Adriano Nuvunga

Adriano Nuvunga
Nationality	Mozambique
Occupation(s)	Social Activist Professor

Adriano Nuvunga is a Mozambican scholar, anti-corruption advocate and human rights defender. He is the director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), an organization that promotes democracy and protects human rights in Mozambique.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Nuvunga is a Ph.D. scholar.^[citation needed]

Career

Nuvunga is a professor of political science and governance at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo.[4][5]

He is a senior research fellow at Good Governance Africa (GGA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is involved in research and discourse on governance and societal development.[6] He is the chairperson of the Southern Defenders, a network of human rights defenders in Southern Africa. He directs the activities of the Mozambique Human Rights Defenders Network, related to human rights causes in the region.[7] Nuvunga is a board member of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) based in Accra, Ghana.[8][9]

He has written books on the issues of governance and human rights in Mozambique in particular and in African region in general.[8]

In 2022, Nuvunga was included in a list of the 100 most influential Africans by the New African magazine.[10][11]

References

1. Lisboa, Orfeu (2022-08-18). "Moçambique: Adriano Nuvunga não se vai deixar intimidar pelas ameaças de morte". RFI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
2. Lusa (2022-08-16). "Encontradas balas com mensagens "ameaçadoras" em casa do ativista moçambicano Adriano Nuvunga". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
3. Governos corruptos não duram muito tempo, diz Nuvunga (in Portuguese), 2023-05-26, retrieved 2023-10-02
4. "Mozambique: Threats against prominent rights defender Adriano Nuvunga". International Federation for Human Rights. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
5. "Adriano Nuvunga on Being a Human Rights Defender |". www.ihrb.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
6. "Webinars | Good Governance Africa". Retrieved 2023-10-02.
7. "Activista Adriano Nuvunga afirma que o "espaço da liberdade de expressão está a ser algemado"". VOA (in Portuguese). 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
8. "Adriano Nuvunga's schedule for 2022 Africa Forum on Business and Human Rights". 2022africaforumbhr.sched.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
9. "Quinto-Dia-PROGRAMA" (PDF).
10. Henriques, Bárbara (2022-12-12). "Adriano Nuvunga Included in List of 100 Most Influential Africans of 2022 - New African Magazine • 360 Mozambique". 360 Mozambique. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
11. "100 Most Influential Africans". 100.newafricanmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.