Suellen Tsikira is a Business Development Officer based in our Cape Town office. She holds a Master of Social Science in Social Development at the University of Cape Town. Suellen also has a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Politics and Public Management from Midlands State University. Her dissertation provided a critical analysis of the effects of factionalism on political development in Zimbabwe. Suellen’s interests lie in the political economy of Africa, international trade, international relations, and human rights law, with a strong focus on women’s rights, gender empowerment, and social development.