Dr. Gwinyai Dzinesa is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg. He is also affiliated with the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town. Previously, he served as a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Diplomacy at Africa University in Zimbabwe. Dr. Dzinesa holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), as well as a Master’s degree in War and Strategic Studies and a BA Honours in History, both from the University of Zimbabwe.