Dr. Chenai Matshaka is a researcher at the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA), University of Pretoria, where she works with a dynamic team of researchers focusing on African women in mediation, as well as women and traditional systems of conflict resolution. Over the past 10 years, Dr Matshaka’s work has centered on human rights in Africa, focusing on migration, displacement, and transitional justice. Dr Matshaka received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Pretoria and is a former Next Gen SSRC grantee (2017 and 2019). She is the author of a monograph on transitional justice and is passionate about advancing peacebuilding research from an African perspective.