Bio

Dr. Margaret Monyani is a Senior Migration Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) based in Pretoria, South Africa. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand and brings over a decade of experience in migration governance, peacebuilding, and human security across Africa. Her work focuses on the intersection of migration, displacement, and regional policy development, with a particular emphasis on the protection of mobile populations and the role of state and non-state actors in humanitarian governance. She has led multi-country research projects on migration, gender, and security, contributing to both academic research and high-level policy discussions. Dr. Monyani’s APN research explores the role of the ICRC’s RedSafe platform in supporting peacebuilding through digital humanitarianism in Southern Africa. She has provided technical input to migration policy processes at the African Union and has engaged with stakeholders across East, West, and Southern Africa. She has also taught migration and international relations at the University of the Witwatersrand and regularly contributes to expert forums on human mobility and governance.