Frank Okyere Osei

Frank Osei is a research associate at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, Ghana, and has over six years’ experience in peace and security research and in providing critical policy-relevant analysis on fragility and resilience in Africa. His expertise includes state-building, local governance, and social protection, emphasizing the African Union and ECOWAS region. Frank Okyere Osei volunteers part-time in his local community, mentoring high-school students towards higher education and academic excellence. Frank holds a master’s degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS, University of London. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, he intends to expand his volunteer service into a community-based organization dedicated to mentoring high-school students and providing free, clean drinking water to basic schools using locally sourced materials. He hopes to contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development goals on quality education, and clean water and sanitation.