Dr Jo-Ansie van Wyk is Professor of International Politics at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria, South Africa. She has published on African politics, political leadership on the continent, and African diplomacy and diplomatic practice. She is the co-editor of the South African Foreign Policy Review (Volume 4, forthcoming 2022). She is a guest lecturer at the South African Diplomatic Academy and a consultant to the African Union African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE).