NneNne Iwuji-Eme
Research Associate
Ms Iwuji has spent 20 years in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, in a range of roles including appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Mozambique in July 2018. Prior to this, she served as the Deputy Prosperity Consul in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Economic Adviser for Africa and Emerging Economies; UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Contact Group for Peace; UK Delegate to United Nations Committee on Contributions; and the Chief Press Officer to Ministers for Africa and South Asia. She has also worked as an Economist in Defra, and as Senior Africa Specialist and Scenarios Planner for Royal Dutch Shell.
Ms Iwuji is the first British black female career diplomat to be appointed High Commissioner. As High Commissioner in Mozambique, she co-founded and co-chaired the International Community Crisis Task Force for Mozambique, an innovative high-level political space for joint government and international community dialogue and oversight of crisis. Most notable achievements include the successful coordination of Mozambique’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and humanitarian response to victims of terrorist insurgency in Northern Mozambique. She was also responsible for developing the UK Embassy’s outreach strategy for expansion of the mission’s footprint and interests across Brazil.
Ms Iwuji is also a writer, producer, and founding director of Chudor House, a TV and film production company. She has penned a number of shows recently featured on Netflix.
Ms Iwuji is passionate about Africa, the African diaspora, and the vibrant exponential potential for growth and prosperity for all that the continent holds. She is particularly interested in how to mobilise a dynamic 21st-century diplomacy of equals to influence catalytic mutually beneficial relationships of growth, creativity, and prosperity between the UK and Africa.
Ms Iwuji holds BA honours and Masters degrees in Economics, and a postgraduate diploma in Development Economics with distinction, all from the University of
Manchester.