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Our Team

Our committed team drives RSI’s work across research, programmes, partnerships, communications, and day-to-day operations.

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Philip Samura

Co-founder and Research Lead

  • BA (Hons) - Global Challenges, African Leadership University (ALU)​

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  • MPhil - Environment, Society and Sustainability, University of Cape Town (UCT)

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Ismail Konneh

Co-founder and Innovation Lead

  • BA (Hons) - International Business and Trade, African Leadership University (ALU)​

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  • MM - Entrepreneurship, and New Venture Creation, University of the Witwatersrand

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  • MSc - Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Edinburgh

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Co-founder, Finance and Operations Lead

Edward Coker

  • BA (Hons) - Political Science, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone

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  • LLB (Hons), University of Makeni

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  • BSc (Hons) - Entrepreneurial Leadership, African Leadership University (ALU)​​​

Communications Officer

Esther Samura

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Mariama Sesay

Partnership and Engagement Officer

  • BA (Hons) - International Relations, African Graduate University (AGU)​​​

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  • BA - Gender and Development Studies, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone

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  • MA - Governance and Regional Integration, Pan-African University of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS),

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