enthusiast. Having grown up in Ivory Coast, Ibitowa developed an early interest in cultural diversity and environmental justice. He pursued his passion through studying French education at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, and later earned a master’s degree in French and Francophone studies from the University of Arizona in the USA. Today, Ibitowa teaches French at Alliance Française Atlanta and remains deeply committed to promoting peace and activism across the globe. 

Languages: French, Yoruba, Dioula (Bambara), English.

Michael Oshindoro is a doctoral student of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is interested in representations of identity and subjectivity in visual art forms. Michael studies the development of the art and industry of animation in Nigeria. 

Languages: Yoruba, English.

Clara Randimbiarimana is a sociocultural Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona, originating from Antananarivo. Her interests revolve around participatory development, education, and environmental justice in Africa. Clara’s master’s research investigated the importance of local dialects for decolonial and learner-centered public education in Madagascar. Currently, her work explores how community-based ecological knowledge shapes environmental discourses and coping strategies in fishing communities in Madagascar and Senegal, which is funded by the University of Arizona – CNRS collaborative doctoral fellowship. 

Languages: Malagasy, French, English.