Nancy Tolentino is currently based in the ECES’ HQ, where she is part of the Programmes and Resources Mobilization section.

Prior to joining ECES, she worked in the African Union Commission’s Peace and Security Department (2016-2019). In the Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division, she worked as the head of the Panel of the Wise Secretariat, planning and coordinating preventive diplomacy activities of the African Peace and Security Architecture pillar dedicated to direct prevention, the Panel of the Wise and of its two subsidiary mechanisms: Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FemWise-Africa) and PanAfrican Network of the Wise (PanWise). Additionally, she coordinated a team that developed policy and response options on the political and security situations in the 10 countries of the Southern Africa region. She was also the division’s focal point for: Partnerships (UN, EU, NATO, and USA); Peace and Security Council; Peace Support Operations; flagship project Silencing the Guns by 2020; AU Agenda 2063; and AU Reform/ Peace Fund.

Prior to joining the AU Commission, she worked in UNDP electoral assistance projects in post-conflict countries in Africa and Southeast Asia.This Cape-Verdean also works as a researcher for the Research Centre on Economic and Organizational Sociology (University of Lisbon) and authored books and academic articles on the nexus between development and migration.

She holds a master in Development Studies and International Cooperation from the University of Lisbon, and a bachelor in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo. Nancy is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.

nancy.tolentino@eces.eu