Lukong Stella Shulika is a political science and international affairs researcher with specialist expertise in peace and conflict studies. She has over ten years of relevant teaching, research, knowledge management, projects supervision, proofreading and editing experience in these fields. Stella holds a PhD and Master’s degrees in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, a postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Development and Human Rights Law from the University of Antwerp in Belgium, a B.A. Honours in International Relations from the University of Free State in South Africa, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Her areas of analytical competence, publications, and research interests include women and peacebuilding, electoral politics and leadership in Africa, migration and human security, African conflicts and cooperation dynamics, gender and the politics of representation, post-conflict reconstruction and development. She has an interesting research record, having published and co-authored a number of book chapters and policy-relevant papers in peer-reviewed and accredited journals. Stella is committed to the ideals of non-violence and is an avid promoter of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; Sustainable Development Goals: the Agenda 2030, and African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. She is interested in broadening her professional network and pursuing academic collaboration as well as policy-related development opportunities.