Lisa Musumba

Biography

Lisa Musumba is the outreach and dissemination officer for the Africa Programme at Chatham House, and host of the Programme’s podcast, Africa Aware.

She supports the dissemination of the Africa Programme’s wide-ranging work – including events, publications and multimedia content – and coordinates external media engagement for its team of researchers.

She holds an MA in Media in Development from SOAS University of London and a BA in Media, Culture and the Arts from Clark University.

Latest work

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Lagos State Governor HE Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu discusses how Lagos is developing solutions to manage rapid population growth and deliver infrastructure at scale – all catered to its unique context.

Guests explore how the current Ebola outbreak in the DRC exposes tensions between ad hoc international health responses and local healthcare systems.

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Topic themes

Defence and security

Economics and trade

Environment

Health

Institutions

Major powers

Politics and law

Society

Technology

Regions

Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Middle East and North Africa

Russia and Eurasia

Foreign policy and international affairs events

Publications

Chatham House membership and partnerships

The Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation

About us

Lisa Musumba

Biography

Latest work

Africa Aware: What can Lagos teach us about Africa’s emerging megacities?

Africa Aware: DRC’s Ebola outbreak: Local systems, international responses and lessons for Africa

What to read this summer

Nigeria’s economic outlook: Progress on reform and prospects for inclusive growth