Philani Mthembu

Philani Mthembu is the Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue. Before joining the IGD, he pursued a joint doctoral program (Dr. rer. pol.) with the Graduate School of Global Politics, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), and the School of International Studies at Renmin University, Beijing (China). The focus of his dissertation was on the rise of emerging powers as sources of development cooperation in Africa, for which he was awarded Magna Cum Laude. He co-founded the Berlin Forum on Global Politics (BFoGP), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of academic, expert, and public understanding of global politics. His recent publications include a single-authored book titled China and India's Development Cooperation in Africa: The Rise of Southern Powers, and a co-edited book titled From MDGs to Sustainable Development Goals: The Travails of International Development.