Dr. Kizito Sabala holds a PhD in Diplomacy and International Studies and teaches at the Department of Diplomacy and International Studies (DDIS), University of Nairobi. Dr Sabala has more than 18 years accumulated experience in research, training, and facilitation on matters of peace and security in the Horn of and Great Lakes regions of Africa. His recent assignments include serving as the Head of IGAD Liaison offices in Juba, South Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya. He continues to serve as to consultant to various regional and international organizations such as the UN, AU, IGAD, the Kofi Annan International Peace Training Center (KAIPTC), Accra Ghana, the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPTSC) Nairobi, Kenya and the East African Standby Force (EASF). He has also published articles in his field of expertise and interests of Diplomacy and international Studies (regionalism, violent extremism, human security, international mediation and negotiation. Recent ones entitled, Retracing Pan-Africanism: African Continental Unity, Dignity and Development (2019) and Balance of Power and the 2017 African Union Elections (2019) and Challenges and Prospects for the East African Community (EAC) in Mediation: The Case of the Burundi Mediation (2023).
