Elorm Mawuli Kwawu
Phone Number
+233248636829
Email Address
elorm@foreignafrica.org
Location
Accra, Ghana
Elorm Mawuli-Kwawu is an Africa-focused governance and strategy professional with extensive experience coordinating multi-country initiatives and serving as a trusted interface between executive leadership, operational teams, and external partners. His work across governments, regional bodies, academia, and intergovernmental organisations has focused on building high-level international partnerships, ensuring institutional alignment, and supporting the effective delivery of organisational priorities. Elorm brings strong expertise in Africa’s political economy and regional integration frameworks, including ECOWAS, EAC, SADC, and the African Union. His professional background is supported by practical experience in country-level political and security risk analysis, stakeholder engagement, organisational process management, and programme coordination through roles with SADC, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), the Misk Foundation, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), and the All-Africa Students Union (AASU). His work spans research, policy engagement, and strategic communications, with a particular focus on designing and delivering international advocacy and communication strategies for Africa-centred institutions. Elorm has contributed to policy-oriented research outputs, briefing papers, and institutional reports, and has presented research and programme findings at regional and international conferences and policy forums across Africa, Europe and the Gulf. A certified Trainer of Trainers (ToT) with ACCORD in South Africa, Elorm has facilitated capacity-building programmes on peacebuilding, youth leadership, and governance for diverse stakeholder groups, including students, civil society actors, and public institutions. His previous roles include serving as a Research Analyst in the Parliament of Ghana, Head of Research and Communications at the All-Africa Students Union, and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UNIMAC). Elorm holds an MPhil in African Studies, an MA in International Affairs, and a BA in Public Relations