Leadership
Guided by experienced scholars, practitioners, and traditional authorities
Founder & Executive Director
Dr. Alhassan Yakubu
PhD Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Bradford
Dr. Yakubu is a leading scholar of indigenous governance and conflict resolution in West Africa. With over twenty years of research experience across Northern Ghana, he has documented the mediation practices of the Dagbon, Mamprugu, Gonja, and Nanumba traditional areas.
Before founding the Zaamani Peace Institute in 2018, Dr. Yakubu served as a Senior Lecturer at the University for Development Studies and as a technical advisor to the Northern Region Peace Advocacy Council (NORPAC). His doctoral research on the role of traditional authorities in the Dagbon chieftaincy dispute was awarded the International Peace Research Association\'s emerging scholar prize.
Dr. Yakubu has published extensively in journals including the African Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Peace Research, and Development in Practice. He serves on the advisory boards of several national and international peacebuilding organisations.
Advisory Board
Prof. Amina Iddrisu
Chair, Advisory Board
Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University for Development Studies, Tamale. Former consultant to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for West Africa.
Naa Abdulai Mahama
Traditional Authority Advisor
Paramount Chief of the Gulkpe-Naa traditional area and recognised mediator in the Dagbon chieftaincy dispute. Recipient of the Ghana National Peace Award.
Dr. Fatima Salifu
Research Advisor
Senior Research Fellow at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC). Published extensively on women's roles in traditional conflict resolution.
Mr. Emmanuel Bombande
Policy & Advocacy Advisor
Former Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana.